How to answer the toughest question “Basically the entire interview boils down to this question,” Vicki Salemi, a career expert at Monster, said in a phone interview.

You’re in the middle of a job interview, a question comes your way and you’ve got… nothing.

BI asked a handful of recruiters for their go-to questions to ask in job interviews and what a candidate's answer can reveal.

If all else went great and there was a feeling of cultural fit, how important is it to answer every question perfectly?