Interview Questions
Could you tell me a little about yourself? |
| Why did you leave your previous employer, or why are you leaving your present job? |
| What are your greatest strengths? |
| What are your weaknesses? |
| What type of salary do you have in mind? |
| What do you like most and least about your present job? |
| Are you applying for any other jobs? |
| Why should we hire you? |
| Where do you hope to be in five years? |
| Do you have any questions? Can you think of anything else you'd like to add? |
| What value can you add to my enterprise as an employee? How can you prove it? |
| Why do you want this job? |
| What do I need to know about you to get an accurate picture of what makes you tick? |
| What forces -- positive and negative -- do you think were most instrumental in shaping your style and your values? |
| Where do you see yourself in five years? |
| What are your life goals? |
| Where do you see yourself in 10 years? |
| You have two drums. One is three gallons and the other is five. You have an unlimited supply of water but need to get exactly four gallons. How could you do it? |
| Tell me about a complex problem you had to solve and walk me through your thinking as you solved it. |
| What did you do to prepare yourself for this interview? |
| Describe a specific experience working in a group or team situation where there was interpersonal conflict. Describe how you approached the conflict, what worked well, and what didn't. What was the outcome? |
| Describe a time when you had to change your communication style to deliver a message or get your point across. |
| Why are you interested in the [fill-in-the-blank] industry? |
| Which of your jobs was the least interesting? Why? |
| Which of your past jobs did you like the most? |
| What kind of an employee are you? |
| Describe your personality. |
| On your last performance evaluation, what did your supervisor criticize you for? |
| How do you normally handle criticism? Give an example. |
| Describe a situation when you felt you were unfairly criticized. What did you do? |
| What are your weaknesses? What have you done to correct those weaknesses? |
| How do you normally handle failure? |
| What did you like most about your last job? What do you like most about your present job? |
| What did you dislike the most about your last job? What do you dislike most about your current job? |
| What are you looking for in your next job? |
| Have you ever been fired or asked to resign? Why? |
| Why have you held so many jobs? |
| Why did you stay with one company for so long? |
| Do you consider yourself a loyal employee? |
| What are your career goals/objectives? |
| How does this job fit in with your career goals? |
| How do you feel about further training? |
| How do you normally handle change? |
| Would you like to have your boss's job? |
| Why haven't you progressed more in your career? |
| Do you consider yourself a success? |
| Have you ever been turned down for a raise? |
| Why aren't you earning more money at your age? |
| Do you consider yourself promotable? |
| What is the hardest thing you ever had to do in your job? |
| How would you describe your current boss's style? |
| How would your current boss describe your style? |
| How would you describe your relationship with your boss? |
| What have you learned from your boss? |
| When you are supervising people, how do you motivate them? |
| Describe a time when you resolved a conflict between two of your subordinates. |
| What would your subordinates say about you? |
| What do you look for in an employee? |
| How do you normally relate to office politics? |
| Describe a time when you got caught up in office politics unfairly. |
| Do you prefer to work alone or with others? |
| Do you consider yourself a team player? |
| Describe your style as a team player. |
| Do you consider yourself self-motivated? Describe a time when you took the initiative to accomplish something. |
| Name three personal characteristics that best describe you. |
| What motivates you? |
| Describe your relationship with your peers. |
| How do you handle conflict with peers? |
| What kind of people do you prefer to work with? |
| What kind of people do you dislike the most? |
| What were the people like at your last company? What are the people like at your present company? |
| What did you like the least about your last employer? What do you like least about your current employer? |
| What did you like the most about your last employer? What do you like the most about your current employer? |
| If you could change one thing about your last (or current) employer, what would it be? |
| Were you satisfied with your performance at your last company? Have you been satisfied with your performance at your current company? |
| Was your last boss satisfied with your performance? Is your current boss satisfied with your performance? |
| Tell me about a time when you failed personally. |
| How do you handle failures or weaknesses in others? |
| How would you describe your attitude toward risk? |
| Do you consider yourself a risk taker? |
| How do you normally handle crises? |
| Tell me about at time when you were under a great deal of pressure. |
| What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you? |
| Why has it taken you so long to find a new job? |
| Why does this job interest you? |
| How is this job different from the other positions you have interviewed for? |
| What kind of contribution do you think you could make to our organization? |
| What part of this job interests you the most? |
| What part of this job interests you the least? |
| How long do you plan to stay? |
| What makes you different from other candidates? |
| Where else are you interviewing? |
| When are you available to start? |
| Is there anything that I have forgotten to ask you? |
| Tell me about yourself. |
| Why did you leave your last job? Why do you want to leave your current job? |
| If you could do anything in your career differently what would it be? |
| What would your former (or current) boss say about you? |
| How do you handle authority? |
| What would your colleagues say about you? |
| Can we check your references? |
| How much money are you looking for? |
| How much are you presently earning? |
| Tell me about a time when you worked effectively under pressure. |
| Tell me about a time when you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker. |
| Tell me about a time when you were creative in solving a problem. |
| Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem. |
| Tell me about a time when you were unable to complete a project on time. |
| Tell me about a time when you persuaded team members to do things your way. |
| Tell me about a time when you wrote a report that was well-received. |
| Tell me about a time when you anticipated potential problems and developed preventive measures. |
| Tell me about a time when you had to make an important decision with limited facts. |
| Tell me about a time when you were forced to make an unpopular decision. |
| Tell me about a time when you had to adapt to a difficult situation. |
| Tell me about a time when you were tolerant of an opinion that was different from yours. |
| Tell me about a time when you were disappointed in your behavior. |
| Tell me about a time when you used your political savvy to push a program through that you really believed in. |
| Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an irate customer. |
| Tell me about a time when you delegated a project effectively. |
| Tell me about a time when you surmounted a major obstacle. |
| Tell me about a time when you set your sights too high (or too low). |
| Tell me about a time when you prioritized the elements of a complicated project. |
| Tell me about a time when you got bogged down in the details of a project. |
| Tell me about a time when you lost (or won) an important contract. |
| Tell me about a time when you made a bad decision. |
| Tell me about a time when you had to fire a friend. |
| Tell me about a time when you hired (or fired) the wrong person. |
| Tell me about a time when you turned down a good job. |
| What are people's greatest misperceptions about you? |
| If I were to call your manager, what would he or she say is the one thing that you're relied on for the most? |
| How would people describe you? |
| If you had to do it all over again, what would your career choice be and why? |
| If I were to talk with the people who know you best, how would they describe you? |
| Are you the right person for this job? |
| If I were to call your boss, and asked him or her about you, what would he or she say? |
| What motivates you at work? |
| What gets you up in the morning? |
| What did your father do? |
| Was your father successful? |
| Take me from college to the present in your career. |
| If your internal business clients were going to spend money on your training and development, what area might they spend it in? |
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