How You Think Your interviewer will want to measure how well you think on your feet, on your seat - how you think, period.
Companies prize the ability to think analytically.
Many of the most successful people in business attribute their success to the fact that they surrounded themselves early on with intelligent people. A number of questions in the interview will give you an opportunity to demonstrate how your mind gathers, sorts, files, and discards information. Sometimes the best thing to do when faced with a difficult question is to take a deep breath or to ask for a minute to consider it, instead of launching into a hurried, muddled answer. The interviewer will respect your decision to think your answer over carefully. In addition to being a necessary attribute on the job, possession of a rational thought process can be a tremendous asset in terms of getting a job.