Interview Questions
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Basic Interview Questions:
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Why do you want this
job?
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Where would you
like to be in your career five years from now?
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What's your ideal
company?
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What attracted you
to this company?
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When were you most
satisfied in your job?
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What can you do for
us that other candidates can't?
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What were the
responsibilities of your last position?
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What do you know
about this industry?
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What do you know
about our company?
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Are you willing to
relocate?
Behavioral Interview Questions:
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What was the last
project you headed up, and what was its outcome?
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Give me an example
of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at
work.
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Can you describe a
time when your work was criticized?
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Have you ever been
on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle
it?
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Tell me about a
time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle
it?
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What is your
greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?
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What irritates you
about other people, and how do you deal with it?
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If I were your
supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would
you do?
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What was the most
difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?
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Give me an example
of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it?
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What irritates you
about other people, and how do you deal with it?
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Tell me about a
time where you had to deal with conflict on the job.
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If you were at a
business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well
done, what would you do?
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If you found out
your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you
do?
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What assignment was
too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
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What's the most
difficult decision you've made in the last two years and how did you come to
that decision?
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Describe how you
would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the
end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish
them.
Salary Questions:
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What salary are you
seeking?
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If I were to give
you this salary you requested but let you write your job description for the
next year, what would it say?
Career Development Questions:
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What are you
looking for in terms of career development?
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How do you want to
improve yourself in the next year?
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What kind of goals
would you have in mind if you got this job?
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If I were to ask
your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would
she suggest?
Getting Started Questions:
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How would you go
about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?
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How long will it
take for you to make a significant contribution?
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What do you see
yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
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If selected for
this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?
More about You:
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What do you look
for in terms of culture -- structured or entrepreneurial?
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Give examples of
ideas you've had or implemented.
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What techniques and
tools do you use to keep yourself organized?
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If you had to
choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a
detail-oriented person?
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Tell me about your
proudest achievement.
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Who was your
favorite manager and why?
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What do you think
of your previous boss?
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Was there a person
in your career who really made a difference?
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What kind of
personality do you work best with and why?
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What are you most
proud of?
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What do you like to
do?
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What are your
lifelong dreams?
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What do you
ultimately want to become?
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What is your
personal mission statement?
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What are three
positive things your last boss would say about you?
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What negative thing
would your last boss say about you?
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What three
character traits would your friends use to describe you?
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What are three positive
character traits you don't have?
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If you were
interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look
for?
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List five words
that describe your character.
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Who has impacted
you most in your career and how?
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What is your
greatest fear?
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What is your
biggest regret and why?
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What's the most
important thing you learned in school?
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Why did you choose you’re
major?
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What will you miss
about your present/last job?
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What is your
greatest achievement outside of work?
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What are the qualities
of a good leader? A bad leader?
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Do you think a
leader should be feared or liked?
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How do you feel
about taking no for an answer?
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How would you feel
about working for someone who knows less than you?
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How do you think I
rate as an interviewer?
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Tell me one thing
about yourself you wouldn't want me to know.
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Tell me the
difference between good and exceptional.
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What kind of car do
you drive?
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There's no right or
wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would
you be?
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What's the last
book you read?
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What magazines do
you subscribe to?
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What's the best
movie you've seen in the last year?
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What would you do
if you won the lottery?
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Who are your
heroes?
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What do you like to
do for fun?
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What do you do in
your spare time?
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What is your
favorite memory from childhood?
Brainteaser Questions:
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How many times do a
clock's hands overlap in a day?
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How would you weigh
a plane without scales?
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Tell me 10 ways to
use a pencil other than writing.
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Sell me this
pencil.
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If you were an
animal, which one would you want to be?
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Why is there fuzz
on a tennis ball?
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If you could choose
one superhero power, what would it be and why?
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If you could get
rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of and why?
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With your eyes
closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.
