Need some help with an interview I am going to

While asking about the salary on the first interview may not be *quite* appropriate, if it's like a call-back interview (if they do second/third interviews at all), I think it's appropriate to ask questions like "I'd like you to tell me / describe how can I grow / advance myself within the company once I'm hired."

If time permits, you can talk about previous experiences where you've had a hard time in your previous job/project and explain what you did to overcome that problem. Sometimes if your interviewer can see that you've gone through similar experiences (especially bad ones) and handled it well, it adds as a plus.

I always get stumped on the "tell me a little bit about yourself" question too. The most recent interview I did, I basically just gave them an oral run through of my résumé. While I'm sure that's one of the no-no's in professional interview, it's a good back-up plan to fall upon when your mind goes blank and it seems like your throat suddenly got knotted up by a Boy Scout Eagle (like I did; I froze for a moment and couldn't speak from nervousness, hence the résumé recitation). Usually kind interviewers are looking to get to know you better, so they'll ask about what hobbies you have, etc. I couldn't think of anything else, so I just talked about how I recently graduated from university and what I did for my senior project.

Jam it back in, in the dark.