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COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. Tell me about yourself

2. Why should we hire you?
3. What's your greatest weakness?
4. What are your career goals?
5. What's your greatest strength?
6. What's your greatest accomplishment?
7. How do you handle conflict?
8. How do you handle stress?
9. What are you most proud of?
10. What are you passionate about?
11. What makes you unique?
12. How would you describe yourself?
13. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
14. Why do you want to work for us?
15. Why did you leave your last job?
16. What motivates you?
17. How do you work under pressure?
18 How do you handle conflict?
19. What is your salary range expectation?
20. Do you have any questions for us?

QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON YOU

21. How do you define success?

22. Do you prefer to work alone or in groups?
23. What's the most recent book you've read?
24. If you could describe yourself in two words
what would they be?
25. What most turns you off in a job?
26. If you were a billionaire, what would you do with
your time?
27. What are you prepared to do with an employee
who refuses to be a team player?
28. If you were given the opportunity, would you take
my job from me?
29. What is your ideal job?
30. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a hard worker and
10 being smart, where would you rate yourself?
31. How would you describe your personality?
32. How do you describe you analytical skill? Good,
average or bad.
33. What would your best friend say about you?

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QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON YOU (CONT)

34. What is your philosophy of selling?

35. What is the thing that frustrates you the most
about work in general? Give examples.
36. Are you good at mutlitasking?
37. Are you self motivated/a self starter?
38. What's an animal you most admire/relate to?
39. What do you want to accomplish?
40. What do you do for fun?
41. Who’s your mentor?
42. What are your hobbies?
43. What is your favorite website?
44. What makes you uncomfortable?
45. On a scale of 1-10, how aggressive are you?
46. If you could have a superpower, what would it
be?
47. Can you easily build rapport?
48. How do you think other people think of you?
49. What do you see yourself in 10 years, and how
did you get there?
50. Do you prefer Quality or Quantity?
51. Which is better to work on, improving one's
strengths or one's weaknesses?
52. Who is your biggest inspiration?
53. Do you like constant change?
54. How do you communicate when you are
unsatisfied?
55. What video games do you play?
56. What core value of the organization most
resonates with you?
57. Do you find it difficult to talk to and meet new
people?
58. What does integrity mean to you?
59. How will you achieve a work/life balance?
60. What is the most competitive thing you did last
week that wasn't related to work?
61. What gets you out of bed in the morning?
62. Would you say you are a person who loves to
win or hates to lose?
63. What is your biggest regret?
64. Describe your personality
65. What is your management style?
66. Who is your hero?

QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON THE JOB

67. Are you willing to relocate for this job?

68. Will you travel for this job?
69. What interests you about this job?
70. If you were hired, how soon can you start?
71. Are you willing to travel?
72. Are you overqualified for this role?
73. Would you be willing to work nights and
weekends?
74. What do you know about our company?
75. What do you know about our industry?
76. If you were asked to, would you break Union
rules if directed to do so by Management?
77. What's the biggest problem you see with our
company?
78. Is it okay to miss a deadline? If so, when?
79. How do you feel about working long hours?

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QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON THE JOB (CONT)

80. Would you get bored in a year and leave us?

81. How would you deal with ambiguity in the
workplace?
82. Why is diversity important in the workplace?
83. What do you think about overtime work?
84. Name as many of the services that [Company
you're interviewing with] provides as possible and
detail them
85. How long do you expect to stay with this
company?
86. How would you deal with a rude employee?
87. What would you look to accomplish in the first
30 days/60 days/90 days on the job?
88. What is the name of our CEO?
89. How would you fire someone?
90. How are you at handling objection?
91. What do you consider the most important
qualities for this job?
92. Can you from day one, be on your own, no
processes, just be told what needs to be done, and
do it?
93. Describe your best day at work.
94. What you would do if the head partner gave you
an assignment to do ASAP and another partner
gave you another assignment to do ASAP?
95. Why should I hire you over these other
candidates? (In a group interview)
96. Some people only work in [This industry] just to
have a job until something better comes along.
97. How do we know if we hire you that you will
stay?
98. If you saw your boss stealing would you turn
him in?
99. Would you be willing to start out part-time?
100. How do you see yourself fitting into the
organization?
101. What would you do if you heard a coworker
talk bad about about a customer?
102. Sell me this [object]
103. What would you consider your one greatest
attribute as it applies to this position?
104. What makes you a bad candidate for this
position?

QUESTIONS FOCUSED ON YOUR

PAST JOB EXPERIENCE

105. What did you like least about your last

position?
106. Can you explain these gaps in your resume?
107. Can you walk us through your resume?
108. Why are you changing careers?
109. What did you hate about your last job?
110. Why is your resume so diverse?
111. What was the hardest thing you ever had to do
in your prior work experience?
112. Tell me about your experience at [XYZ]
company
113. Tell me about your background and how that
impacted your ability as an employee?
114. What do you think your former boss?
115. Name something you regret doing at your
previous job and would do differently here.

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PAST JOB EXPERIENCE (CONT)

116. Why were you let go from your last position?

117. Why are you looking for a new job?
118. Were there any unethical situations at past
jobs and how did you handle this?
119. Have you ever been late for work? How do you
make sure you always get to work on time?
120. Pretend I didn't read your resume, and we just
met on the street and go from there...

BEHAVIORAL & SITUATIONAL

121. Describe a situation where you disagreed with

a supervisor.
122. Tell me about a time you had a conflict at
work.
123. Tell me about a situation where you had to
solve a difficult problem.
124. Describe a project or idea (not necessarily your
own) that was implemented primarily because of
your efforts.
125. Do you feel you work well under pressure? If
so, describe a time when you have done so...
126. Give me an example of a time when you
motivated others.
127. Tell me about a time where you had to
delegate tasks during a project
128. Give me an example of when you showed
initiative and took the lead.
129. Tell me about a time when you missed an
obvious solution to a problem.
130. Tell me about your proudest professional
accomplishment.
131. Describe a time when your work was criticized
132. How would you feel about reporting to a
person younger than you?
133. Describe a time you went above and beyond at
work.
134. Tell me about the last mistake you made.
135. Describe a time when you had to give a person
difficult feedback.
136. How would you deal with an angry or irate
customer?
137. Describe a time you chose to not help a
teammate.
138. Describe a time where you failed, then came
back to succeed
139. How would you handle a situation where you
have a client who interrupt your existing
interaction with a client?
140. Suppose you are working on a project with an
original scope of a few months and you are told
that you instead now have a few days -- how would
you handle it?
141. How would you communicate to team
members that a deadline was approaching and
they had to have their materials ready in time?
142. If your supervisor gives you a direct order that
you know is against company policy how do you
handle the situation?

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BEHAVIORAL & SITUATIONAL (CONT)

143. Tell me a time when you had to make a quick

decision without knowing all the facts.
144. Tell me a time when you had to work on a project
and had someone on your team who would not
cooperate. What did you do?
145. Tell me about a time you failed and what you
learned.
146. Tell me about a time when you had to work with
someone with whom you did not get along. How did
you handle that situation.
147. How would you go about solving a problem,
describe the process.
148. Tell me about a time when you went above or
beyond?
149. Describe a time you disobeyed a rule
150. Describe a time when you didn't complete a task
on time or to expectations.
151. Tell me about a situation where you had to adapt
quick
152. Please explain the last time you realized you
made a mistake, how did you handle it?
153. Tell me about a time when you had to work in a
culturally diverse environment.
154. Tell me something you would change if you could
go back and do it over.
155. Tell me about a time you provided excellent
customer service
156. Tell us about a time you've faced a moral decision
157. Tell me about a time that a situation at work was
solved because of team work?
158. If your boss was late giving you information to
complete a project for a boss 2 levels up, how would
you handle it?
159. Tell me a time when someone made a decision
that you did not agree with and what did you do
about it?
160. Tell me about a time that you jumped to an
incorrect conclusion.
161. Describe a time when someone pushed your
buttons continuously- and how did you handle it?
162. Tell me about a time when you struggled with
meeting your goals and what did you do
163. How would you handle a situation where another
employee was complaining about the job?
164. Talk about a time when you provided a creative
solution to a problem
165. Tell me about a time when you had to work long
hours to finish a project. How did you handle it?
166. Give an example of when someone on your team
was not pulling their own weight. How did you deal
with the situation?
167. Tell me about a time you were a leader and were
unsuccessful.
168. Describe a time where you held a co-worker
accountable for their actions.
169. Describe a situation where you didn't particularly
care for someone, but had to interact with them in a
difficult situation.
170. Tell me about a time you managed a team and
things didn't work out as planned.

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QUESTIONS ABOUT LEADERSHIP

171. Can you tell me about a time when you

demonstrated leadership capabilities on the job?
172. Which supporting skills do you think are most
important when it comes to leadership?
173. When there is a disagreement on your team, how
do you handle it?
174. Tell me about the hardest decision you’ve ever
made as a leader. How did you decide which course of
action was best?
175. What steps do you take to make sure that
projects are completed on time, on budget, and to the
proper standard?
176. How would you describe your leadership style?
How would your colleagues describe it?
177. Can you tell me about a time where you faced a
leadership challenge? What did you do to overcome it?
178. If a team member is under performing, what
steps do you take to improve their performance?
179. Have you ever taken on a leadership role
voluntarily? If so, can you tell me about it?
180. Tell me about your approach to delegation.
181. Can you describe a time when you lead by
example?
182. Have you ever served in a coach or mentor role?
How were you able to help the other person achieve
success?
183. How do you monitor a team’s performance?
184. If a team is struggling to stay motivated, what
steps would you take to boost engagement?
185. When a member of your team presents you with
an idea, how do you respond?
186. Which of your past managers was your favorite
leader, and why?
187. Are there any leaders that inspire you?
188. How do you respond to constructive criticism?
189. What approach do you use when you need to
deliver constructive criticism?
190. What steps do you take to measure your personal
performance at work?
191. During your first days in the job, are there any
changes that you try to implement immediately?
192. When starting with a new team, how do you
evaluate the current state of their capabilities?
193. What do you think is most important in creating a
positive culture?
194. How do you determine who gets access to
professional development or training?
195. If your project became unexpectedly
shorthanded, what would you do to ensure it stayed
on target?
196. Tell us about a time you had to lead a meeting.
197. Describe how you motivate others
198. Are you a leader or a follower?
199. What are three qualities of leadership?
200. Describe your philosophy of leadership in a few
sentences.

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201. If you had to figure out the total number of red

cars in the city of Boston, how would you go about
doing that?
202. Why is a manhole round?
203. Mary's mother has four children. The names of
three of the children are April, May, and June. What is
the fourth child's name?
204. How would you get an elephant into a
refrigerator?
205. If you had to get rid of one of the States in the
U.S. which one would it be and why?
206. Suppose you had eight identical balls. One of
them is slightly heavier and you are given a balance
scale . What's the fewest number of times you have to
use the scale to find the heavier ball?
207. You have 25 horses, what is the minimum
number of races you can find the top 3. In one race
you can race 5 horses, and you don't have a timer.
208. How many bottles of shampoo are produced in
the world a year?
209. How many baseballs can you fit on a 747?
210. four people need to cross a bridge at night, there
is only one flash light and only one person can walk on
the bridge at a time. How do would you get them all
across the bridge?
211. How does a toilet work?

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