Stages of the Interview | Frequently Asked Interview Questions | Questions to Ask | Online Practice Interview

Frequently Asked Interview Questions - You should be able to answer these questions particularly as they relate to the position for which you are interviewing.
  1. Tell me about yourself?

  2. Why do you want to leave your current job?

  3. What are you looking for in a new job?

  4. What were your major responsibilities and how was your performance evaluated?

  5. What kind of constructive criticism did you receive? What have you done with it?

  6. What do you consider to be your major accomplishments in your current job/past jobs?

  7. What is there about your current job that you don’t particularly like or agree with?

  8. What types of decisions are most difficult for you to make?

  9. What was the most difficult obstacle you had to overcome in your current job?

  10.  When presented with a problem, how do you go about solving it?

  11.  What area of your skills do you want to improve at this time?

  12.  Are you willing to take calculated risks when necessary? Describe a situation where you had to take a risk? What was it and what were the results?

  13.  Can you provide an example of a time when you were rejected? How did you handle it?

  14.  Describe a situation where your work was criticized?

  15.  What kinds of people do you like to work with? What kinds of people do you find it difficult to work with?

  16.  What character traits do you most value in people? Why?

  17.  How would you describe your personality? What are your strengths and weaknesses?

  18.  What future academic or professional training do you feel you would benefit from?

  19.  What are your goals for the future?

  20.  What do you know about our company?

  21.  How many hours per day/per week are you willing to work?

  22. What is your current salary and how much money do you want to make in a new job?

  23. What skills would you want to gain in this position?

  24. Why should we hire you?