- Are you a People Person?
- Describe three things that are important to you in a job?
- How do you establish rapport with clients and coworkers?
- How do you establish your credibility?
- How do you get people to open up?
- How do you like to be managed?
- How do you set your personal priorities?
- How much supervision do you feel you require?
- How would you convenience one (or) more coworkers that your way of doing something is better than the current way?
- If you are hired, what would be the first thing that you would do?
- Sell me this pen/watch/book?
- Tell me about a personal problem you have solved?
- Tell me about a technical problem you have solved?
- What can you tell me that I do not already know that would make me hire you?
- What are the three qualities that have contributed to your success and three that you must work on?
- What do you think is our organization’s strength? Weakness?
- Can you work with big egos (or) with fragile egos?
- Do you need everyone to like you?
- Do you see your current or former coworkers socially?
- Do you think honesty is always the best policy?
- Do you think loyalty will return to the workplace?
- How do you build relationships with new customers?
- How do you cope up with pressure?
- How do you resolve diversity problems?
- How would you deal with a frustrated or unhappy employee?
- Is how you say something as important as what you say? Or is more important?
- What do you think is the key to a good communication?
- What are your primary activities outside of work?
- What are your priorities?
- What constructive criticism have you received from employers?
- What do you expect to experience in this job that you did not experience in your last job?
- Describe a situation where you found yourself differing from others on how to achieve a goal. Why did you differ? What actions did you take? What was the result?
- Have you ever offered suggestions to members of management? How did they respond?
- Describe an ideal work team?
- Describe your personality?
- What personal quality makes you perfect hire for this position?
- If you would change one aspect of you personality, what would it be?
- What values are important to you?
- Which of your skills do you feel needs to be developed more? What are your plans to do so?
- Tell me about a time when you had to work with an employee whose performance was not up to par. How did you handle it?
- Which skill do you think is essential to this job? Why?
- What was your greatest accomplishment while in your current /earlier job?
- Why do you want to work for a company as a regular employee?
- What was your greatest mistake?
- Tell me about a project or assignment that required you to work with a team?
- Describe your most rewarding college/business experience?
- Why should we hire you instead of someone more experienced/more qualified?
- Describe how you set priorities?
- What are your career objectives? How do you plan to achieve your career objectives?
- What have you done that shows initiative and your willingness to work?
- What have you done to continue your personal development?
- What personal, non-job related goals have you set for yourself?
- When was the last time you doubted your professional abilities?
- What have you learned from your past jobs?
- What have you learned from your past mistakes?
- What are your special abilities?
- What specific skills that you acquired or used in your last job relate specifically to this one?
- You seem to be used to bigger issues than you will face here. How can I trust that you will not leave as soon as a more challenging job comes along?
- What if you find out that your boss is biased? He or She prefers one of your colleagues, even though you have performed better.
- Tell me about a time when you had to make a fast decision?
- Tell me about a time when you made a decision that turned out to be wrong?
- What can you do for us that someone else can’t?
- What can you teach your coworkers?
Compiled By:
Aditya Polsani
Industrial Liaison Associate
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