questions for a job interview

1- How would you describe yourself?

2- Why did you leave your last job?

3- What are your long range and short range goals and objectives?

4- What specific goals other than those related to your occupation, have you established for yourself for the next ten years?

5- What do you see yourself doing five years from now? Ten years from now?

6- What do you really want to do in life?

7- What are your long range career objectives?

8- How do you plan to achieve your career goals?

9- What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?

10- What do you expect to be earning in five years?

11- Why did you choose this career?

12- Can you explain this gap in your employment history?

13- How well do you work with people? Do you prefer working alone or in teams?

14- How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict?

15- Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor? How did you resolve the conflict?

16- What's more important to you -- the work itself or how much you're paid for doing it.

17- What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

18- How would a good friend describe you?

19- Describe the best job you've ever had.

20- Describe the best supervisor you've ever had.

21- What would your last boss say about your work performance?

22- What motivates you to go the extra mile on a project or job?

23- Why should I hire you?

24- What makes you qualified for this position?

25- What qualifications do you have that make you successful in this career?

26- How do you determine or evaluate success?

27- What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like ours?

28- In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?

29- Do you have any hobbies? What do you do in your spare time?

30- Have you ever been fired or forced to resign?

31- What qualities should a successful manager possess?

32- Do you consider yourself a leader?

33- What are the attributes of a good leader?

34- Describe the workload in your current (or most recent) job.

35- Which is more important: creativity or efficiency? Why?

36- What's the most recent book you've read?

37- Describe the relationship that should exist between the supervisor and those reporting to him or her?

38- What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?

39- Describe the most rewarding experience of your career thus far.

40- If you were hiring a job-seeker for this position, what qualities would you look for?

41- Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?

42- In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?

43- How do you work under pressure?

44- Are you good at delegating tasks?

45- What's one of the hardest decisions you've ever had to make?

46- How well do you adapt to new situations?

47- Why did you decide to seek a position in this company?

48- What can you tell us about our company?

49- What interests you about our products?

50- What do you know about our competitors?

51- What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

52- Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?

53- What are your expectations regarding promotions and salary increases?

54- What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you hope to work?

55- Do you have a geographic preference? Why?

56- Are you willing to relocate?

57- Are you willing to travel for the job?

58- Why do you think you might like to live in the community in which our company is located?

59- What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?

60- What have you learned from your mistakes?

61- What have you accomplished that shows your initiative and willingness to work?

62- What do you know about your country?

63- Have you ever dreamed to live abroad?

64- Would you accept an invitation to have dinner with your boss?

65- What would you do if you were in my place?

66- Are you available to start tomorrow?