99 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What are you looking for in a new job?

2. What would be your ideal job?

3. What sort of jobs are you considering at the moment?

4. What did you do on a day to day basis?

5. What do you not like about the job?

6. How did you make a difference to your last organization?

7. How successful are you?

8. What was your greatest success and how did you achieve it?

9. What has been your biggest failure?

10. How could you improve yourself?

11. How did you progress in your last job?

12. How do you handle criticism?

13. How do you work with others?

14. Are you a self-starter, able to work without constant supervision?

15. Can you be depended upon in critical situations and follow work through to

completion?

16. Are you objective in evaluating yourself and others?

17. What motivates you?

18. Are you competitive?

19. What problems did you encounter and how did you overcome them?

20. Do you feel you are ready to take on greater responsibilities?

21. Are you enthusiastic and easy to work with?

22. Can you work under pressure?

23. What are your career goals?

24. How did you get on with your last manager/colleagues?

25. How do you express yourself in situations where you have to be tactful?

26. What initiatives do you take to make the work place more efficient?

27. How do you deal with different people at work?

28. How do you handle work in high pressure situations?

29. Tell me about yourself

30. why did you leave your last job?

31. What experience do you have in this field?

32. Do you consider yourself successful?

33. What do co-workers say about you?

34. What do you know about this organization?

35. What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?

36. Are you applying for other jobs?

37. Why do you want to work for this organization?

38. Do you know anyone who works for us?

39. What kind of salary do you need?

40. Are you a team player?

41. How long would you expect to work for us if hired?

42. Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?

43. What is your philosophy towards work?

44. If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?

45. Have you ever been asked to leave a position?

46. Explain how you would be an asset to this organization?

47. why should we hire you?

48. Tell me about a suggestion you have made?

49. what irritates you about co-workers?

50. What is your greatest strength?

51. Can you manage your time effectively?

52. How do you structure your day's work?

53. How do you plan your day and week?

54. How did you handle sudden unplanned work or crisis?

55. What are you like under pressure?

56. How many hours are you prepared to work?

57. Tell me about your dream job?

58. Why do you think you would do well at this job?

59. What are you looking for in a job?

60. What kind of person would you refuse to work with?

61. What is more important to you: the money or the work?

62. What would your previous supervisor say your strongest point is?

63. Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor?

64. what has disappointed you about a job?

65. Tell me about your ability to work under pressure?

66. How do you establish a working relationship with new people?

67. Where do you expect to be in 5 years time?

68. What particular skills and qualities do you bring to the workforce? What other skills

would you like to develop in the future?

69. Why are you interested in this field?

70. Why are you interested in this company?

71. Why are you interested in this position?

72. Why do you want this job?

73. What qualities do you think this job requires?

74. Why do you want to work for this organization?

75. What have you got to contribute?

76. What can we offer you that your present employer cannot offer?

77. How long have you been looking for a new job?

78. What do you know about this organization?

79. What interests you about this organization?

80. Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?

81. What motivates you to do your best on the job?

82. Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends?

83. How would you know you were successful on this job?

84. Would you be willing to relocate if required?

85. Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?

86. Describe your management style?

87. What have you learned from mistakes on the job?

88. Do you have any blind spots?

89. If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for?

90. Do you think you are overqualified for this position?

91. How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?

92. What qualities do you look for in a boss?

93. Tell me about a time when you helped resolve a dispute between others?

94. What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?

95. Describe your work ethic?

96. What has been your biggest professional disappointment?

97. Tell me about the most fun you have had on the job?

98. Do you have any questions for me?

99. How do you think that you might fit into this company?

Collected by Abdul Gafoor shaikgafoor@hotmail.com