Interview Questions

Interview Prep Question Sheet
Interview Questions: Work History
• Name of company, position title and description, 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?
• 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?
• Who was your best boss and who was the worst?
• Describe your ideal boss.
• What have you been doing since your last job?
Job Interview Questions About You
• What is your greatest weakness?

• What is your greatest strength?
• How will your greatest strength help you perform?
• 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 many hours do you normally work?
• How do you handle stress and pressure?
• What motivates you?
• 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 do people most often criticize about you?
• When was the last time you were angry? What happened?
• 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.
• 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.
Job Interview Questions About the New Job and the Company
• What interests you about this job?

• Why do you want this job?
• What applicable attributes / experience do you have?
• Are you qualified for this job?
• What can you do for this company?
• Why should we hire you?
• 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 you contribute to this company?
• Are you willing to travel?
• What is good customer service?
• How long do you expect to remain employed with this company?
• Is there anything I haven't told you about the job or company that you would like to know? -
Interview Questions: 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?
• What are your goals for the next five years / ten years?
• How do you plan to achieve those goals?
• What are your salary requirements - both short-term and long-term?
• Questions about your career goals.
• What will you do if you don't get this position?
Behavioral Interview Questions
• Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.

• Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.
• Give an example of a goal you didn't meet and how you handled it.
• Describe a stressful situation at work and how you handled it.
• Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
• How do you handle a challenge?
• Have you been in a situation where you didn't have enough work to do?
• Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?
• Describe a decision you made that was unpopular and how you handled implementing it.
• Did you every make a risky decision? Why? How did you handle it?
• Did you ever postpone making a decision? Why?
• Have you ever dealt with company policy you weren't in agreement with? How?
• Have you gone above and beyond the call of duty? If so, how?
• When you worked on multiple projects how did you prioritize?
• How did you handle meeting a tight deadline?
• Give an example of how you set goals and achieve them.
• Did you ever not meet your goals? Why?
• What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it.
• Have you had to convince a team to work on a project they weren't thrilled about? How did you do
it?
• Give an example of how you worked on team.
• Have you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker? How?
• What do you do if you disagree with a co-worker?
• Share an example of how you were able to motivate employees or co-workers.
• Do you listen? Give an example of when you did or when you didn't listen.
• Have you handled a difficult situation with a supervisor? How?
• Have you handled a difficult situation with another department? How?
• Have you handled a difficult situation with a client or vendor? How?
• What do you do if you disagree with your boss?
Questions About Co-Workers and Supervisors
• Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a co-worker who wasn't doing his/her fair share of
the work. What did you do and what was the outcome?
• Give me an example of a time when you took the time to share a co-worker's or supervisor's
achievements with others?
• Tell me about a time that you didn't work well with a supervisor. What was the outcome and how
would you have changed the outcome?
• Have you worked with someone you didn't like? If so, how did you handle it?
• Tell me about a time that you helped someone.
• Tell me about a time that you misjudged a person.
• How do you get along with older (younger) co-workers?
Questions About Your Abilities
• Describe a decision you made that was a failure. What happened and why?
• Tell me about a time that you worked conveying technical information to a nontechnical audience.
• Tell me about a time that you worked with data, interpreting data, and presenting data.
• Why do you think you will be successful at this job?
• Tell me about a time that you participated in a team, what was your role?
• Tell me about a time when you were faced with conflicting priorities. How did you determine the
top priority?
• Tell me about a time when you failed.
Questions About Yourself
• What would you do differently if you could start your working life over?
• How do you balance life and work?
• What is your preferred way to communication - instant message, phone, or email?
• Do you check voicemail and email when on vacation?
• What is your favorite book? How about your favorite movie?
• What historical figure do you admire and why?
• If you could choose anyone (alive or deceased) to have lunch with, who would it be?
• If you could be any animal on a carousel what would you pick and why?
• What did you do during this six month gap in employment?
• What do you love?
• What led you to this point in your life?
• Do you consider yourself successful?
• What inspires you in a job?
• What excites you most about the position and what do you think would be stretch for you?
• Who are the influencers in your life?
Questions About Your Career Goals
• Start with your graduation from college and explanation the rationale behind each of your career
moves.
• Also explain the thinking process that went into making each if those decisions.
• How many hours a day/week do you need to work to get the job done?
• If you stayed with your current company, what would be your next move?
• How do you measure success?
• Describe your dream job.
• Describe a job that would be your worst nightmare.
• If you were the CEO of this company what would be the top two things that you would do?
General Questions
• Are you a risk taker?

• If you were an animal what would you be?
• It's your dime.
• Convince me to hire you.
• Why shouldn't I hire you?
• What is your favorite game?
• What was the most recent book you have read?
• Who is your favorite celebrity?

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Interview Prep Question Sheet

Interview Questions: Work History

Job Interview Questions About You

• What is your greatest weakness?

• What interests you about this job?

Interview Questions: The Future

Behavioral Interview Questions

• Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.

Questions About Co-Workers and Supervisors

Questions About Your Abilities

Questions About Yourself

Questions About Your Career Goals

• Are you a risk taker?

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