Practice Interview Questions
Read over these practice questions or have a friend ask you them to help prepare for your interview.
- Tell me about yourself.
- What are your major strengths/weaknesses?
- What would your former employers say about you?
- What community activities are you or would you like to be associated with? Why?
- What qualities do you admire in others?
- What are some personality characteristics you find undesirable in people?
- Describe your ideal job.
- What five adjectives best describe you?
- What recent accomplishment are you most proud of?
- Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals?
- Describe your ability to listen and be responsive. Can you give me an example?
- Describe the last book you read.
- How much time do you spend on the Internet each week?
- Why did you choose this career field?
- What are your career goals?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
- What does success mean to you?
- What do you do to improve your knowledge and skills in the field?
- Tell me about your last job position and what you did.
- What was the last mistake you made and how did you correct it?
- Why were you unemployed for such a long period of time?
- Why did you quit your last job?
- What has made you stand out among your peers in your past work experience?
- How did you prioritize multiple projects in your last job?
- Tell me about a change that occurred in you last workplace. How did you handle it?
- In what areas of work have you had the least amount of patience?
- How do you prioritize multiple projects?
- Do you prefer a structured or unstructured work environment?
- How do you work under pressure?
- What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you?
- What type of position are you most interested in and why?
- Why do you want to work for _______ company?
- How has your previous work experience prepared you for this position?
- What skills would you bring to our company?
- What important trends do you see in _______ industry?
- Why should we hire you for this position?
- Tell me about a time you were especially creative in solving a problem.
- Describe a situation when you had to convince your peers of your opinion. Tell me what you said to convince them.
- Tell me about a time you were frustrated with the performance of a group that you belong to. What did you do? What was the outcome?
- Tell me about a time you had to make an important decision quickly even though you did not have all the information you wanted.
- What motivates you? Provide an example of a time where motivation was an issue for you.
- Tell me about a time you utilized your leadership ability to gain support for an idea that initially had strong opposition.
- What kind of information have you been required to analyze? Tell me about the most difficult analysis you’ve ever engaged in.
- What is the most complex topic you have explained to a group? How did you handle it?
- Tell me about a time when you were unable to sell your idea to a key person.
- How do you schedule your time and set priorities. Give me a specific example of how you have done so in the past.
- Describe a situation where you demonstrated initiative. What was the outcome?
- Tell me about a time you were disappointed in your performance. What did you do?
- Give an example of how you have handled criticism in the past.
- Give me an example of a time when you asked someone to complete a task and they did it incorrectly. What did this experience teach you?
- Why are manhole covers round?
- If you were an animal, which one would you be and why?
- If you don’t get a job in (this field), what will you do?
- Describe the top of your desk.
- Tell me about something you are proud of that you’ve never told anyone before.
- Imagine you could trade places with anyone for just a week. The person could be famous or not famous, living or from history, real or fictional. With whom would you trade places?
- What kinds of Internet sites do you most frequently visit?
- Why should we hire you instead of someone else?
- Do you have any questions for me?
- Is there anything else you want me to know about you before we end?
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