Interview Questions JOB / INDUSTRY / PROFESSION SPECIFIC QUESTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. Why are you interested in this position? What are you strengths? What is your biggest weakness? Why do you feel you are right for this position? Can you give me the highlights of your resume? Tell me about yourself. Why did you choose your major? What are your interests? What are your short and long term goals? Tell me how your friends/family would describe you? What interested you in [N] (i.e. chemical engineering)? Using single words, tell me your three greatest strengths and one weakness. What motivates you to succeed? What is your ideal job? What traits do you look for in an ideal company and an ideal job? What qualities do you feel are important to be successful in[N] (i.e. customer service)? What previous experience has helped you develop these qualities? Can you give me an example of teamwork and leadership? What was your greatest challenge and how did you overcome it? Have you received any special recognition? Why should I hire you over the other candidates I am interviewing? Do you have any questions? What did you earn last year and what are your compensation expectations?
GENERAL QUESTIONS 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Why are you looking to leave your current position? What was your greatest accomplishment at [N] company? How does your company compete against ours? Have you ever been asked to do something unethical? If yes how did you handle it? What do you do if you totally disagree with a request made by your manager?
LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS 29. 30. 31. 32. When in a group setting, what is your typical role? How do you motivate a team to succeed? Have you ever had to fire anyone? What caused you to take this action? Have you ever held a leadership role? How did you motivate people in that role?
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What was your most difficult situation? What did you learn from it?
TEAMWORK QUESTIONS 34. How do you feel about working in a team environment? 35. Describe to me how you helped the morale of the team and motivated them to succeed? 36. Have you been in team situations where not everyone carried their fair share of the workload? If so, how did you handle the situation? PROBLEM-SOLVING QUESTIONS 37. 38. 39. Can you give me an example of a difficult work situation and how you handled it? How do you prioritize when you are given too many tasks to accomplish? Why are manhole covers around?
DRIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL QUESTIONS 40. 41. 42. Tell me about one of your most significant accomplishments. What was your favorite job and why? What have you done to make yourself more proficient in [N]?
ORGANIZATIONAL AND PLANNING QUESTIONS 43. 44. 45. 46. Do you set goals for yourself? If so, how? Tell me about a goal you set for yourself and how you accomplished it. How do you go about your workday? Do you typically achieve what you set out to do?
MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. What would your last boss say were the areas that you needed to improve upon? What de-motivates or discourages you? Do you work better in teams or by yourself? How important to you is a positive attitude? What is your definition of success? What was your biggest disappointment in your prior position? What do you feel it takes to have a successful career? What do you like the most about your current position? What do you like least about your current position? What do you want to do in five years? Tell me about the most difficult decision you have had to make. Can you explain why you were not employed during [N] period of time? Why did you choose to go into [N] industry and/or [N] company?