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Tough Interview Questions

The document provides sample interview questions organized into several categories: questions about co-workers and supervisors, questions about abilities, questions about yourself, questions about career goals, and general questions. The questions probe how the candidate has handled various work situations and relationships, their strengths and weaknesses, personal interests and goals, and motivation for the role.

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Tough Interview Questions

The document provides sample interview questions organized into several categories: questions about co-workers and supervisors, questions about abilities, questions about yourself, questions about career goals, and general questions. The questions probe how the candidate has handled various work situations and relationships, their strengths and weaknesses, personal interests and goals, and motivation for the role.

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Tough Interview Questions

Questions About Co-Workers and Supervisors - Best Answers

 Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a co-worker who wasn't doing his/her
fair share of the work. What did you do and what was the outcome?
 Give me an example of a time when you took the time to share a co-worker's or
supervisor's achievements with others?
 Tell me about a time that you didn't work well with a supervisor. What was the
outcome and how would you have changed the outcome?
 Have you worked with someone you didn't like? If so, how did you handle it?
 Tell me about a time that you helped someone.
 Tell me about a time that you misjudged a person.
 How do you get along with older (younger) co-workers?

Questions About Your Abilities - Best Answers

 Describe a decision you made that was a failure. What happened and why?
 Tell me about a time that you worked conveying technical information to a
nontechnical audience.
 Tell me about a time that you worked with data, interpreting data, and presenting data.
 Why do you think you will be successful at this job?
 Tell me about a time that you participated in a team, what was your role?
 Tell me about a time when you were faced with conflicting priorities. How did you
determine the top priority?
 Tell me about a time when you failed.

Questions About Yourself - Best Answers

 What would you do differently if you could start your working life over?
 How do you balance life and work?
 What is your preferred way to communication - instant message, phone, or email?
 Do you check voicemail and email when on vacation?
 What is your favorite book? How about your favorite movie?
 What historical figure do you admire and why?
 If you could choose anyone (alive or deceased) to have lunch with, who would it be?
 If you could be any animal on a carousel what would you pick and why?
 What did you do during this six month gap in employment?
 What do you love?
 What led you to this point in your life?
 Do you consider yourself successful?
 What inspires you in a job?

Questions About Your Career Goals - Best Answers

 Start with your graduation from college and explanation the rationale behind each of
your career moves.
 Also explain the thinking process that went into making each if those decisions.
 How many hours a day/week do you need to work to get the job done?
 If you stayed with your current company, what would be your next move?
 How do you measure success?
 Describe your dream job.
 Describe a job that would be your worst nightmare.
 If you were the CEO of this company what would be the top two things that you
would do?

General Questions

 It's your dime.


 Convince me to hire you.
 Why shouldn't I hire you?
 What is your favorite game?

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