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Typical Interview Questions

Tell me a little about yourself.

This is not an open question to go into every little detail about your life. You need to keep your answer to this open-ended question very professional. You will want to give a 1 to 2 minute summary of your professional life.
Describe a typical workday for you.

This is where you will want to highlight the skills that you use in your current job that will be beneficial to the job that you are applying. You want to make your day sound interesting and full of challenges that you meet and solve.
Why are you leaving your job?

This can be a tricky question for many job hunters. If you are changing careers, you may want to highlight some of the reasons that you are changing industries.
Answers that will work for many interviews is that you are looking to work closer to home and that you are looking for a company that you can grow with. One of the answers that you do not want to use is that you are looking for more money.
What is your best and what is your worse attribute?

Answering the first part of this question is often easy for most people in an interview. It is the second part that gives people trouble. You need to say that something about you is bad, but you do not want the interviewer to see you in a bad light.
One of the best answers to the worse attribute is that you are a perfectionist and that you will keep working on a project until you get every little detail right.
What interests you about the job?
This is where some of your research will come in handy. You can point out how some of the responsibilities that the employer listed in their want ad are items that you have wanted to work with.
You can also point out that the company is at the cutting edge of your profession and that you want to grow with an industry leader.