Q: What are your plans for combating Japanese competition in the full-size pickup market?

Why this works: Asking this type of question shows that you've already done your homework on the company.

"Ask questions that are simple, direct, and show that you've done you're homework without a great deal of elaboration. Your interviewer can't fail to be impressed and to take your job candidacy seriously."

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