Do you want to demonstrate confidence and preparation in your next job interview?
You can use this list of interview questions to prepare some answers or to practice with a friend. It can be hard to guess which questions the interviewers will ask, as this will be affected by the country, culture and the type of position. Therefore I would recommend preparing for a great variety of questions.
Top 10:
- What interests you in the role you are applying for?
- Tell me about yourself.
- Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
- What’s Your Dream Job?
- How would some of your closest friends describe you?
- How Would Your Boss and Coworkers Describe You?
- What Makes You Unique?
- How Do You Deal With Pressure or Stressful Situations?
- What Are Your Salary Expectations?
- How Do You Prioritize Your Work?
10 more unusual ones:
- What Should I Know That’s Not on Your Resume?
- What Do You Think We Could Do Better or Differently?
- What Do You Like to Do Outside of Work?
- How do you celebrate success?
- How Do You Like to Be Managed?
- Sell Me This Pen
- How do you respond when a co-worker challenges you?
- Why should we hire you?
- Why should we not hire you?
- What differentiates you from our other candidates?
And 80 more…
- What Motivates You?
- Tell me about a mistake you made.
- Why are you leaving your current job?
- Where did you bring a project to the next level?
- What is your greatest professional achievement?
- What Other Companies Are You Interviewing With?
- How would some of your closest friends describe you?
- What are your strengths?
- What are your weaknesses?
- What Would Your First 30, 60, or 90 Days Look Like in This Role?
- What Are You Passionate About?
- When Can You Start?
- Are You Willing to Relocate?
- How Many Tennis Balls Can You Fit Into a Limousine?
- If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?
- What’s something you’ve achieved that you’re most proud of and why?
- Who are some of your top role models, why do they inspire you?
- How do you respond when a co-worker challenges you?
- Have you ever had to change your behaviour, either at work or home, if so, why, and how did you change?
- How do you recover from failure?
- When have you felt demotivated, and what did you do to overcome this?
- What are your goals for the future?
- What kind of behaviour makes you angry/annoyed?
- What makes you uncomfortable?
- What is your ideal working environment?
- What commonly accepted view do you disagree with and why?
- What are some positive things your last boss would say about you?
- Are you a morning person?
- How would a good friend describe you?
- Are you more of a leader or a follower?
- Do you have a personal mission statement?
- What do you like most about yourself?
- How long do you expect to work for this company?
- How do you keep yourself organized?
- What character traits would your friends use to describe you?
- What is your favorite movie of all time and why?
- What are three skills or traits you wish you had?
- Describe your perfect company.
- Do you prefer to work alone or on a team?
- What is your proudest achievement?
- How do you want to improve yourself in the upcoming year?
- Who are your heroes?
- What is your favorite memory from childhood?
- What is your favorite website?
- When were you most satisfied in a previous job?
- What’s the last book you read?
- What is the best job you ever had?
- What is your greatest fear?
- What was your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?
- What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from a mistake you’ve made?
- If you won a $10 million lottery, would you still work?
- What was the last project you led and what was the outcome?
- Describe a time when your boss was wrong. How did you handle the situation?
- How would you feel about reporting to a person younger than you?
- Describe a time you went above and beyond at work.
- Tell me about the last mistake you made.
- What do you want to accomplish in the first 30 days of this job?
- Describe a time you got angry at work.
- Describe a time when you had to give a person difficult feedback.
- Describe a time when you disagreed with your boss.
- Would you ever lie for a company?
- Tell me about how you dealt with a difficult challenge in the workplace.
- What do you really think about your previous boss?
- What has been the most rewarding experience of your career thus far?
- How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
- Describe a time you chose to not help a teammate.
- Describe a time you went out of your way to help somebody.
- Describe a time when your work was criticized?
- What do you want to accomplish in the first 90 days of this job?
- Do you think you could have done better in your last job?
- How would you fire someone?
- If you suddenly gained the ability to time travel, what’s the first thing you’d do?
- If you could get rid of any US state, which would you choose and why?
- Which is more important, creativity or efficiency?
- Is it better to be good and on time or perfect and late with your work?
- How many times per day do a clock’s hands overlap?
- How many stacked pennies would equal the height of the Empire State Building?
- How trustworthy are the people around you?
- What questions do you have?