Interview Questions

Interview Questions

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Basic Interview Questions:

·     Tell me about yourself.

·     What are your strengths?

·     What are your weaknesses?

·     Why do you want this job?

·     Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?

·     What's your ideal company?

·     What attracted you to this company?

·     Why should we hire you?

·     What did you like least about your last job?

·     When were you most satisfied in your job?

·     What can you do for us that other candidates can't? 

·     What were the responsibilities of your last position?  

·     Why are you leaving your present job?

·     What do you know about this industry?  

·     What do you know about our company? 

·     Are you willing to relocate?  

·     Do you have any questions for me?

Behavioral Interview Questions: 

·         What was the last project you headed up, and what was its outcome? 

·         Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work. 

·         Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? 

·         Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it? 

·         Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it? 

·         What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it? 

·         What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? 

·         If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would you do?

·         What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it? 

·         Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it? 

·         What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it? 

·         Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on the job. 

·         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? 

·         If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do? 

·         What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue? 

·         What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?

·         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: 

·         What salary are you seeking?

·         What's your salary history?

·         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:

·         What are you looking for in terms of career development? 

·         How do you want to improve yourself in the next year?

·         What kind of goals would you have in mind if you got this job? 

·         If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would she suggest?

Getting Started Questions:

·         How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?

·         How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution?

·         What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?

·         If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?

More about You:

·         How would you describe your work style? 

·         What would be your ideal working environment? 

·         What do you look for in terms of culture -- structured or entrepreneurial? 

·         Give examples of ideas you've had or implemented.

·         What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized?   

·         If you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?  

·         Tell me about your proudest achievement.  

·         Who was your favorite manager and why?  

·         What do you think of your previous boss? 

·         Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? 

·         What kind of personality do you work best with and why?  

·         What are you most proud of? 

·         What do you like to do?  

·         What are your lifelong dreams?  

·         What do you ultimately want to become? 

·         What is your personal mission statement?   

·         What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?  

·         What negative thing would your last boss say about you? 

·         What three character traits would your friends use to describe you? 

·         What are three positive character traits you don't have?  

·         If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?  

·         List five words that describe your character.   

·         Who has impacted you most in your career and how? 

·         What is your greatest fear? 

·         What is your biggest regret and why?   

·         What's the most important thing you learned in school? 

·         Why did you choose you’re major?  

·         What will you miss about your present/last job?  

·         What is your greatest achievement outside of work?  

·         What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?  

·         Do you think a leader should be feared or liked?  

·         How do you feel about taking no for an answer?  

·         How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you? 

·         How do you think I rate as an interviewer? 

·         Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn't want me to know.  

·         Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.  

·         What kind of car do you drive? 

·         There's no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? 

·         What's the last book you read?  

·         What magazines do you subscribe to? 

·         What's the best movie you've seen in the last year?  

·         What would you do if you won the lottery? 

·         Who are your heroes?

·         What do you like to do for fun? 

·         What do you do in your spare time? 

·         What is your favorite memory from childhood? 

Brainteaser Questions: 

·         How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day?

·         How would you weigh a plane without scales?

·         Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.

·         Sell me this pencil.

·         If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?

·         Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?

·         If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why? 

·         If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of and why? 

·         With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.