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Common Interview Questions Worksheet

This document provides guidance on common interview questions and how to prepare answers. It discusses questions about yourself, why you want to work at the company, your strengths and weaknesses. For each question, it suggests what the interviewer wants to know and gives tips on how to structure your response by linking it to the job description and doing research on the company. The document encourages having 2-3 follow up questions prepared and provides examples of good questions to ask. It also notes that interviews may involve questions starting with "tell me about a time" and recommends having relevant stories prepared to answer those types of questions.

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Common Interview Questions Worksheet

This document provides guidance on common interview questions and how to prepare answers. It discusses questions about yourself, why you want to work at the company, your strengths and weaknesses. For each question, it suggests what the interviewer wants to know and gives tips on how to structure your response by linking it to the job description and doing research on the company. The document encourages having 2-3 follow up questions prepared and provides examples of good questions to ask. It also notes that interviews may involve questions starting with "tell me about a time" and recommends having relevant stories prepared to answer those types of questions.

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COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WORKSHEET

1. Tell me about yourself.


• What the interviewer really wants to know: “What experience, skills, or knowledge do you have that are
relevant to the job I am needing to fill?”
• This is your chance to brag or sell yourself. Consider using content from your Elevator Pitch.
• Link your answer to the job description.

Element of the Job Description: Your Experience, Skills, or Knowledge:

_________________________________ __________________________________________________

_________________________________ __________________________________________________

_________________________________ __________________________________________________

_________________________________ __________________________________________________

Record your response based on the reflection of your answers above:

2. Why do you want to work here?


• This is your chance to show off the research you’ve conducted (company website, Facebook page,
company LinkedIn profile, individual LinkedIn profiles, local media sites, etc.).

How do the company’s products and/or services match your interests?

How do the company’s mission and values align with your personal beliefs?

How do your strengths fit with this position?

How does this position fit in with your longer-term career plans?

Sterling College Career Services offers a series of Career Guides for our students and alumni.
They can all be found at: https://www.sterling.edu/student-life/career-services/resources
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3. What are your strengths?
• What the interviewer really wants to know: “Are you self-aware?” and “Do your strengths fit my need?”
• Make sure you offer strengths that relate to the position as designated in the job description.

Strength: Example:

4. What is your greatest weakness?


• What the interviewer really wants to know: “Are you self-aware and honest?” and “Have you done
anything to shore-up an acknowledged weakness?”
• Go to WAR with this question (and win!).

W: State an honest weakness (that does not disqualify you from the position).

A: Describe the specific action you’ve already taken to shore-up the weakness.

R: Describe the positive results of the actions you’ve taken (offer your assessment or, better yet, the
feedback from others).

Sterling College Career Services offers a series of Career Guides for our students and alumni.
They can all be found at: https://www.sterling.edu/student-life/career-services/resources
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5. Do you have any questions for me (us)?
• Prepare 2-3 questions in advance. Can be based on the research you’ve conducted.
• Some questions may come to you during the interview. It is OK to bring a pad to make notes throughout
the interview. Here you can have your advance questions listed or write down questions that arise.
• Consider the following:
• “Thinking back to people who have been successful in this position (or similar), what traits did they
exhibit that you think made them successful?”
• “What is the process for filling the position?”
• “How would you describe the company culture?”
• “Why did you choose to work here? What keeps you here? ”
• “How will my success be assessed? What will have happened six months from now that will
demonstrate that I have met your expectations?”
• “What is the typical career path for this position?”

Other questions.
• Preparing for the previous 5 questions will go a long way to getting you ready for your interview.
Interviewers will, of course, ask other questions.
• One popular type of question begins with: “Tell me about a time …”
• Have a few true stories “in your pocket” that you can use to answer this type of question. Use the PAR
formula below:

Sterling College Career Services offers a series of Career Guides for our students and alumni.
They can all be found at: https://www.sterling.edu/student-life/career-services/resources

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