EXAMPLE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

• Tell me about yourself.

• What are your strengths?

• What are your weaknesses?

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

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

• Why are you leaving your present job? 

• Why do you want this job?

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

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

• What attracted you to this company?

• What do you know about our company?

• What's your ideal company?   

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

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

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

• What do you ultimately want to become?  

• Why should we hire you?

• 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.

• 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.

• 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?

• Give me an example of a time you gave excellent customer service.

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

• If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would s/he suggest?

• How would you cope doing a repetitive job?

• How do you feel spending most of your day on the phone?

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

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

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

• How would you describe your work style? 

• What would be your ideal working situation?

• What did you like least about your last job?

• Do you have any questions for me?

• When were you most satisfied in your job?

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

• What salary are you seeking?

• What's your salary history?

• What were the responsibilities of your last position?

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

• Who has impacted you most in your career, and how?

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

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

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

• List five words that describe your character.

• What is your greatest achievement outside of work?

• What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years?

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

• What are your team-player qualities? Give examples.

• How have your educational and work experiences prepared you for this position?

• What work experiences have been most valuable to you and why?

• Of the hobbies and interests listed on your resume what is your favourite and tell me why?

• What goals have you set for yourself? How are you planning to achieve them?

• What is your most significant accomplishment to date?

• Why do you want to work here?

• What interests you about this job?

• What challenges are you looking for in a position?

• What can you contribute to this company?

• What motivates you?

• Describe a leadership role of yours and tell why you committed your time to it.

• In a particular leadership role you had, what was your greatest challenge?

• Give me an example of an idea that has come to you and what you did with it?

• Give me an example of a problem you solved and the process you used?

• Give me an example of the most creative project that you have worked on.

• Tell me about a project you initiated?

• Describe the project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities?

• Tell me about your most difficult decision and how did you go about making it?

• What types of situations put you under pressure, and how do you deal with pressure?

• Where do you think your interest in this career comes from?

• What industry besides this one are you looking into?

• Why have you chosen this particular profession?

• When you take on a project do you like to attack the project in a group of individually?

• Describe the type of manager you prefer.

• Tell me about a team project of which you are particularly proud and your contribution?

• Describe a situation where you had to work with someone who was difficult, how did you handle it?

• What type of work environment appeals to you most?

• With which other companies are you interviewing?

• What characteristics do you think are important for this position?

• Why do you feel that this company will be a career for you rather than a job?

• Name two management skills that you think you have?

• What characteristics are most important in a good manager? How have you displayed one of them?