Interview Questions

GENERAL
Tell me about yourself.
If you had your life to live over again, what would do differently? Why?
WORK RELATED
Describe your ideal work environment.
What kinds of rewards are most satisfying to you? How do these rewards affect the effort you put into your work?
What did you enjoy most on your last job? Least?
Describe the most difficult work-related situation you have ever faced. How did you react?
What was you relationship with your supervisor?
What qualities do you prefer in a boss?
What relationship should exist between a supervisor and those reportin to him/her?
Did you work alone or wiht other people in accomplishing the majority of your tasks?
How important is communication and interaction with others on the job?
Why did you leave you last job? Would they give youa good recommendation?
Give an example of atime you took the initiative at work.
Do you have a geographic preference? Are you willing to relocate?
How do you feel about working overtime? Travel overnight?
Are you willing to spend at least six months as a trainee?
EDUCATION RELATED
What was your most rewarding college experience?
What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
Why did you choose your college/university?
Why did you select your field of study? Was that your original goal as a freshman?
Which courses did you like most? Least? Why?
What do yiou hope to do with your degree?
What was your GPA? Could your GPA have been higher? What kept it from being higher?
Do you think your grades are a good indicator of your college achievement?
What is your greatest educational achievement?
How do you think your education has prepared you for your desired career?
If you had the chance to repeat your college career, what would you do differently? Why?
What do you feel you will have to do to remain current in your field?
Do you plan to continue your education?
ACTIVITIES RELATED
How do you like to spend your time outside of work and classes?
What extra-curricular activies did you participate in?
Why did you select those activities?
What opportunities did you have for leadership?
How did these activities affect you work? Your grades?
What goals have you set for yourself outside of work?
GOALS
Where do you hope to be in your career in 1 year? In 5 years? In 10 years?
Where do you hope to be in our organization in 1 year? In 5 years? In 10 years?
What are your short and long-term career goals?
When and why did you establish these goals? How are you planning to attain them?
What kind of salary do you expect? In 5 years?
What do you hope to accomplish in your lifetime?
What do you hope to be known for after you die?
PERSONAL QUALITIES
How would you describe yourself? How would a close friend (professor, employer) describe you?
Give 3 words that describe you best>
What is you best asset? Your worst liability? What is your greatest strength? Weakness?
Give 3 reasons why you should be hired by our organization.
What do you feel would be your greatest contribution to our organization?
How long will it take you to make a contribution to our organization?
How can our organization help you overcome your worst trait?
Do you engoy working alone or with other people?
What can you do for us that someone else cannot do?
What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
Think of a crisis situation, during which things got out of control> Why did it happen? What role did you play?
Are you creative?
What is your typical role as a group member?
SUCCESS/FAILURE
What are your 3 greatest successes? Why?
What are you 3 greatest failures? Why?
What do you feel are the reasons for your successes? Your failures?
What would you do differently to change the failures into successes?
KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Why did you seek a job with our organization?
What do you know about our organization? The industry?
What is your impression of our organization?
Why do you want to work here?
Why should we hire you?
If you were hiring a person for this position, what qualities would you look for?
What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you hope to work? Does our organization match your criteria?
TECHNICAL
These vary from industry to industry.
You may be asked to solve a problem.
You may be given a situation and asked how you would respond.

Questions You Should AskInformation About The Organization
What makes your organization different from others?
How did the organization get where it is today?
Where does this organization plan to be in 5 years? in 10 years? in 20 years?
What are the short- and long-term strategic directions of the organization?
How does the organization plan to get there?
What is the greatest challenge, from your perspective, that the organization faces in the next year?
What are the core values of this organization?
Professional Development Is training provided for the position for which I am interviewing? How is it provided? How long is it provided?
Are training opportunities available through the organization?
What is the organization's policy on continuing education through colleges? Professional seminars?
How does the organization handle days away from work to attend classes or seminars?
Does the organization support membership and participation in professional organizations?