50 interview questions and answers.docx

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50interviewquestionsandanswers

1.50interviewquestionsandanswers,reallyhelpful!

Goodluckwithyourinterview.

ThisisthemostcomprehensivelistofquestionscommonlyaskedinJobInterviews,whytheyareasked,iftheyhaveanyhiddenmotivesandexactlyhowtoanswerthem!

Thislistofwassourcedfromseveralwebsitesontheinternetandcompiledforyourconvenience.Iknowfirsthandhowdifficultitistofindsuchabiglistofquestions,becausehavinggonethroughmanyoftheselists,Ifoundthatthemajorityofthequestionswereduplicates,andafterabout20-30questions,itwasallthesamequestionsgivenindifferentword.

Anywaywithoutfurtherado,hereitis!

1.WhyDoYouWantToWorkForUs?

2.Whatinterestsyouaboutthisjob?

3.Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?

4.Whatchallengesareyoulookingforinthisposition?

5.Whowasyourbestbossandwhowastheworst?

6.Whydidyouchoosethisparticularcareerpath?

7.Whatareyouraspirationsbeyondthisjob?

8.Whydoyouthinkthisindustrywouldsustainyourinterestinthelonghaul?

9.Tellmeaboutyourself.

10.Whathasbeenthebiggestdisappointmentinyourlife?

11.Whatareyourpetpeeves?

12.Ifyoucouldrelivethelast10yearsofyourlife.

13.Howhasyoureducationpreparedyouforyourcareer?

14.Whenwasthelasttimeyouwereangryandwhathappened?

15.Howdoyouevaluatesuccess?

16.Whatarethemajorreasonsforyoursuccess?

17.Describeatypicalworkweekforyou.

18.Howwouldyoudescribethepaceatwhichyouwork?

19.Giveusanexampleofasituationwhereyoudidn'tmeetyourgoalsorobjectives.

20.Givemeproofofyourpersuasiveness.

21.Wouldyourcurrentbossdescribeyouasthetypeofpersonwhogoesthatextramile?

22.Giveusanexampleofasituationwhereyoufacedconflictordifficultcommunicationproblems

23.Haveyoueverhadaconflictwithabossorprofessor?

Howwasitresolved?

24.Ifyouknowyourbossis100%wrongaboutsomething,howwouldyouhandlethis?

25.Wheredoyouseeyourselfin3/5/10yearstime?

26.Howdoyouplantoachievethosegoals?

27.Whatdrivesyoutoachieveyourobjectives?

28.Whatareyoulookingforinyournextjob?

Whatisimportanttoyou?

29.Whatwouldyourcurrentmanagersayareyourstrengths?

30.Whatwouldyourcurrentmanagersayareyourweaknesses?

31.Areyouoverqualifiedforthisjob?

32.Whyshouldwegiveyouthisjob?

33.We'reconsideringtwoothercandidatesforthisposition.Whyshouldwehireyouratherthansomeoneelse?

34.Whatwouldyoudoifoneofourcompetitorsofferedyouaposition?

35.Whatareyourbiggestaccomplishments?

36.Whatdidyoulike/dislikeaboutyourlastjob?

37.Canyouworkunderpressure?

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38.Whatenvironmentsallowyoutobeespeciallyeffective?

39.Whatdoyoufindarethemostdifficultdecisionstomake?

40.Giveusanexampleofwhenyouhaveworkedtoanunreasonabledeadlineorbeenfacedwithahugechallenge.

41.Tellmeaboutaspecialcontributionyouhavemadetoyouremployer.

42.Whatisthemostdifficultsituationyouhavefaced?

43.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtodealwithaniratecustomer.Howdidyouhandlethesituation?

44.Howdoyoutakedirection?

45.Whatcolourisyourbrain?

46.Doyoupreferworkinginateamoronyourown?

47.Whatdoyourworkcolleaguesthinkofyou?

48.Tellmeaboutyoursalaryexpectations.

49.Whatwillyoudoifyoudon'tgetthisposition?

50.Whatisthefirstthingyouwouldchange,ifyouweretostartworkhere?

Question1:

WhyDoYouWantToWorkForUs?

It’srareforaninterviewnottoincludethisquestion.

Thegoodnewsisthatit’saneasyonetopreparefor.

Mostcompanieswanttorecruitpeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutthecompanyanditsproducts.Theydon’twantpeopleontheteamwho“endeduptherebyaccident”.Sothisisyourchancetoshowwhyworkingforthecompanyisimportanttoyouandwhyyouthinkyouwillfitin.

Theywillbelookingforevidencethatyoucanmakeacontributionandwillbeabletogrowintotheroletheyarerecruiting.

Thisquestionisdesignedtoscreenoutcandidateswhoaren’tseriousaboutthecompanyormaybeusingitasastop-gap,whiletheylookforsomethingbetter.

It’salsoyourchancetomakethemostofthecompanyresearchyouhavedone.Youcanusethisopportunitytoaddcommentsthatshowyouunderstandthecompany’spositioninthemarketplace;theroleofitscompetitorsandanychallengesitmaybefacing.

SampleAnswer:

“I'mnotlookingforjustanotherpaycheck.Ienjoymyworkandamproudofmyprofession.Yourcompanyproducesasuperiorproduct/providesasuperiorservice.Isharethevaluesthatmakethispossible,whichshouldenablemetofitinandcomplementtheteam."

Question2:

Whatinterestsyouaboutthisjob?

Whenyou'reaskedwhatinterestsyouaboutthepositionyouareinterviewingfor,thebestwaytorespondistodescribethequalificationslistedinthejobposting,thenconnectthemtoyourskillsandexperience.Thatway,theemployerwillseethatyouknowaboutthejobyou'reinterviewingfor（noteveryonedoes）andthatyouhavethequalificationsnecessarytodothejob.

Forexample,ifyouwereinterviewingforaHumanResourcesManagerjobwhereyouwouldberesponsibleforrecruiting,orientation,andtraining,youwillwanttodiscusshowyouwereresponsibleforthesefunctionsinyourpastpositions,andwhyyouareinterestedincontinuingtodevelopyourexpertiseinHumanResourcesmanagement.

AnotherexamplewouldbeifyouwereinterviewingforaProgrammer/Analystposition.Inthatcase,youwouldmentionyourinterestinlearningandexcellingatnewtechnologies,yourexperienceinprogrammingbothnewapplications,andyourinterestinandyourabilitytoproblemsolve.

Inallcases,youwillwanttoconveyyourenthusiasmfortheopportunitytointerview,alongwithyoursolidabilitytodothejob.

Question3:

WhatdoyouknowaboutOurCompany?

Atypicaljobinterviewquestion,askedtofindouthowmuchcompanyresearchyouhaveconducted,is"Whatdoyouknowaboutthiscompany?

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Prepareinadvance,andinaword,research,so,youcanproviderelevantandcurrentinformationaboutyourprospectiveemployertotheinterviewer.Startbyresearchingthecompanyonline.Reviewthe"AboutUs"sectionofthecompanywebsite.Googlethecompany,readblogsthatmentionit,andcheckDiscussionBoardsandsocialnetworkingsites.

Usetheinformationyouhavegatheredtocreateabulletedlistofrelevantinformationthatyoucaneasilyrememberduringtheinterview.Takingthetimetoresearchwillhelpyoumakeagoodimpressionwithhowmuchyouknowaboutthecompany.

Question4:

Whatchallengesareyoulookingforinthisposition?

Atypicalinterviewquestiontodeterminewhatyouarelookingforyourinnextjob,andwhetheryouwouldbeagoodfitforthepositionbeinghiredfor,is"Whatchallengesareyoulookingforinaposition?

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Thebestwaytoanswerquestionsaboutthechallengesyouareseekingistodiscusshowyouwouldliketobeabletoeffectivelyutilizeyourskillsandexperienceifyouwerehiredforthejob.

Youcanalsomentionthatyouaremotivatedbychallenges,havetheabilitytoeffectivelymeetchallenges,andhavetheflexibilityandskillsnecessarytohandleachallengingjob.

Youcancontinuebydescribingspecificexamplesofchallengesyouhavemetandgoalsyouhaveachievedinthepast.

Question5:

Whowasyourbestbossandwhowastheworst?

I'velearnedfromeachbossI'vehad.FromthegoodonesIlearntwhattodo,fromthechallengingones-whatnottodo.

Earlyinmycareer,Ihadamentorwhohelpedmeagreatdeal,westillstayintouch.I'vehonestlylearnedsomethingfromeachbossI'vehad.

Question6:

Whathaveyoubeendoingsinceyourlastjob?

Ifyouhaveanemploymentgaponyourresume,theinterviewerwillprobablyaskyouwhatyouhavebeendoingwhileyouwereoutofwork.

Thebestwaytoanswerthisquestionistobehonest,butdohaveananswerprepared.Youwillwanttolettheinterviewerknowthatyouwerebusyandactive,regardlessofwhetheryouwereoutofworkbychoice,orotherwise.

AsIsaid,itdoesn'treallymatterwhatyoudid,aslongasyouhaveanexplanation.Hiringmanagersunderstandthatpeoplelosetheirjob-itcanhappentoanyone-andit'snotalwayseasytofindanewjobfast.Also,therearelegitimatenon-employmentreasonsforbeingoutoftheworkforce.

Question7:

Whydidyouchoosethisparticularcareerpath?

Sometimesininterviews,youwillbeaskedquestionsthatlendthemselvestobeansweredvaguelyorwithlengthyexplanations.Takethisopportunitytodirectyouranswerinawaythatconnectsyouwiththepositionandcompany,besuccinctandsupportyouranswerwithappropriatespecificexamples.

SampleAnswer:

"IchoseadvertisingbecauseIhavealwaysbeenastrongcommunicatorwithagoodeyefordesign.Ihaveaparticularinterestincreatingdynamiceye-catchingpiecesthatsupportanewproductbeingintroducedtothemarket.Ialsolikethefast-pacedhigh-energyenvironmentthatseemstobecommonplaceintheadvertisingindustry."

Advice:

Youranswerneedstoconvincetheinterviewersthatyourskillsareexactlywhattheywant.Theywanttoknowifyouhavearealisticviewofwhatitisliketoworkintheirindustry.Bespecific;showthemthattheirindustryandyourcareergoalsareinsync.

Question8:

Whatareyouraspirationsbeyondthisjob?

Again,don'tfallintothetrapofspecifyingjobtitles.Sticktoanaturalprogressionyouseeasplausible.Howshouldthisjobgrowforthegoodoftheorganization?

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