General Interview Questions

General Interview Questions
1. Tell us a little more about your professional experiences, particularly those not
mentioned on your resume.
2. Why are you interested in leaving your current assignment and why do you
feel that this assignment would be better for you?
3. Do you feel this position is a promotion, a lateral move, a broadening of

your professional experience, or just a change? Why do you think so?
4. How does this position fit into your overall career goals?
5. Describe the duties of your current job.
6. What do you dislike most about your current job?
7. What is your favorite part of your current job and why is it your favorite part?
8. What are the three college courses that best prepared you for your current job?
9. What qualities or experiences make you the best candidate for this position?
10. Describe two or three major trends in your profession today.
11. On the basis of the information you have received so far, what do you see as
the major challenges of this position and how would you meet them?
12. Describe a situation in which you did "all the right things" and were
still unsuccessful. What did you learn from the experience?
13. Discuss the committees on which you have served and the impact of
these committees on the organization where you currently work.
14. Why did you choose this profession/field?
15. What new skills have you learned over the past year?
16. Think about an instance when you were given an assignment that you thought
you would not be able to complete. How did you accomplish the assignment?
17. Have you ever had a great idea but been told that you could not
implement it? How did you react? What did you do?
18. Describe your ideal job.

19. Please share with us your philosophy about customer service in an academic
environment and give us some examples of service that would illustrate your
views.
20. Tell us how you would learn your new job in the absence of a formal
training program.
21. How would you characterize your level of computer literacy? What are some of
the programs and applications with which you are familiar?
22. What are the characteristics that you prize most in an employee? What
behaviors or characteristics do you find intolerable?
23. Can you share with us your ideas about professional development?
24. Describe some basic steps that you would take in implementing a new program?
25. What are one or two of your proudest professional accomplishments?
26. Tell us how you go about organizing your work. Also, describe any experience you
have had with computers or other tools as they relate to organization.
27. What professional associations do you belong to and how involved in them are
you?
28. What experiences or skills will help you manage projects?
29. Tell us how you would use technology in your day-to-day job.
30. In what professional development activities have you been involved over the past
few years?
31. What volunteer or social activities have helped you develop professional skills?
32. What things have you done on your own initiative to help you prepare for your next
job?
33. What do you think uniquely qualifies you for this position?
Behavioral Interview Questions

Samples of possible questions. These questions are geared to gain information about the
candidate’s work history, work habits, honesty and candor, motivation, organization,
resourcefulness, stability and dependability and work values.
Alignment with Organizational Values and Goals
1. What did you do in your last job to contribute to a teamwork environment?
2. Give me an example in your current position where you listened and spoke with
honesty, openness and respectfulness when handling a difficult situation.
3. Give me an example in your current position of how you regard and value
contributions and recognize accomplishments.
4. What does “diversity” mean to you? Provide examples of how you seek
inclusiveness and honor differing points of view.
5. Give me an example of how you have created opportunities for individual and
group learning that crosses organizational boundaries.
Competency and Experience (Tailor these questions to fit the specific position)
1. Briefly describe your employment history, giving me a feel for your experience and
career path.
2. Among the management requirements for this position are strategic planning,
management of staff, project management, budget and cost containment. Describe
your experience and skills in these areas.
3. How would your supervisor describe your work style in terms of strengths and
limitations?
Past Performance (Tailor these questions to fit the specific position)
1. Describe a work situation that required you to follow an established pattern and
schedule, but you got off track and behind schedule.
2. Give me an example of a time when someone (supervisor, customer, or co-worker)

was insisting on a commitment that you were not sure you could keep. How did
you handle it?
3. Describe a time when you successfully organized different types of people to get
work done. What did you do?
4. Tell me about a time when you were able to overcome objections to something that
you wanted done, but others did not think it needed to be done. Be specific.
5. Describe a situation where a customer who was upset about a situation in your
workplace approached you with a problem. How did you handle the situation?
6. Describe a personnel situation that you did not handle well. What happened and how
did you resolve the issue? What did you learn from the experience?
7. Describe an assignment that you handled creatively.
8. Describe your computer skills.
9. What is the greatest achievement in your career? Greatest frustration or

disappointment? How did each impact the course of your career?
10. Describe a difficult situation with an employee and how you handled it.
Summary/Closing
1. In considering this position, what have you learned about Case Western Reserve
University and its values and goals?
2. What do you see as the most challenging aspect of this position?
3. Describe the ideal person to work for.
4. Why are you interested in leaving your current position? What interests you about
this opportunity?
5. What are your career goals? How does this opportunity fit into your planning?

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3. Do you feel this position is a promotion, a lateral move, a broadening of

5. Describe the duties of your current job.

6. What do you dislike most about your current job?

10. Describe two or three major trends in your profession today.

14. Why did you choose this profession/field?

18. Describe your ideal job.

25. What are one or two of your proudest professional accomplishments?

28. What experiences or skills will help you manage projects?

Behavioral Interview Questions

Alignment with Organizational Values and Goals

1. What did you do in your last job to contribute to a teamwork environment?

Past Performance (Tailor these questions to fit the specific position)

2. Give me an example of a time when someone (supervisor, customer, or co-worker)

7. Describe an assignment that you handled creatively.

8. Describe your computer skills.

9. What is the greatest achievement in your career? Greatest frustration or

2. What do you see as the most challenging aspect of this position?

3. Describe the ideal person to work for.

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