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Questions you could be asked in an interview

  1. What is your highest level of education?
  2. Are you willing to travel X hours per month?
  3. Do you have XYZ Certification?
  4. What did you accomplish in your last position?
  5. Why did you leave your last job?
  6. Are you working now?
  7. What kinds of positions are you interested in?
  8. How much money do you want?
  9. How would your peers describe you in three adjectives?
  10. How would your supervisor describe you in three adjectives?
  11. How would people who’ve worked for you describe you in three adjectives?
  12. Tell me about your greatest accomplishment on the job.
  13. Tell me about a difficult situation you encountered at work and how you overcame it.
  14. Give me 3 adjectives you would use to describe yourself & examples of your work style to support them.
  15. Give me 3 adjectives you would use to describe your weaknesses/areas for improvement & the reasons why you feel you need to work on these.
  16. If I were to ask a co-worker about you, how would they describe you on the job?
  17. Tell me about a time where you were required to work with a difficult person. How did you handle the situation? What was the outcome?
  18. If you were given a task to complete in an unrealistic time frame, what would you do?
  19. If someone came to you with an enthusiastic, yet unrealistic request, how would you handle it?
  20. Why are you looking to leave your current position?
  21. What did you want to get out of your next job?
  22. Tell me about the best manager you ever had. Now tell me about the worst.
  23. What are the 3 most valuable things you’ve learned while working in your current position?
  24. What was the biggest mistake you’ve made on a job? How did you handle the failure?
  25. What do you feel makes you successful in your current role? Give an example to support your success.
  26. What skills are you looking to develop in your next job? Why?
  27. What do you think makes a company good to work for?
  28. What do you like about your current company? What could be better?
  29. Do you prefer working alone or in teams? Give examples of how you worked successfully both alone and in a team.
  30. What do you attribute your success to?
  31. What are your own business philosophies?
  32. What do you feel must be present in a successful business?
  33. Tell me about yourself.
  34. Tell me about a time you failed at a goal you needed to achieve.
  35. Tell me about a time you succeeded at a difficult task.
  36. What is your greatest strength?
  37. Why are you leaving or have left your job?
  38. Why do you want this job?
  39. Why should we hire you?
  40. How do you handle stress and pressure?
  41. Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
  42. How do you evaluate success?
  43. What are your goals for the future?
  44. What is your greatest weakness?
  45. Why do you want to work here?
  46. Tell me about a time you showed leadership.
  47. Tell me about a time you were successful on a team.
  48. What would your co-workers say about you?
  49. Why do you want to leave your current role?
  50. Describe your most challenging project.
  51. Tell me about something you’ve accomplished that you are proud of.
  52. Can you explain your employment gap?
  53. What are your salary expectations?
  54. What do you like to do outside of work?
  55. Tell me about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities.
  56. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  57. Describe your leadership style.
  58. Tell me about a time you failed or made a mistake.
  59. Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult person.
  60. Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone.
  61. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone.
  62. Tell me about a time you created a goal and achieved it.
  63. Tell me about a time you surpassed people’s expectations.
  64. Tell me about a time you had to handle pressure.
  65. Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.
  66. Do you have any questions for me?
  67. We all make mistakes we wish we could take back. Tell me about a time you wish you’d handled a situation differently with a colleague.
  68. Describe a time when you anticipated potential problems and developed preventative measures.
  69. How have you leveraged data to develop a strategy?
  70. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with ambiguity.
  71. Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback from your manager. How did you respond?

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