COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS 31.
What type of work environment do you
prefer?
1. Can you tell us a little about yourself?
32. What’s your work style?
2. What do you consider your greatest
33. What’s your management style?
strength?
34. How would your boss and coworkers
3. What do you consider your greatest
describe you?
weakness?
35. How do you deal with pressure or
4. Why did you choose to pursue the
stressful situations?
career path you are interested in?
36. What do you like to do outside of
5. What are your short-term and long-
work?
term career goals?
37. Are you planning on having children?
6. How do you handle stress and
38. How do you stay organized?
pressure?
39. How do you prioritize your work?
7. What extracurricular activities did you
40. What are you passionate about?
participate in during high school?
41. What motivates you?
8. What was your favorite subject in high
42. What are your pet peeves?
school and why?
43. How do you like to be managed?
9. Can you describe a challenging
44. Do you consider yourself successful?
situation you faced and how you
45. Where do you see yourself in five
overcame it?
years?
10. What is your greatest accomplishment
46. How do you plan to achieve your
so far?
career goals?
11. Tell me about yourself.
47. What are your career aspirations?
12. Walk me through your resume.
48. What’s your dream job?
13. How did you hear about this position?
49. What other companies are you
14. Why do you want to work at this
interviewing with?
company?
50. What makes you unique?
15. Why do you want this job?
51. What should I know that’s not on your
16. Why should we hire you?
resume?
17. What can you bring to the company?
52. What would your first few months look
18. What are your greatest strengths?
like in this role?
19. Tell me about a challenge or conflict
53. What are your salary expectations?
you’ve faced at work, and how you
54. What do you think we could do better
dealt with it.
or differently?
20. Tell me about a time you
55. When can you start?
demonstrated leadership skills.
56. Are you willing to relocate?
21. What’s a time you disagreed with a
57. How many tennis balls can you fit into
decision that was made at work?
a limousine?
22. Tell me about a time you made a
58. If you were an animal, which one
mistake.
would you want to be?
23. Tell me about a time you failed.
59. Sell me this pen.
24. Why are you leaving your current job?
60. Is there anything else you’d like us to
25. Why were you fired?
know?
26. Why was there a gap in your
61. Do you have any questions for us?
employment?
27. Can you explain why you changed
career paths?
28. What’s your current salary?
29. What do you like least about your job?
30. What are you looking for in a new
position?
