Most Common Interview Questions in an Interview - Various Categories Part 2

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 Self Awareness

1.    How would you describe yourself ?

2.    How do you think a friend or professor who knows you would describe you?

3.    What motivates you to put forth your best effort ?

4.    How do you determine or evaluate success ?

5.    What academic subjects did you like best ? Least ?

6.    What led you to choose the career for which you are preparing ?

7.    What personal characteristics are necessary for succeeding in the career that you are interested in ?

8.    What is your philosophy of life ?

9.    Why have you switched career fields ?

10. What major problems have you encountered in your career and how have you dealt with them ?

11. What have you learnt form your mistakes in your career ?

12. Did you ever have problems with your supervisor / lead in projects in work or college?

13. What part does your family play in your life ?

14. What are the most important rewards you expect in your career ?

15. What is more important to you : money offered, or the type of job ?

16. Do you enjoy working independently ?

17. In what kind of a work environment are you most comfortable ?

18. How would you describe the ideal job for you ?

19. What two or three things are most important to you in your job ?

20. Do you prefer working with others or all by yourself ?

21. What is the highest form of praise for you?

22. What do you expect to earn in 5 years ?

Interests

1.    What are your hobbies ?

2.    What types of books do you read ?

3.    How interested are you in sports ?

General

1.    What qualities should a successful manager possess ?

2.    Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and a subordinate. What 3 accomplishments have given you the greatest satisfaction ?

3.    If you were hiring for this position, what qualities would you look for ?

Education

1.    How has your education prepared you for a career ?

2.    Describe your most rewarding college experience. Why did you select your college or university ?

3.    If you could, would you plan your academic study differently ?

4.    Do you think grades are a good indication of your academic achievement ?

5.    What have you learnt from participation in extracurricular activities ?

6.    Do you have plans for continuing your studies ?

7.    How has your college experience prepared you for this job ?

Career

1.    What do you feel has been your most significant work/school/internship related achievement within the past year or so ?

2.    What are your short-term and long-term goals and objectives ?

3.    What specific goals other than those related to your occupation have you chosen for yourself for the next 10 years ?

4.    What do you see yourself doing 5 years from now ?

5.    What do you really want to do in life ?

6.    How do you plan to achieve your career goals ?

Administrative Skills

1.    Tell me how you go about organizing your work and scheduling your own time. What do you do to ensure that your goals and objectives are met in a timely way?

2.    Describe the most extensive planning that you have ever done.

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Stress Questions

1.    What causes you to lose your temper?

2.    How often have you been absent from school, work or training ?

3.    How do you take harsh criticism?

4.    With your background, we believe that you are overqualified to join this job? What do you think?

5.    What would irritate you most in your manager ?

Skills / Abilities / Qualifications

1.    What do you consider to be your greatest strength ?

2.    Are you creative ? Give an example. What qualifications do you have that makes you think you will be successful ?

3.    Why should we take you ?

4.    What do you know about our company ?

Situational behavior

1.    Tell me about the time you were most persuasive in overcoming resistance to your ideas or point of view.

2.    Tell me about the last time someone made an unreasonable request of you.

3.    Describe the most disappointing and frustrating experience in gaining the support of others for an idea or proposal.

4.    Describe a situation where it was most important for you to display tact and diplomacy.

5.    Tell me about the last time you had a clash or disagreement with someone at school/college/workplace.

6.    Tell me about a time when you felt most frustrated and disappointed at a person with whom you had worked.

7.    Tell me about the last time you were criticized by a supervisor or a professor.

8.    Tell me about the time when you felt most pressured or stressed at work/ school/internship.

9.    In what aspects of your work/internship do you have the most confidence in your abilities.

10. Tell me about the time when you felt best about your ability to draw out or solicit information from another person.

11. Tell me about the time when you had to work your hardest in order to fully understand what another person was saying to you.

12. Describe the last time when someone at school/work misunderstood what you were trying to communicate.

13. Tell me about the most long term, sustained extra hours of effort that you put into your work/college/internship.

14. Describe a time when you felt most frustrated or discouraged in reaching your goals or objectives.

15. Describe the last time you did something well which went beyond the expectations in your work/internship.

16. Tell me about the last significant crisis situation that you faced in your work.

17. Tell me about a time when you were most persuasive in overcoming resistance to your ideas.

Positions of Responsibility

1.    Tell me about your experience during your internship?

2.    What positions of responsibility have you held during a job or your college?

3.    If you have worked earlier, how did your previous employer treat you ?

4.    What have you learnt from some of the jobs that you have held ?

5.    What jobs have you enjoyed most ? Least ? Why ?

6.    What have you done that shows initiative and willingness to work ?

Problem Solving and Decision Making

1.    Tell me about the last time you made a decision that backfired. 

2.    Tell me about the time when you regretted most not getting advice before you went ahead ?

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