50 job (and graduate school) interview practice questions by geoffrey byruch

50 JOB (AND GRADUATE SCHOOL) INTERVIEW PRACTICE QUESTIONS

BY GEOFFREY BYRUCH

IN TODAY ’S COMPETIT IVE JOB MARKET, YOU CAN NEVER BE TOO PREPARED WHEN IT COMES TO AN INTERVIEW.

WITH EVERYONE TRYING TO F IGHT FOR YOUR DREAM JOB , IT WOULD BE TO YOUR BEST INTEREST TO PREP YOURSELF WITH VARIOUS QUESTIONS

IN THIS PRESENTATION, I HAVE PROVIDED 50 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS YOU SHOULD PRACTICE BEFORE THE B IG DAY.

50 INTERVIEW PREP QUESTIONS

TELL ME A L ITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE COMPANY (OR PROGRAM)?

WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB? / WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN THIS PROGRAM?

WHAT MAKES YOU STAND OUT AMONGST THE CROWD?

WHAT ARE YOUR GREATEST PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

WHAT ARE YOUR PROFESSIONAL WEAKNESSES?

HOW WELL DO YOU WORK WITH OTHERS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

IS THERE A T IME WHERE YOU WERE UNABLE TO WORK WELL WITH A PARTICULAR PERSON? PLEASE EXPLAIN .

WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR THE FUTURE? WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF 5 , 10 , 20 YEARS FROM NOW?

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT?

TELL ME ABOUT A CHALLENGE OR CONFLICT AT WORK AND HOW YOU DEALT WITH IT.

HOW WOULD YOU CONTRIBUTE TO XYZ COMPANY (OR ORGANIZATION)?

HOW WELL DO YOU WORK WITH OTHERS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE YOUR CURRENT ROLE TO PURSUE THIS PATH?

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS IF YOU DO NOT GET THIS POSIT ION?

WHAT DOES LEADERSHIP MEAN TO YOU? WHERE HAVE YOU UTIL IZE LEADERSHIP AT YOUR WORKPLACE?

HOW WELL DO YOU WORK WITH OTHERS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A COMPANY (OR GRADUATE PROGRAM)?

WHAT IS YOUR MANAGERIAL STYLE?

WHAT IS A T IME YOU D ISAGREED WITH A DECIS ION THAT WAS MADE AT WORK?

WHAT INSPIRES YOU?

HOW WOULD YOUR BOSS AND COWORKERS DESCRIBE YOU?

HOW WOULD YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS DESCRIBE YOU?

CAN YOU RUN ME THROUGH YOUR RESUME?

CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU DECIDED TO CHANGE CAREER PATHS?

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO WORK AT XYZ ORGANIZATION?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH PRESSURE OR STRESSFUL ENVIRONMENTS? CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE?

CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE WHERE YOU WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT WAS ASKED?

WHO INSPIRES YOU? WHY?

DESCRIBE AN OCCURRENCE WHERE YOU MADE A POSIT IVE IMPACT.

HOW MANY WINDOWS THERE ARE THERE IN NEW YORK C ITY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK WE COULD DO D IFFERENT AT XYZ? WHAT WOULD YOU L IKE TO SEE AT THIS COMPANY (OR GRADUATE PROGRAM)?

WHAT DO YOU L IKE TO DO FOR FUN?

WHAT ARE YOUR SHORT TERM GOALS AND LONG TERM GOALS?

WHAT ARE THREE TRANSFERABLE SKILLS THAT WOULD HELP YOU TRANSIT ION INTO THIS POSIT ION (OR PROGRAM)?

WHY SHOULD WE HIRE (OR ACCEPT) YOU?

CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS GAP IN YOUR WORK HISTORY.

TELL ME ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE AT YOUR LAST JOB .

EXPLAIN XYZ TO AN E IGHT-YEAR-OLD, COLLEGE STUDENT, AND CEO.

WHAT WOULD THE PERSON WHO L IKES YOU LEAST IN THE WORLD SAY ABOUT YOU?

HOW DO YOU HANDLE FEEDBACK?

WHAT IS THE B IGGEST R ISK YOU HAVE EVER TAKEN? HOW DID IT GO? WAS IT WORTH IT?

HOW ARE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS? PLEASE GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE .

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A SUPERVISOR CHALLENGE ANY OF YOUR DECIS IONS?

WHAT DO YOU DO OUTSIDE OF WORK? WHAT ARE YOUR INTEREST?

HOW WOULD YOU BREAK DOWN THE COST OF XYZ PRODUCT? HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT MORE COST-EFFECTIVE?

HOW DO YOU UTIL IZE DATA AT YOUR JOB?

DESCRIBE AN INTERESTING PROBLEM AND HOW YOU SOLVED IT.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EVALUATIVE QUESTIONS WE WOULD L IKE YOU TO F ILL OUT FOR THE APPLICATION. (THESE QUESTIONS ARE USUALLY USED TO TEST

YOUR SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE WITH SAID -POSIT ION)

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

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