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QUESTIONS ASKED BY EMPLOYERS
PERSONAL
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What are your hobbies?
3. Why did you choose to interview with our
organization?
4. What can you offer us?
5. What do you consider to be your strengths or
weaknesses?
6. Of which three accomplishments are you most proud?
7. Who are your role models? Why?
8. How does your college education or work experience
relate to this job?
9. What motivates you most in a job?
10. Have you had difficulty getting along with a former
supervisor or co-worker? How did you handle it?
11. Why should we hire you rather than another
candidate?
12. What do you know about our organization (products,
services and history)?
13. What was the most useful criticism you ever received,
and who was it from?
14. Where do you want to be in five years? Ten years?
EDUCATION
1. Why did you choose your major and college or
university?
2. In which campus activities did you participate?
3. Which classes did you like best? Least? Why?
4. Do your grades accurately reflect your ability? Why or
why not?
EXPERIENCE
1. What job -related skills have you developed?
2. What did you learn from these work experiences?
3. What did you enjoy most about your last employment?
Least? Why?
4. What are your team-player qualities? Give examples.
5. How do you think a former supervisor would describe
your work?
6. What frustrates you most?
7. Describe your leadership style.
BEHAVIORAL
1. Describe a time when you kept other individuals
informed about projects or things that impacted their
job or role.
2. Tell me about a time when you communicated
technical or field-related information to individuals
outside of your area of expertise.
3. Describe how you have contributed to your
organization’s, department’s or employer’s goals.
4. Tell me about a time when you worked on a team.
What was your role and how did you ensure you met
your commitments to the team?
5. Tell me about a time when you worked with a group
on establishing a plan to reach a goal.
6. What do you do when priorities change quickly? Give
an example of when this happened.
7. Describe a time when you failed and had to
demonstrate resiliency.
8. Describe a time when you made a suggestion to
improve the work in an organization, company, etc.
9. Describe a time when you had to analyze information
and make a recommendation. What kind of thought
process did you go through and what was your
reasoning behind your recommendation?
10. Give an example of a time where you introduced
someone else to a new technological approach to
solving a problem.
11. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a
manager or boss. How did you handle the situation,
and in looking back, would you do anything
differently?
12. Tell me about a time when you were under extreme
pressure. How did you handle the situation?
13. Give a specific example of a time when there was no
rule or precedent to help you attack a problem.
14. Tell me about a time when you had to handle a tough
problem that challenged fairness or ethical issues.
15. Give an example where you adjusted your approach to
working with a team after receiving feedback from a
peer or co-worker.
16. Describe what has impressed you about a previous
supervisor or colleague and how you have tried to
emulate that quality in your work.
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