Interview Questions
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why are you looking for a new opportunity now?
3. What are your strengths?
4. What is your greatest weakness?
5. How would your current (or last) boss describe you?
6. Describe the attributes of the worst boss you ever had.
7. Describe a conflict or disagreement you have had at work and explain how you
handled it.
8. How do you react to criticism?
9. Why do you want to leave your current employer?
10. What was your most important contribution to your last (or current) employer?
11. What accomplishment in your life are you most proud?
12. Why should we hire you over other finalists for this position?
13. What motivates you?
14. How do you motivate others to achieve their personal best?
Tricky Questions
15. How do you manage your time and prioritize tasks?
16. Where do you expect to be in five years’ time?
Behavioral Based Interviewing
17. SKILL: Coping
QUESTION: Describe a high-pressure situation you had to handle at work or school. What happened, who
was involved and what did you do in terms of resolution?
18. SKILL: Tolerance of Ambiguity
QUESTION: Give an example of a time when you had to deal
with frequent and unexpected changes. What does this say
about your ability to work in an ambiguous or unstructured
circumstance?
19. SKILL: Versatility
QUESTION: In work situations, as in life, we sometimes have to
compromise to make things happen. Tell me about a time when you
felt it necessary to compromise your own immediate interests in order
to be flexible and tolerant of another’s needs.
20. SKILL: Energizing
QUESTION: Give an example of a time when your positive attitude caused others to be motivated or energized
into action. Be specific.
21. SKILL: Team Building
QUESTION: Building a team spirit to get results is often difficult. Tell me about a time when you had your
greatest success in building a team spirit. What specific results did the team accomplish?
22. SKILL: Influence
QUESTION: (1) Give an example when you first used fact and reason to persuade others to take action. Be
specific. (2) Give an example of a time when your communication skills were powerful enough to enable you to
influence the way others thought or acted, even in a very difficult situation.
23. SKILL: Analytical
QUESTION: Give an example where you actively designed several solutions to a single problem.
24. SKILL: Creativity
QUESTION: Give an example of a situation where you were inventive and explored new ways of thinking.
What was the
outcome?
25. SKILL: Decision Making/Decisiveness
QUESTION: (1) Give an example of how you reached a practical business decision by an organized review of
the facts and weighing of options. (2) Give an example of a situation when you had to stand up for a decision you
made even though it made you unpopular.
26. SKILL: Commitment to Tasks
QUESTION: (1) Describe a time in which you were able to be very persistent in order to reach goals. (2) Give
an example of any specific time in which you found it necessary to give long hours to the job.
27. SKILL: Goal Setting
QUESTION: What has been your experience in defining long and short-range goals? Tell me what specific
goal was set, how was it set, and how successful you were
in its achievement?
28. SKILL: Organization and Planning
QUESTION: Many positions have well-established, standard methods to help you do the job. Give an example
of a time when you found a systematic method for solving work problems to be a good routine to follow. How
did your planning help you deal with the unexpected?
29. SKILL: Interaction
QUESTION: Being skillful in dealing with others on the job is an important factor in being productive.
Describe a time when you were successful in dealing with another person because you built a trusting and
harmonious relationship.
30. SKILL: Spoken Communication
QUESTION: Careful listening and effective communication go hand in hand. Tell about a specific time when
your ability to listen helped you communicate better. Tell about a specific experience of yours that illustrates
your ability to influence others verbally.
31. SKILL: Written Communication
QUESTION: In some jobs, it is necessary to document
work thoroughly. Give an example of a project you
completed that required detailed written documentation.
TIP ON ANSWERING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What are your strengths – you toot your own horn by telling your most significant strengths. (sharing that you can
devour 1 plate of food in a single minute doesn’t count as a strength in a job interview) (you don’t have to say that
you can finish reading a novel in one sitting) or (you are the best player of chess in your class) Make sure to
indicate strengths that are related to the job you are applying for. What are the skills need in that position?
Social worker (What is the job description?)
Communication skills
Compassion
Empathy
Decision making
2. What is your greatest weakness? – “I work too hard” “I’m too industrious.” I pay too much attention to details
that’s why
