Basic Interview Questions:
- Tell us about yourself.
- Why do you want this job?
- Why should I hire you?
- How do you think you’re the best candidate for this job?
- What’s your strength?
- What are your abilities you’re proud at?
- What are your major weaknesses?
- Where do you see yourself after five years?
- What’s in your opinion is an ideal company?
- What made you to apply for job in this company?
- What do you like least about your last job?
- What was the best part in your last job?
- When were you most satisfied in your career?
- What can you do for us that other candidates can’t?
- What was your job description in last job?
- Why are you leaving your present employer?
- How well you know about this industry?
- What do you know about our company?
- What do you know about our target market?
- What do you know about our competitors?
- Are you willing to relocate?
- Do you have any questions for us?
Behavioral Questions:
- What was your last project and how did it go?
- Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work.
- Which of your work was ever criticized?
- How did you feel when your work was criticized?
- Have you ever been on a team where you had to carry someone else? How did you handle it?
- Have you ever happened to give someone difficult feedback? How was it?
- What was your greatest failure?
- What did you learn from your failures?
- What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
- How do you handle a situation when you actually disagree with the supervisor on something?
- What was the most difficult period in your career?
- What did you learn from difficult times in career?
- What was your biggest mistake and how did you handle?
- What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
- Tell us about a conflict on the job which you successfully handled.
- 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?
- Can you perform better under pressure?
- If you’re working under pressure, what would you compromise on; quality or quantity?
- Are you a hard worker or a smart worker?
- What would you do if you happen to find your company involved in something against law?
- What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
- Have you ever made a difficult decision ever? How did it go?
- Describe how you will handle a situation if you’re given a deadline and you know you need some more time?
- If you’re hired and a competitor makes an offer to you; what would you do?
Salary Related Questions:
- What salary you’re looking for?
- What makes you feel that you deserve this amount of salary?
- What was your last drawn salary?
- Can you provide previous salary slip for verification?
- 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:
- What’s your plan for career development?
- What are your career goals for next year?
- What are your career goals for next five years?
- What kind of goals would you have in mind with this job?
- What would be the comments of your previous supervisor about your performance?
- How you keep yourself updated about the industry trends?
- What’s latest news in your industry?
Workplace Related Questions:
- Are you a team player?
- When you provide maximum output, i.e. in isolation or in a team?
- How much time will it take for you to get adapted to the new work environment?
- How will you earn credibility quickly with the team?
- How will you manage your subordinates who are difficult to deal with?
- Can you do late sitting?
- Can you work on weekends in case if it’s a deadline?
- How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution to our organization?
- What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
- 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:
- What’s your work style?
- What is your ideal working environment?
- Do you like listening to the music while working?
- What do you look for in terms of culture — structured or entrepreneurial?
- Give examples of ideas you’ve had or implemented at workplace?
- What tools and tricks do you use to keep yourself organized?
- Are you a pig picture person or a detailed oriented one?
- If you have to hire one, who would you consider; a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?
- What is your biggest achievement so far?
- Who was your favorite supervisor and why?
- What do you think of your previous boss?
- Who is your ideal in professional career and why?
- Was there a person in your career who really made a difference?
- What kind of people do you work best with and why?
- What’s your pride?
- What do you like to do when there’s no work at workplace?
- What is your lifelong dream?
- What’s your ultimate career goal?
- What is your personal mission statement?
- What are the best comments of your ex boss about you?
- What negative things would your last boss say about you?
- What three character traits would your friends use to describe you?
- What are three positive character traits you don’t have?
- If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?
- List five words that describe your character.
- Who has impacted you most in your career and how?
- What is your greatest fear?
- What is your biggest regret and why?
- What’s the most important thing you learned in school?
- What’s the most important thing you learned in college/university?
- Why did you choose this particular major?
- What’s missing in your present/last job?
- What is your greatest non career related achievement?
- What are the qualities of a good leader in your opinion?
- Who do you think is a bad leader?
- Do you think a leader should be feared or liked? Why?
- How do you feel about taking no for an answer?
- How would you feel about working under someone who knows less than you?
- How do you rate me as an interviewer?
- Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn’t want me to know.
- Tell me the difference between good and exceptional worker?
- Which car do you drive?
- Which places in the world you want to visit?
- What’s the last book you read?
- What magazines do you subscribe to?
- What’s the best movie you’ve seen so far? Why is that best?
- What would you do if you won the lottery?
- Who is your hero?
- What do you like to do for fun?
- What do you do in your spare time?
- What is your favorite memory from childhood?
- Are you brand conscious?
- Which is your favorite clothing brand?
Brainteasers That Might Be Part of an Interview Session:
- How many seconds are there in a day?
- Which is the most expensive metal in world?
- Which is important to excel in career; luck or mind?
- How many times do a clock’s hands overlap in a day?
- How would you weigh a plane without scales?
- What are 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing?
- Sell me a car!
- If you were an animal, which one would you want to be?
- Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?
- If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why?