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Fifty Common Job Interview Questions
Read through the top 50 common job interview questions below. Prepare sample answers. Practice out loud in front of a friend or a colleague. These tips will calm your nerves, ensure a successful interview, and will eventually lead to your next job.
Notice how these questions correlate with the three things you need to accomplish in the interview: connect, communicate, and close.
Fifty Common Job Interview Questions
Connect:1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Tell me about your experience.
3. What is your most important accomplishment?
4. What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?
5. If you could live your life over again, what one thing would you change?
6. If I were to ask your boss to describe you, what would he or she say?
7. Why did you choose to go to your college?
8. What did you like and dislike about your college?
9. What were your favorite classes? Why?
10. Who were your favorite teachers? Why?
11. Do you have any plans for further education?
Communicate:
12. How would you describe your ideal job?
13. Why did you choose this career or field?
14. When did you decide on this career?
15. Are you a goal-oriented person?
16. What goals do you have in your career?
17. What is your plan to achieve those goals?
18. Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.
19. What are your short-term goals?
20. What is your long-range objective?
21. How do you define success?
22. Describe a situation in which you were successful.
23. Why do you think you can be successful in this career?
24. Would you rather work with information or with people?
25. Would you rather work alone or with a team?
26. What motivates you?
27. What do you see yourself doing 3/5/10 years from now?
28. What title do you want to have ten years from now?
29. Do you handle conflict well?
30. Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or fellow employee? How did you resolve it?
31. What qualities do you feel someone in this position should have?
32. Why do you want to work in this industry?
33. What do you know about our company?
34. What major problem have you had to deal with recently?
35. Do you handle pressure well?
36. What is your greatest strength?
37. What is your greatest weakness?
38. How has your education prepared you for your career?
39. Do you enjoy doing independent research?
40. What was your GPA? Why wasn't it higher?
Close:
41. How much time and/or training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?
42. Why are you interested in our company?
43. Where do you want to live?
44. What do you know about the community where we are located?
45. Why should I hire you?
46. Are you willing to relocate? In the future?
47. Are you willing to travel? How much?
48. What is most important to you in terms of benefits and compensation?
49. How much money would you ideally want?
50. What kind of salary do you need?
In this competitive market, it's not enough to be the best candidate - you have to show them that you are. Rehearse often. Prepare and practice and you will ace the interview.
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