Common Interview Questions



COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Atif R. Khan. Email: atif@khan.name

1. Please tell us about yourself.

2. What qualifies you for this position?

3. Why have you applied for this job?

4. Do you believe that you have achieved success / how would you know that you are successful?

5. What are your career goals?

6. Where do you see yourself in 5, 10, 15, 20 years?

7. Why did you choose this career?

8. What did you learn from your last degree?

9. What do people who know you say about you?

10. What are you looking for in an employer?

11. What do you know about this job or about our organization?

12. Where else have you applied and why?

13. What have you done to improve yourself within the last two years?

14. What salary are you looking for?

15. How long do you plan on working for our organization?

16. What is your approach towards work?

17. Why should we hire you?

18. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

19. What is the worst boss you have ever had? How did you deal with him/her?

20. What are your achievements and why do you value them?

21. What is your dream job?

22. What irritates you about other people?

23. What are you looking for in a job?

24. What motivates you?

25. How do you measure success?

26. Why did you choose your degree/major/university?

27. How do you plan on improving your education?

28. What are/were your extracurricular activities?

29. What kind of people do you enjoy working with?

30. Would you be willing to relocate or travel?

31. What qualities do you look for in a boss?

32. What are your work ethics?

33. What has been your biggest failure and what did you learn from it?

34. What have been your biggest responsibilities and how did you deal with them?

35. How do your studies relate to this position?

36. Do you have any questions for us?

37. What is more important, money or work?

38. What are the most difficult decisions you have made so far and why?

39. What working hours are you looking for?

40. How do you manage stress?

41. Are you willing to put the interests of our organization ahead of your own?

42. Do you prefer working with others or alone?

43. If you had enough money to retire right now would you?

44. Give us an example of a recent experience where you displayed leadership skills.

45. On a scale of 1-10 rate me as an interviewer.

46. Do you know anyone who works for us?

47. Can you give anybody’s reference?

48. Why haven’t you applied at ABC organization?

49. Tell us something negative you have heard about us.

50. Would you like to work in an area of our organization not related to your past academic/professional experience?

51. Why are you leaving your current employer?

52. What are your aspirations?

53. Why should I hire you from outside when I could easily promote someone from within?

54. When can you join us?

55. Why would you leave us?

56. What would you do if a competitor offered you a job?

57. If you have unlimited financial resources how would you spend them?

58. Tell us about your family/friends/marital status.

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