Sunday, November 17, 2013

IPMA, PMP, Prince(2) Sample Project Book!

As part of my IPMA-Level D diploma and certification we have to submit work book (a sample project). I am sharing it so that if any one need it they can download and see sample. Please feel free to give your feedback.

Please note that all names, references and data figures are imaginary.

Click here to download as PDF file!

Sunday, May 5, 2013

100+ Potential Interview Questions


Basic Interview Questions:
  1. Tell us about yourself.
  2. Why do you want this job?
  3. Why should I hire you?
  4. How do you think you’re the best candidate for this job?
  5. What’s your strength?
  6. What are your abilities you’re proud at?
  7. What are your major weaknesses?
  8. Where do you see yourself after five years?
  9. What’s in your opinion is an ideal company?
  10. What made you to apply for job in this company?
  11. What do you like least about your last job?
  12. What was the best part in your last job?
  13. When were you most satisfied in your career?
  14. What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?
  15. What was your job description in last job?
  16. Why are you leaving your present employer?
  17. How well you know about this industry?
  18. What do you know about our company?
  19. What do you know about our target market?
  20. What do you know about our competitors?
  21. Are you willing to relocate?
  22. Do you have any questions for us?

Behavioral Questions:
  1. What was your last project and how did it go?
  2. Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work.
  3. Which of your work was ever criticized?
  4. How did you feel when your work was criticized?
  5. Have you ever been on a team where you had to carry someone else? How did you handle it?
  6. Have you ever happened to give someone difficult feedback? How was it?
  7. What was your greatest failure?
  8. What did you learn from your failures?
  9. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
  10. How do you handle a situation when you actually disagree with the supervisor on something?
  11. What was the most difficult period in your career?
  12. What did you learn from difficult times in career?
  13. What was your biggest mistake and how did you handle?
  14. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
  15. Tell us about a conflict on the job which you successfully handled.
  16. 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?
  17. Can you perform better under pressure?
  18. If you’re working under pressure, what would you compromise on; quality or quantity?
  19. Are you a hard worker or a smart worker?
  20. What would you do if you happen to find your company involved in something against law?
  21. What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
  22. Have you ever made a difficult decision ever? How did it go?
  23. Describe how you will handle a situation if you’re given a deadline and you know you need some more time?
  24. If you’re hired and a competitor makes an offer to you; what would you do?

Salary Related Questions:
  1. What salary you’re looking for?
  2. What makes you feel that you deserve this amount of salary?
  3. What was your last drawn salary?
  4. Can you provide previous salary slip for verification?
  5. 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?

Career Development Questions:

  1. What’s your plan for career development?
  2. What are your career goals for next year?
  3. What are your career goals for next five years?
  4. What kind of goals would you have in mind with this job?
  5. What would be the comments of your previous supervisor about your performance?
  6. How you keep yourself updated about the industry trends?
  7. What’s latest news in your industry?


Workplace Related Questions:
  1. Are you a team player?
  2. When you provide maximum output, i.e. in isolation or in a team?
  3. How much time will it take for you to get adapted to the new work environment?
  4. How will you earn credibility quickly with the team?
  5. How will you manage your subordinates who are difficult to deal with?
  6. Can you do late sitting?
  7. Can you work on weekends in case if it’s a deadline?
  8. How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution to our organization?
  9. What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
  10. If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?

Tricky Questions That You Must Answer While Being Highly Attentive:
  1. What’s your work style?
  2. What is your ideal working environment?
  3. Do you like listening to the music while working?
  4. What do you look for in terms of culture — structured or entrepreneurial?
  5. Give examples of ideas you’ve had or implemented at workplace?
  6. What tools and tricks do you use to keep yourself organized?
  7. Are you a pig picture person or a detailed oriented one?
  8. If you have to hire one, who would you consider; a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?
  9. What is your biggest achievement so far?
  10. Who was your favorite supervisor and why?
  11. What do you think of your previous boss?
  12. Who is your ideal in professional career and why?
  13. Was there a person in your career who really made a difference?
  14. What kind of people do you work best with and why?
  15. What’s your pride?
  16. What do you like to do when there’s no work at workplace?
  17. What is your lifelong dream?
  18. What’s your ultimate career goal?
  19. What is your personal mission statement?
  20. What are the best comments of your ex boss about you?
  21. What negative things would your last boss say about you?
  22. What three character traits would your friends use to describe you?
  23. What are three positive character traits you don’t have?
  24. If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?
  25. List five words that describe your character.
  26. Who has impacted you most in your career and how?
  27. What is your greatest fear?
  28. What is your biggest regret and why?
  29. What’s the most important thing you learned in school?
  30. What’s the most important thing you learned in college/university?
  31. Why did you choose this particular major?
  32. What’s missing in your present/last job?
  33. What is your greatest non career related achievement?
  34. What are the qualities of a good leader in your opinion?
  35. Who do you think is a bad leader?
  36. Do you think a leader should be feared or liked? Why?
  37. How do you feel about taking no for an answer?
  38. How would you feel about working under someone who knows less than you?
  39. How do you rate me as an interviewer?
  40. Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn’t want me to know.
  41. Tell me the difference between good and exceptional worker?
  42. Which car do you drive?
  43. Which places in the world you want to visit?
  44. What’s the last book you read?
  45. What magazines do you subscribe to?
  46. What’s the best movie you’ve seen so far?  Why is that best?
  47. What would you do if you won the lottery?
  48. Who is your hero?
  49. What do you like to do for fun?
  50. What do you do in your spare time?
  51. What is your favorite memory from childhood?
  52. Are you brand conscious?
  53. Which is your favorite clothing brand?

Brainteasers That Might Be Part of an Interview Session:
  1. How many seconds are there in a day?
  2. Which is the most expensive metal in world?
  3. Which is important to excel in career; luck or mind?
  4. How many times do a clock’s hands overlap in a day?
  5. How would you weigh a plane without scales?
  6. What are 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing?
  7. Sell me a car!
  8. If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?
  9. Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?
  10. If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why?