Complete: List of Questions Job Interview

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S. No.questions
1Tell Me About Yourself.
2Are you a morning person?
3Are you more of a leader or a follower?
4Are you overqualified for this role?
5Are You Planning on Having Children?
6Are You Willing to Relocate?
7Are you willing to relocate?  
8Are you willing to travel?
9Can you describe a time when your work was criticized? 
10Can you discuss your salary history?
11Can you explain these gaps in your resume?
12Can You Explain Why You Changed Career Paths?
13Can you walk us through your resume?
14Describe a time when you disagreed with your boss.
15Describe a time when you had to give a person difficult feedback.
16Describe a time when your boss was wrong. How did you handle the situation?
17Describe a time when your work was criticized?
18Describe a time you chose to not help a teammate.
19Describe a time you got angry at work.
20Describe a time you went above and beyond at work.
21Describe a time you went out of your way to help somebody.
22Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them. 
23Describe your perfect company.
24Describe your top three technical skills?
25Describe your work style.
26Do You Consider Yourself Successful?
27Do you ever take your work home with you?
28Do you find it difficult to adapt to new situations?
29Do you have a mentor?
30Do you have a personal mission statement?
31Do you have any questions for me?
32Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
33Do you prefer to work alone or on a team?
34Do you prefer working alone or in a team environment?
35Do you think a leader should be feared or liked?     
36Do you think you could have done better in your last job?
37Explain why you’ve had so many jobs?
38Give examples of ideas you’ve had or implemented.
39Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work. 
40Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it? 
41Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it? 
42How Did You Hear About This Position?
43How Do You Deal With Pressure or Stressful Situations?
44How do you feel about taking no for an answer?  
45How do you handle working with people who annoy you? 
46How do you keep yourself organized?
47How Do You Like to Be Managed?
48How Do You Plan to Achieve Your Career Goals?
49How Do You Prioritize Your Work?
50How do you think I rate as an interviewer? 
51How do you want to improve yourself in the next year?
52How do you want to improve yourself in the upcoming year?
53How long do you expect to work for this company?
54How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution?
55How many hours per week do you normally work?
56How Many Tennis Balls Can You Fit Into a Limousine?
57How many times do a clock’s hands overlap in a day?
58How much do you expect to be earning in five years?
59How would a good friend describe you?
60How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
61How would you describe your work style? 
62How would you feel about reporting to a person younger than you?
63How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you? 
64How would you fire someone?
65How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?
66How would you weigh a plane without a scale?
67How Would Your Boss and Coworkers Describe You?
68If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would she suggest?
69If I were to give you this salary you requested but let you write your job description for the next year, what would it say?
70If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would you do?
71If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?
72If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why? 
73If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of and why? 
74If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do? 
75If you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?  
76If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?
77If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well done, what would you do? 
78If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?  
79If you won a $10 million lottery, would you still work?
80Is There Anything Else You’d Like Us to Know?
81List five words that describe your character.   
82Sell Me This Pen.
83Sell me this pencil.
84Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.
85Tell Me About a Challenge or Conflict You’ve Faced at Work, and How You Dealt With It.
86Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it? 
87Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on the job. 
88Tell Me About a Time You Demonstrated Leadership Skills.
89Tell Me About a Time You Failed.
90Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake.
91Tell me about how you dealt with a difficult challenge in the workplace.
92Tell me about the last mistake you made.
93Tell me about your proudest achievement.  
94Tell me about yourself.
95Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn’t want me to know.  
96Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.  
97There’s no right or wrong answer, but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? 
98Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? 
99What are some positive things your last boss would say about you?
100What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?  
101What are three positive character traits you don’t have?  
102What are three positive things your last boss would say about you?  
103What are three skills or traits you wish you had?
104What Are You Looking for in a New Position?
105What are you looking for in terms of career development? 
106What are you most proud of? 
107What Are You Passionate About?
108What are your coworker pet peeves?
109What Are Your Greatest Strengths?
110What are your lifelong dreams?  
111What Are Your Pet Peeves?
112What Are Your Salary Expectations?
113What are your strengths?
114What are your weaknesses?
115What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue? 
116What attracted you to this company?
117What Can You Bring to the Company?
118What can you do for us that other candidates can’t? 
119What causes are you passionate about?
120What character traits would your friends use to describe you?
121What commonly accepted view do you disagree with and why?
122What did you like least about your last job?
123What differentiates you from our other candidates?
124What Do You Consider to Be Your Weaknesses?
125What do you do in your spare time?
126What do you do in your spare time? 
127What do you know about our company?
128What do you know about our company? 
129What do you know about our industry?
130What do you know about this industry?  
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131What Do You Like Least About Your Job?
132What do you like most about yourself?
133What do you like to do for fun? 
134What Do You Like to Do Outside of Work?
135What do you like to do?  
136What do you look for in terms of culture—structured or entrepreneurial? 
137What do you really think about your previous boss?
138What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
139What do you think of your previous boss? 
140What Do You Think We Could Do Better or Differently?
141What do you ultimately want to become? 
142What do you want to accomplish in the first 30 days of this job?
143What do you want to accomplish in the first 90 days of this job?
144What has been the most rewarding experience of your career thus far?
145What is a book that everyone needs to read and why?
146What is one negative thing your last boss say about you?
147What is the best job you ever had?
148What is the name of our CEO?
149What is your biggest regret and why?
150What is your biggest regret and why?   
151What is your favorite memory from childhood?
152What is your favorite memory from childhood? 
153What is your favorite movie of all time and why?
154What is your favorite website?
155What is your greatest achievement outside of work?  
156What is your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it? 
157What is your greatest fear?
158What is your greatest fear? 
159What is your greatest personal achievement?
160What Is Your Greatest Professional Achievement?
161What is your ideal company size?
162What is your ideal working environment?
163What is your least favorite thing about yourself?
164What is your management style?
165What is your personal mission statement?   
166What is your proudest achievement?
167What kind of car do you drive? 
168What kind of goals would you have in mind if you got this job? 
169What kind of personality do you work best with and why?  
170What magazines do you subscribe to? 
171What makes you uncomfortable?
172What Makes You Unique?
173What Motivates You?
174What negative thing would your last boss say about you? 
175What Other Companies Are You Interviewing With?
176What qualities make a good leader?
177What questions haven’t I asked you?
178What salary are you seeking?
179What Should I Know That’s Not on Your Resume?
180What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized?   
181What three character traits would your friends use to describe you? 
182What three things are most important to you in your job?
183What Type of Work Environment Do You Prefer?
184What was the last project you led and what was the outcome?
185What was the last project you led, and what was its outcome? 
186What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it? 
187What was your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?
188What were the responsibilities of your last position?  
189What will you miss about your present/last job?  
190What will you miss about your previous job?
191What would be your ideal working environment? 
192What would you do if you won the lottery? 
193What Would Your First 30, 60, or 90 Days Look Like in This Role?
194What’s a Time You Disagreed With a Decision That Was Made at Work?
195What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learned from a mistake you’ve made?
196What’s the last book you read?
197What’s Your Current Salary?
198What’s Your Dream Job?
199What’s Your Management Style?
200What’s Your Work Style?
201What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the last year?  
202What’s the last book you read?  
203What’s the most difficult decision you’ve made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?
204What’s the most important thing you learned in school? 
205What’s your ideal company?
206What’s your salary history?
207When Can You Start?
208When were you most satisfied in a previous job?
209When were you most satisfied in your job?
210Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
211Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
212Where would you like to be in your career five years from now?
213Who are our competitors?
214Who are your heroes?
215Who has impacted you most in your career and how? 
216Who has impacted you most in your career?
217Who was your favorite manager and why?
218Who was your favorite manager and why?  
219Why are you changing careers?
220Why Are You Leaving Your Current Job?
221Why are you leaving your present job?
222Why are you the right person for this job?
223Why did you choose your major?
224Why did you choose your major?  
225Why Do You Want This Job?
226Why Do You Want to Work at This Company?
227Why is our company interesting to you?
228Why is there fuzz on a tennis ball?
229Why Should We Hire You?
230Why Was There a Gap in Your Employment?
231Why Were You Fired?
232With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.
233Would you be willing to work nights and weekends?
234Would you ever lie for a company?

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