Frequently asked Interview Questions
I. Personal
Background
Tell me about yourself.
What would you like me to know about you that are not on your resume?
What are the three most important events of your life?
What were you doing during this gap of time I see here on your resume?
Where did you grow up?
What are your three major accomplishments?
What was an experience in your life that you would want to go back and change?
Self Description
How would your friend describe you?
Give me three words to describe you?
Goals
What new goals have you established for yourself recently?
What are your five to ten year career goals?
What are your career and educational goals?
What are the attributes of an ideal job for you? If you could do “it” all over again, what would you do differently?
What are you looking for?
Values
What does “success” mean to you?
What does “failure” mean to you?
Which is more important to you: money or the type of job?
What does “progress” mean to you?
II. Management / Leadership Style
What is your Management philosophy?
Define leadership.
Tell me about a time when you successfully resolved a conflict.
Give me an example of a leadership role you have held when not everything went as planned.
What qualities should a successful manager possess? Do you have these attributes (of a good manager)?
What two attributes are most important in your job?
III. Strength / Weaknesses and Skills
Are you creative? Give me an example. What have you done that you consider creative?
What are your best abilities?
What is your biggest weakness? Never say that being a perfectionist is our biggest weakness. Some applicants think that this makes you look better, but it seems that you are not secure.
Why should we hire you?
Give me an example of something that you have done that shows initiative.
