Interview Advice

[Volition]

Hi All,

Further to my coffee chat thread, I have since been told that I've been selected to go for a chat with the hiring manager. This is at the company's premises, over coffee in the canteen. I have been told to dress smart. Although the recruiter is calling this a chat it's an interview and I will treat is as such.

I have been with my current company a very long time and therefore I'm out of practice. How much time would you recommend spending on preparation? I have my interview early next week.

This company is massive. Based on how corporate they are, can I expect the difficult interview questions like:-

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
What are you weaknesses?
Do interviewers still ask questions like these?

I plan to know my CV inside and out. I've done plenty of research on the company and the competition. I think I need to now prepare on why I'm suited for the job and how to handle the dreaded questions, so any advice on how to go about doing this would be helpful.

[Volition]

Thanks to everyone who has responded. I don't think I will be able to remember half of the questions, let alone the answers. Can anyone who interviews regularly possibly break it down to 10 common competency based questions for me? From what I've heard the competency test is in interview 2. So are these questions likely to come up in my 'chat'? Well I guess nobody knows.