General Questions
• Tell us about yourself/ your background.
• What are the three major characteristics that you bring to the job market?
• What motivates you to do a good job?
• What two or three things are most important to you at work?
• What qualities do you think are essential to be successful in this kind of work?
• What courses did you attend? What job certifications do you hold?
• What subjects/courses did you excel in? Why?
• What subjects/courses gave you trouble? Why?
• How does your previous work experience prepare you for this position?
• How do you define 'success'?
• What has been your most significant accomplishment to date?
• Describe a challenge you encountered and how you dealt with it.
• Describe a failure and how you dealt with it.
• Describe the 'ideal' job... the 'ideal' supervisor.
• What leadership roles have you held?
• What prejudices do you hold?
• What do you like to do in your spare time?
• What are your career goals (a) 3 years from now; (b) 10 years from now?
• How does this position match your career goals?
• What have you done in the past year to improve yourself?
• In what areas do you feel you need further education and training to be successful?
• What do you know about our company?
• Why do you want to work for this company. Why should we hire you?
• Where do you see yourself fitting in to this organization ...initially? ...in 5 years?
• Why are you looking for a new job?
• How do you feel about re-locating?
• Are you willing to travel?
• What are your salary requirements?
• When would you be available to start if you were selected?