Interview Questions About You

• Tell me about yourself.
• What is your greatest strength?
• How will your greatest strength help you perform?
• What is your greatest weakness?
• Tell me about something that’s not on your resume.
• How do you handle failure?
• How do you handle success?
• Do you consider yourself successful? Why? -
• Are you lucky?
• Are you nice? -
• How would you describe yourself?
• Describe a typical work week.
• Describe your work style.
• Do you work well with other people?
• Do you take work home with you?
• How are you different from the competition?
• How do you view yourself? Whom do you compare yourself to?
• How does this job fit in with your career plan?
• How many hours do you normally work?
• How would you adjust to working for a new company?
• How would you describe the pace at which you work?
• How do you handle stress and pressure?
• Is there anything else we should know about you?
• What motivates you?
• Are you a self motivator?
• What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
• What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?
• What are you passionate about?
• What are your hobbies?
• What are your pet peeves?
• What do people most often criticize about you?
• What is the biggest criticism you received from your boss?
• What is the worst thing that you have ever gotten away with?
• What is your dream job?
• What is your professional development plan?
• What makes you angry?
• What strategies would you use to motivate your team?
• What will you miss most about your last job?
• What won’t you miss about your last job?
• What would you be looking for in an applicant?
• When was the last time you were angry? What happened?
• Would you rather be liked or respected?
• Why did you choose your major?
• Why did you go back to school?
• Why should I take a risk on you?
• If you could relive the last 10 years of your life, what would you do differently?
• If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired, what would they say?
• Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
• Give some examples of teamwork.
• More teamwork interview questions.
• What type of work environment do you prefer?
• How do you evaluate success?
• If you know your boss is 100% wrong about something how would you handle it?
• Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
• Describe a time when your workload was heavy and how you handled it.
• Questions which don’t have a right or wrong answer.
• More job interview questions about you.

Questions About Your Qualifications

• Are you overqualified for this job?
• Describe how you managed a problem employee.
• How did you impact the bottom line?
• Interview questions about your abilities.
• What applicable attributes / experience do you have?
• What can you do better for us than the other candidates for the job?
• What part of the job will be the least challenging for you?
• Which parts of this job are the most challenging for you?
• What philosophy guides your work?
• What strength will help you the most to succeed?
• Why are you interested in taking a lower level job?
• Why are you interested in a non-management job?

Interview Questions About Your Work History

• Name of company, position title and description, dates of employment.
• Questions about your resume.
• What were your expectations for the job and to what extent were they met?
• What were your responsibilities?
• What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?
• What have you learned from your mistakes?
• What did you like or dislike about your previous job?
• Which was most / least rewarding?
• What was the biggest accomplishment / failure in this position?
• Questions about job demotions.
• Questions about your supervisors and co-workers.
• What was it like working for your supervisor?
• What do you expect from a supervisor?
• What problems have you encountered at work?
• Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager?
• Have you worked with someone who didn’t like your work?
• How did you fit in with the company culture?
• How have you impacted worker safety?
• Who was your best boss and who was the worst?
• Describe your ideal boss.
• Describe the gap in your employment history.
• Tell me about something you would have done differently at work
• Why are you leaving your job?
• Why do you want to change jobs?
• Why were you fired?
• Why were you laid-off?
• Why did you quit your job?
• Why did you resign?
• What have you been doing since your last job?
• Why have you been out of work so long?
• Why weren’t you promoted at your last job?

Interview Questions About Money

• What were your starting and final levels of compensation?
• What are your salary expectations?
• What are your salary requirements – both short-term and long-term?
• Why would you take a job for less money?

Interview Questions About the New Job and the Company

• How is our company better than your current employer?
• Should employees use social media at work?
• What interests you about this job?
• Why do you want this job?
• What can you do for this company?
• Why should we hire you?
• Why shouldn’t we hire you?
• Why should we hire you instead of the other applicants for the job?
• Why are you the best person for the job?
• What do you know about this company?
• Why do you want to work here?
• What challenges are you looking for in a position?
• What can we expect from you in the first 60 days on the job?
• What can you contribute to this company?
• What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days on the job?
• What would you do if you found out the company was doing something illegal?
• Are you willing to travel?
• What are the most significant trends in your field?
• What is good customer service?
• What would be your ideal company culture?
• How long do you expect to remain employed with this company?
• When could you start work?
• Please rate me as an interviewer.
• Is there anything I haven’t told you about the job or company that you would like to know?

Interview Questions About the Future

• What are you looking for in your next job? What is important to you?
• Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
• Where do you see yourself in 10 years? (for older applicants)
• What are your goals for the next five years / ten years?
• How do you plan to achieve those goals?
• How would you feel about working for a younger manager?
• More questions about your career goals.
• What will you do if you don’t get this position?
• Where else are you interviewing?

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