Interview Questions

o Tell me about yourself.

o What are your strengths?
o What are your weaknesses?
o Why do you want this job?
o Where would you like to be in your career five years from
now?
o What's your ideal company?
o What attracted you to this company?
Basic Interview o Why should we hire you?
Questions: o What did you like least about your last job?
o When were you most satisfied in your job?
o What can you do for us that other candidates can't? 
o What were the responsibilities of your last position?  
o Why are you leaving your present job?
o What do you know about this industry?  
o What do you know about our company? 
o Are you willing to relocate?  
o Do you have any questions for me?
Behavioral o What was the last project you headed up, and what was its
Interview outcome? 
Questions: o Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above
and beyond the call of duty at work. 
o Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? 
o Have you ever been on a team where someone was not
pulling their own weight? How did you handle it? 
o Tell me about a time when you had to give someone
difficult feedback. How did you handle it? 
o What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from
it? 
o What irritates you about other people, and how do you
deal with it? 
o If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something
that you disagreed with, what would you do?
o What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did
you deal with it? 
o Give me an example of a time you did something wrong.
How did you handle it? 
o What irritates you about other people, and how do you
deal with it? 
o Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on
the job. 
o If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare
steak and they brought it to you well done, what would you
do? 
o If you found out your company was doing something
 against the law, like fraud, what would you do? 
o What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you
resolve the issue? 
o What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last
two years and how did you come to that decision?
o Describe how you would handle a situation if you were
required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and
there was no conceivable way that you could finish them. 
o What salary are you seeking?
Salary o What's your salary history?
Questions: o If I were to give you this salary you requested but let you
write your job description for the next year, what would it
say?
o What are you looking for in terms of career development? 
Career o How do you want to improve yourself in the next year?
Development o What kind of goals would you have in mind if you got this
Questions: job? 
o If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you
additional training or exposure, what would she suggest?
o How would you go about establishing your credibility
quickly with the team?
Getting Started o How long will it take for you to make a significant
Questions: contribution?
o What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of
this job?
o If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy
for the first 90 days?
More About You: o How would you describe your work style? 
o What would be your ideal working situation? 
o What do you look for in terms of culture -- structured or
entrepreneurial? 
o Give examples of ideas you've had or implemented.
o What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself
organized?   
o If you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a
big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?  
o Tell me about your proudest achievement.  
o Who was your favorite manager and why?  
o What do you think of your previous boss? 
o Was there a person in your career who really made a
difference? 
o What kind of personality do you work best with and why?  
o What are you most proud of? 
o What do you like to do?  
o What are your lifelong dreams?  
o What do you ultimately want to become? 
 o What is your personal mission statement?   
o What are three positive things your last boss would say
about you?  
o What negative thing would your last boss say about you? 
o What three character traits would your friends use to
describe you? 
o What are three positive character traits you don't have?  
o If you were interviewing someone for this position, what
traits would you look for?  
o List five words that describe your character.   
o Who has impacted you most in your career and how? 
o What is your greatest fear? 
o What is your biggest regret and why?   
o What's the most important thing you learned in school? 
o Why did you choose your major?  
o What will you miss about your present/last job?  
o What is your greatest achievement outside of work?  
o What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?  
o Do you think a leader should be feared or liked?     
o How do you feel about taking no for an answer?  
o How would you feel about working for someone who
knows less than you? 
o How do you think I rate as an interviewer? 
o Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn't want me to
know.  
o Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.  
o What kind of car do you drive? 
o There's no right or wrong answer, but if you could be
anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? 
o What's the last book you read?  
o What magazines do you subscribe to? 
o What's the best movie you've seen in the last year?  
o What would you do if you won the lottery? 
o Who are your heroes?
o What do you like to do for fun? 
o What do you do in your spare time? 
o What is your favourite memory from childhood? 
Brainteaser o How many times do a clock's hands overlap in a day?
Questions: o How would you weigh a plane without scales?
o Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.
o Sell me this pencil.
o If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?
o Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?
o If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be
and why? 
 o If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one
would you get rid of and why? 
o With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my
shoes.
Others:
- What is my greatest success and failure in life?
- Tell me more about your past experience. How can it help you in your current job?
- What do you hope to specialise in?
- Why do you want to go overseas to further your studies?
- Tell me about your Penang experience. How does it help you now?