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130PositivePersonalityAdjectivesForYourNextJobInterview

444MostPopularJobInterviewerQuestionsToPrepareYourselfWith

175HelpfulQuestionsToAskAtAJobInterview

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130 Positive Personality Adjectives For Your Next Job Interview

Andtheresasidebenefit:accordingtoDilbertcreatorScottAdamsatrainedhypnotist
readingthebelowlistofadjectivesquicklywillboostyourspirits.Andyouknowwhat?Itworks.

1. agreeable
2. alert
3. alluring
4. ambitious
5. amused
6. boundless
7. brave
8. bright
9. calm
10. capable
11. charming
12. cheerful
13. coherent
14. comfortable
15. confident
16. cooperative
17. courageous
18. credible
19. cultured
20. dashing
21. dazzling
22. debonair
23. decisive
24. decorous
25. delightful
26. detailed
27. determined
28. diligent
29. discreet
30. dynamic
31. eager
32. efficient
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33. elated
34. eminent
35. enchanting
36. encouraging
37. endurable
38. energetic
39. entertaining
40. enthusiastic
41. excellent
42. excited
43. exclusive
44. exuberant
45. fabulous
46. fair
47. faithful
48. fantastic
49. fearless
50. fine
51. frank
52. friendly
53. funny
54. generous
55. gentle
56. glorious
57. good
58. happy
59. harmonious
60. helpful
61. hilarious
62. honorable
63. impartial
64. industrious
65. instinctive
66. jolly
67. joyous
68. kind
69. kindhearted
70. knowledgeable
71. level
72. likeable
73. lively
74. lovely
75. loving
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76. lucky
77. mature
78. modern
79. nice
80. obedient
81. painstaking
82. peaceful
83. perfect
84. placid
85. plausible
86. pleasant
87. plucky
88. productive
89. protective
90. proud
91. punctual
92. quiet
93. receptive
94. reflective
95. relieved
96. resolute
97. responsible
98. rhetorical
99. righteous
100. romantic
101. sedate
102. seemly
103. selective
104. selfassured
105. sensitive
106. shrewd
107. silly
108. sincere
109. skillful
110. smiling
111. splendid
112. steadfast
113. stimulating
114. successful
115. succinct
116. talented
117. thoughtful
118. thrifty
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119.
120.
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
129.
130.

tough
trustworthy
unbiased
unusual
upbeat
vigorous
vivacious
warm
willing
wise
witty
wonderful

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444 Most Popular Job Interviewer Questions To Prepare Yourself With

Thesesamplejobinterviewquestionshaveallbeenaskedmanytimesandwillbeagain.

Someofthesequestionsarewhatyoudexpect.

Someofthesequestionsfranklydontmakemuchsense.

Andsomeofthesequestionsareshockingandpossiblyoffensive.

Butasthequestionsmostlikelytobeasked,youneedtobeready.

The Most Commonly Asked Interview Questions

Questions180areaboutpersonalbackground.

Questions81178relatetoworkexperience.

Questions179235coveryoureducationoracademicbackground.

Therestareaboutyourpersonality,motivationsandthoughtsonwork.

1. Tellmeaboutyourself.
2. Whatmajorchallengesandproblemsdidyouface?
3. Howwouldsomeonewhodislikesyoudescribeyou?
4. Whatwasyourbiggestfailure?
5. Whatisyourdefinitionoffailure?
6. Whatareyourregrets?
7. Whatisyourgreatestweakness?
8. Whenwasthelasttimeyouwereangry?Whathappened?
9. Ifyoucouldrelivethelast10yearsofyourlife,whatwouldyoudodifferently?
10. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhelpedresolveadisputebetweenothers.
11. Whatareyourgoals?
12. Whatisyourdreamjob?
13. Whatarethreethingsyourformermanagerwouldlikeyoutoimproveon?
14. Tellmeaboutanaccomplishmentyouaremostproudof.
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15. Areyoualeaderorafollower?
16. Whataresomeofyourleadershipexperiences?
17. Whyarentyouearningmoremoneyatthisstageofyourcareer?
18. Whohasinspiredyouinyourlifeandwhy?
19. Whattechniquesandtoolsdoyouusetokeepyourselforganized?
20. Whatisyourpersonalmissionstatement?ORGiveaonesentencestatementof
yourself.
21. Whatisyourgreatestachievementoutsideofwork?
22. Tellmeonethingaboutyourselfyouwouldntwantmetoknow.
23. Whatisyourfavoritememoryfromchildhood?
24. Whattwoorthreeaccomplishmentshavegivenyouthemostsatisfaction?Why?
25. Whatareyourhobbies?
26. Whatsportsdoyouplay?
27. Whatkindofgamesdoyouliketoplay?
28. Whatdoyoudoinleisure/sparetime?
29. Whatdoyoudotodealwithstress?
30. Whatdoyoudotohelpbalancelifeandwork?
31. Wouldyouratherbelikedorfeared?
32. Howcompetitiveareyou?
33. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouusedyourcreativitytoovercomeaproblem.
34. Whichofyourskills,technicalorotherwise,hasmosthelpedyouonthejob?
35. Whatnewskillshaveyoulearnedordevelopedrecently?
36. Whatsortofthingshaveyoudonetobecomebetterqualifiedforyourcareer?
37. Whatwereyourresponsibilities?(e.g.inyourlastjob)
38. Whathaveyoudonetoimproveyourknowledgeinthelastyear?
39. Doyouhaveafavoritequote?Whatisit?
40. Whoisyourrolemodelandwhy?
41. Whodoyourespect?Why?
42. Tellmeaboutsomeoneyouadmireandwhy?
43. Whatuniqueexperiencesseparateyoufromothercandidates?
44. Whatkindofpersonwouldyourefusetoworkwith?
45. Whatareyourlongrangeandshortrangegoalsandobjectives,whenandwhydidyou
establishthesegoalsandhowareyoupreparingyourselftoachievethem?
46. Givemeanexampleofanimportantgoalthatyousetinthepastandtellmeaboutyour
successinreachingit.
47. Whatdoyoureallywanttodoinlife?
48. Whatarethemostimportantrewardsyouexpectinyourcareer?
49. Whatareyourbestskills?
50. Whatisthemostdifficultadjustmentyouhaveeverhadtomake?
51. Whattwoorthreethingsaremostimportanttoyouinaposition?
52. Whatareyouinterestedinoutsideofyourcareer?
53. Whatisthelastmovieyouwatched?Didyoulikeit?
54. Giveanexampleofatimeyoumisjudgedsomeone.
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55. Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourmistakes?
56. Giveanexampleofatimewhenyoumadeamistakebecauseyoudidnotlistenwellto
whatsomeonehadtosay.
57. Describetimeswhenyouwerenotsatisfiedorpleasedwithyourperformance.Whatdid
youdoaboutit?
58. Describeatimewhenyouhadtomakeadifficultchoicebetweenyourpersonaland
professional(oracademic)life.
59. Whatdoyoudoifyoucantsolveaproblemonyourown?
60. Howhasyourjobaffectedyourlifestyle?
61. Whatwasthemostusefulcriticismyoureceived?Whowasitfrom?
62. Siteanexamplefromyourpersonallifewhenyouweredishonesttosomeone?
63. Whatyouhavelearnedeversinceyouwereborn?
64. Writetousaboutanincidentinyourlifethatshowshowyoufacedadifficulty/challenge
andhowyouhandledit.
65. Describehowyouhaveperseveredwithadifficultprobleminordertoachievea
successfuloutcome.
66. Whatexperienceinyourlifehastaughtyouthemost?
67. Whodoyoucontactandcommunicatewithonaregularbasisandforwhatpurpose?
68. Whattypesofpeopledoyougetalongwithandwhy.
69. Whatwasthemosttraumaticexperiencetohappeninyourpersonallife?
70. Whenyougoonholiday,
when
doyoupackyourcase?
71. Whatdoyouconsideryourselfgoodatdoing?
72. Onwhatdoyouspendyourdisposableincome?
73. Whatsthemostimportantthingyouvelearnedinlife?
74. Whatisyourgreatestfear?
75. Tellmeaboutaproblemyousolvedinauniqueway.Whatwastheoutcome?
76. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoumadeadecisionwithoutalltheinformationyouneeded.
77. Howfrequentdoyouaddcontactstoyouraddressbook?Doyouthinkitisworth
buildingnetworkofcontacts?
78. Doyouthinkitisworthwhiletoestablishnewrelationships?Whataretheconsequences
ofbuildingnewrelationshipsinyourprofessionalandpersonallife?
79. Howwillyoujudgeyourselfsuccessful?Howwillyouachievesuccess?
80. Whathaveyoulearnedfromyourexperiencesoutsidetheworkplace/classroom?
81. Whywastherea

gapinyouremployment
between[insertdates]and[insertdate]?
82. Whatapplicableattributes/experiencedoyouhave?
83. Whatdidyoulikeordislikeaboutyourpreviousjob?
84. Haveyoueverhaddifficultyworkingwithamanager?
85. Whowasyourbestbossandwhowastheworst?
86. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoudisagreedwithyourboss.
87. Ifyourbossgivesyouamountainoftasksat3:00andsayssheneedsthemby5:00,but
youknowyoucantfinishthemintime,whatdoyoudo?
88. Tellmeaboutthe

worstboss
youeverhad.
89. Ifyouknowyourbossis100%wrongaboutsomething,howwouldyouhandleit?
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90. Describeasituationwhereyoudidnotagreewithsomethingyourbossaskedyoutodo
andhowyouresolvedtheproblem.
91. Whydidyouquityourjob?
92. Whatexperiencedoyouhaveinthisfield?
93. Whatwouldyourprevioussupervisorsayyourstrongestpointis?
94. Tellmeaboutthemostboringjobyouveeverhad.
95. Haveyoubeenabsentfromworkmorethanafewdaysinanypreviousposition?
96. Doyouhavethestomachtofirepeople?Haveyouhadexperiencefiring(many)people?
97. Whyhaveyouhadsomanyjobs?
98. Whatsthemostdifficultpartofbeinga(jobtitle)?
99. Canyoudescribeatimewhenyourworkwascriticized?
100. Canyougivemeanexampleofyourcreativity/managerial/organizationalskills?
101. Describeasituationinwhichyouleadateam.
102. Haveyoueverworkedinajobthatyouhated?
103. Whatwasyourstartingandendingrateofpayatyourlastposition?
104. Whatisyoursalaryhistory?
105. Didyoureceiveanypromotionsorraises?
106. Tellmeaboutyourmostsignificantworkexperience.
107. Whichareasofyourworkaremostoftenpraised?
108. Whichareasofyourworkaremostoftencriticized?
109. Doyoutakeworkhomewithyou?
110. Howmanyhoursdoyounormallywork?
111. Tellmeaboutthefunniestroleyouhavehadonajob/project.
112. Haveyoueverbeengiventooheavyaworkload?Ifyes,howdidyouhandlethat
situation?
113. Inwhatparttimeor

summerjobs
haveyoubeenmostinterested?Why?
114. Whatdoyouconsiderthemostimportantideayoucontributedoryourmost
noteworthyaccomplishmentinyourlastjob?
115. Givemeanexamplefromapreviousjobwhereyouveshowninitiative.
116. Whatspecificskillsacquiredorusedinpreviousjobsrelatedtothisposition?
117. Whommaywecontactforreferences?
118. Canyouprovidereferencesfromyourcurrentorpreviousemployer?
119. Whatmotivatesyoutoputforthyourgreatesteffort?Describeasituationinwhich
youdidso.
120. Describeacontributionyouhavemadetoa(recent)projectonwhichyouworkedon.
121. Whatwasthenameofyourmostrecentemployer?
122. Haveyoueveroptedtoresignfromaposition?Why?
123. Haveyoueverworkedinapositionwhereyoufeltyouwerenotgivenenoughtodo?
124. Howdoyoudetermineyourprioritieswhenyouhavemultipleprojects?
125. Areyoucomfortablewithstrictdeadlines?
126. Doyoucheckyourmessageswhileonvacation?
127. Whatistheworstjobyoucanimagineholding?
128. Canyouworkwithoutsupervision?
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129. Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyouhadtoconformtoapolicyorrulethatyou
didnotagreewith.
130. Describeasituationwhereyourresultshavebeenbelowyoursuperiors
expectations.Whathappened?Whatdidyoudo?
131. Describeamajorchangethatoccurredinajobthatyouheld.Howdidyouadaptto
thischange?
132. Whatarethestepsyoufollowtostudyaproblembeforemakingadecision?
133. Whatwasthemostimportanttaskyoueverhad?Whatwasyourrole?
134. Howdoyougetapeerorcolleaguetoacceptoneofyourideas?
135. Haveyougivenanyseminars/courses/presentations?
136. Howdidyougetyourlastjob?
137. Whyareyoudissatisfiedwithyourpresentjob?
138. Whatwouldyourcurrentemployerhavetodotomakeyoustaythere?
139. Howdidthatjobinfluenceyourcareer?
140. Areyoucurrentlyunderanyemploymentcontractobligationformcurrentorprevious
employers?
141. Recallatimefromyourworkexperiencewhenyourmanagerorsupervisorwas
unavailableandaproblemarose.Whatwasthenatureoftheproblem?Howdidyou
handlethatsituation?Howdidthatmakeyoufeel?
142. Tellmeaboutatimeyouhadtohandlemultipleresponsibilities.Howdidyou
organizetheworkyouneededtodo?
143. Whatskillshaveyouacquiredfromyourworkexperience/internshipsandparttime
jobs?
144. Whengivenanimportantassignment,howdoyouapproachit?
145. Howdoesyourpresentpositiondifferfrompastones?
146. Haveyoueverbeenaskedtoleaveaposition?
147. Whatpercentageofyourtimeisspentoneachofyourjobresponsibilities?
148. Whatsocialobligationsgoalongwithajobinthisfield?
149. Inwhatwaydidthistypeofworkinterestyouandhowdidyougetstarted?
150. Doyouparticipateinmanysocialactivitieswithyourcoworkers?
151. Whatkindsofjobshaveyouheldinthepastandwhatdidyoulikemostaboutthem?
152. Describeataskyouhavedonerecentlyforwhichyouexertedahighlevelofeffort.
153. Whenwereyouhappyatwork?
154. Givenachoiceinyourwork,whatdoyouliketodofirst?
155. Givenachoice,whatwouldyouleavetilllastinyourwork?
156. Onholiday,whatdoyoumissmostaboutyourwork?
157. Whywereyoutransferred/promoted?
158. GiventheachievementsinyourCVwhyisyoursalarysolow/high?
159. Howdoesthisjobfitintoyourcareerplan?
160. Inyourlastinternship,whattasksdidyouspendmostofyourtimeonandwhy?
161. Canyoutellmeaboutatimewhenyoudiscoveredamoreefficientwaytodoawork
task?
162. Doyoualwaysdoublecheckyourwork?
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163. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouweregivenanassignment,butyouwerenotclearof
howtogoaboutit.Howdidyoutacklethissituation?
164. Canyoutellmeaboutatimewhenyoubackedoffinameetingbecauseyoufelt
someoneelseshouldspeakorhaveanopportunity?
165. Howwouldyoushowcoworkerstheimportanceofcooperation?
166. Giveanexampleofatimewhenyouassistedacoworkertoenhancetheirwork
skills?
167. Tellmeaboutasituationwhenyouweregivenjobinstructionsandyouwereunable
tocomprehendtheinstructions.Howdidyougoaboutcompletingthetask?
168. Howoftendoyoudiscussandworkwithcolleaguestothinkupnewsystemsand
stylesofworking?
169. Canyoutellmeaboutatimewhenyoudidsomethingextra,whichwasnotpartof
theroutineactivitiesassignedtoyou,butyoudiditforthebenefitofthecustomer?
170. Describeatimewhenyoutookonadditionalworktohelpyourteammeetacrucial
workgoal?
171. Tellmeaboutatimethatyouundertookacourseofstudy,onyourowninitiative,in
ordertoimproveyourworkperformance?
172. Tellmeaboutinitiativesyouhavetakentoimproveproceduresatwork?Wereyou
successful?Wouldyoudoanythingdifferentnow?
173. Whenyouneedtocreateanorderofjobtasksthatneedtobecompleted,howdo
youdecidewhichtaskhaspriority?
174. Whenwasthelasttimeyouusedaninventivemethodtodrawoutcompany
resourcesbeyondalevelthatisusuallymet?
175. Explaintomehowyourworkexperienceisrelevanttothisposition.
176. Whatrelevantexperiencedoyouhave?
177. Couldyouhavedonebetterinyourlastjob?
178. Whydidyouleaveyourlastjob?
179. Discussyoureducationalbackground.
180. Whatsthemostimportantthingyoulearnedinschool?
181. Whydidyouchooseyourmajor?
182. Whydidyouchooseyouruniversityandwhatfactorsinfluencedyourchoice?
183. Whydidyouchooseyourdegreesubject?
184. Whatcomputingskillsdoyouhave?
185. Whatisasuggestionyouvemadeatworkthatwasimplemented?
186. Tellmeaboutyourexperiencesatschool.
187. Whathasbeenthemostrewardinguniversityexperience?
188. Onascaleof110,howwouldyourateyourvocabularyandgrammarskills?
189. Howhasyoureducationpreparedyouforyourjob?
190. Whatcollegesubjectsdidyoulikebest?Why?
191. Whatcollegesubjectsdidyoulikeleast?Why?
192. Ifyoucoulddoso,howwouldyouplanyouracademicstudydifferently?Why?
193. Whathaveyoulearnedfromparticipationinextracurricularactivities?
194. Doyouhaveplansforcontinuedstudy?Anadvanceddegree?
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195. Whatchangeswouldyoumakeinyourcollegeoruniversity?Why?
196. Tellmeaboutyoureducation.
197. Whatwereyourfavoriteclasses/activitiesatschool?
198. Inwhatwayshaveyourcollegeexperiencespreparedyouforacareer?
199. Describeyourmostrewardingcollegeexperience.
200. Didyouenjoyschool/college/university?
201. Howdoyouthinkyouhavechangedpersonallysinceyoustarted
school/college/university?
202. Whydoyouthinkgraduatesin[yourdegreesubject]wouldbegood[jobroleyou
haveappliedfor]?
203. DoyoufeelyourGPAreflectsyouracademicability?
204. Knowingwhatyouknownowaboutyourcollegeexperience,wouldyoumakethe
samedecisions?
205. Whatcontributionshaveyoumadetoagroupproject?
206. Doyouhaveeducationortrainingrelevanttothisposition?
207. Whatpartsofyoureducationdoyouseeasrelevanttothisposition?
208. Isgradschoolimportant?
209. Areyoucurrentlytakingorenrolledtotakeanyjobrelatededucationalcourses?
210. Ifyoucouldchangeorimproveanythingaboutyourcollege,whatwoulditbe?
211. Howwilltheacademicprogramandcourseworkyouvetakenbenefityourcareer?
212. Areyouthetypeofstudentforwhomconductingindependentresearchhasbeena
positiveexperience?
213. Describethetypeofteacherwhohadthemostbeneficialinfluenceonyou.
214. Describethetypeofprofessorthathascreatedthemostbeneficiallearning
experienceforyou.
215. Doyouthinkthatyourgradesareindicationofyouracademicachievement?
216. Howwasyourtransitionfromhighschooltocollege?Didyoufaceanyparticular
problems?
217. Howhaveyoudifferedfromyourprofessorsinevaluatingyourperformance?How
didyouhandlethesituation?
218. Givetwoexamplesofthingsyouvedoneinpreviousjobsorschoolthatdemonstrate
yourwillingnesstoworkhard.
219. Describethelasttimethatyouundertookaprojectthatdemandedalotofinitiative.
220. Howhascollegechangedyouasaperson?
221. Doesyourworkrelatetoanyexperiencesorstudiesyouhadincollege?
222. Whatcourseshaveprovedtobethemostvaluabletoyouinyourwork?
223. Whatcoursesdoyouwishyouhadtakenthatwouldhavebetterpreparedyou?
224. Ifyouwereacollegestudentagain,whatwouldyoudodifferentlytoprepareforthis
job?
225. HowimportantaregradesorGPAforobtainingajobinthisfield?
226. Whatisthebesteducationalpreparationforthiscareer?
227. Howdoyouthink[nameofyourschool]sreputationisviewedwhenitcomesto
hiring?
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228. Ifyouwereenteringthiscareertoday,wouldyouchangeyourpreparationinanyway
tobetterfacilitateentry?
229. Doyouapplytheskillsandknowledgelearnedatschoolinyourwork?
230. Whatdoyoulikebestaboutyourschool?
231. Pleasedescribeyourownrolesandfunctionsinschool,college,job,clubs,orother
groups.
232. Doyoufeelthatgradesareagoodindicatorofyourability?
233. Whatwouldcauseyoutomissanassignmentorbetardy?
234. Tellmeaboutyourundergraduateuniversityexperience.
235. Ifyouwerehiringagraduateforthisposition,whatqualitieswouldyoulookfor?
236. Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompany?
237. Whatinterestsyouaboutthisjobopening?
238. Whatsalaryrangeareyoulookingfor?ORWhatdoyoufeelthispositionshould
pay?
239. Whatwereyourexpectationsforthejobandtowhatextentweretheymet?
240. Whatcanyoudoforthiscompany?
241. Whyshouldwehireyou?
242. Whatdoyoufindarethemostdifficultdecisionstomake?
243. Whatismoreimportanttoyou:moneyorwork?
244. Whereelsehaveyouapplied?ORWhoelsehaveyouappliedto/gotinterviewswith?
245. Areyouwillingtorelocateortravel?Whyshouldwehireyou?
246. Howdoyouhandlepressure?
247. Whatquestionsdoyouhaveforme?
248. Arentyouoverqualifiedforthisposition?
249. Wouldyoulieforthecompany?
250. Whatcanyoutellusaboutourcompany?
251. Whatdoyouknowaboutourcompetitors?
252. Howdidyouhearaboutthisposition?
253. Wouldyouworkholidays/weekends?
254. Howwouldyoudealwithanangryoriratecustomer?
255. Howwouldyoufiresomeone?
256. Whydoyouwantthisjob?
257. Whatisthemostdifficultthingaboutworkingwithyou?
258. Areyouwillingtomakesacrificesforthiscompany?
259. Doyouknowanyonewhoworkswithourcompany?
260. Whatwillyoudoifyoudontgetthisposition?
261. Howdoyoutakedirection?
262. Doyoupreferworkingwithothersoralone?
263. Canyousummarizethecontributionyouwouldmaketoourorganization?
264. Inwhatkindofworkenvironmentareyoumostcomfortable?
265. Whydoyouwanttoworkforusandnotforourcompetitor?
266. Ifofferedthisposition,howlongwouldyouplanonstayingwithourcompany?
267. Whatwouldyoudodifferentlyifyouwereinchargeofthiscompany?
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268. Walkmethroughtheimportantpointsonyourresume.
269. Whatcriteriadoyouuseforevaluatingsuccess?
270. Doyouconsideryourselfaleader?Whatqualitiesmakeagoodleader?
271. Howdoyoustaycurrentoruptodateinthisindustry?
272. Whatqualitiesdoyoulookforinanemployer?
273. Whatisyourdefinitionofintelligence?
274. Whatcanyoutellmeaboutthiscompanythatnobodyelsecan?
275. Whatchallengesareyoulookingforinaposition?
276. Whydoyouthinkyouwoulddowellatthisjob?
277. Whatdoyouexpecttobeearninginfiveyears?
278. Describetherelationshipthatshouldexistbetweenasupervisorandthosereporting
tohim/her.
279. Whattwoorthreethingsaremostimportanttoyouinyourjob?
280. Areyouwillingtospendatleastsixmonthsasatrainee?
281. Inajob,whatinterestsyouthemost/least?
282. Howwouldyoudescribeanaveragedayonthisjob?
283. Howwelldefinedisthejob?Isthereawrittenjobdescription?
284. Whatisimportanttoyouinajob?
285. Whatqualitiesdoyoufindimportantinacoworker?
286. Howwillthisjobfitinyourcareerplans?
287. Givemeanexampleofatimewhenyouhadtothinkoutofthebox.
288. Whatfactorsmostinfluenceyourwillingnesstotakearisk?
289. Inyouropinion,whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofworkingasapartof
ateam?Why?
290. Onascalefrom15(onebeingthelowest)howdoyourateyourcommunication
skills?
291. Ifyoufoundoutthatoneofyourcoworkerswasdoingsomethingdishonest,what
wouldyoudo?
292. Whatareyourplansforselfimprovementandpersonaldevelopment?
293. Whichofyourpersonalcharacteristicsdoyoufeelenhancesyoureffectivenessin
communicatingwithothers?
294. Ifyouhadanopportunitytodevelopabasicsetofvaluesandbeliefswhichwould
serveasacompanysfoundationforsuccess,whatwouldthosebe?
295. Inyouropinion,whatisthedifferencebetweenavisionandamission?
296. Whatareoneortwoareasinwhichyouthinkyoucouldimproveyourperformance?
297. Howmanyapplicationshaveyoumade?
298. (Ifyouhaveappliedtolotsofplaces)Whyhaventyouhadmanyinterviews?
299. Describeasituationinwhichyoudealtwithconfrontation,forexampleadifficult
customer.
300. Whatgetsyououtofbedinthemorning?
301. Howmuchmoneydoyouneedtomake?
302. Whatexpectationsdoyouhaveforyourfutureemployer?
303. Whatchallengesareyoulookingforinaposition?
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304. Whatisyourapproachtohandlingconflict?Solvingproblems?
305. Whyareyoulookingforanewjob?
306. Doyoufeelyouhavestrongopinionsaboutothers?
307. Howwouldyoudescribeyourselftoastrangerataparty?
308. Areyouhopingforadvancementwithinthecompany?
309. Doyoumeettheapplicationrequirements?
310. Whatdoyoudotoattempttomotivateyourcoworkers?
311. Whatdoyoudotohelpthoseunfamiliarwithtechnologyunderstanditbetter?
312. Howdoyoudefineteamwork?
313. Haveyoueverpostponedadecision?Why?
314. IfyouwereCEOofthiscompany,whatwouldyouchange?
315. Whatareyourpetpeeves?
316. Howwouldyoudefinegoodcustomerservice?
317. Whatqualityofyoursorpersonaltraitmattersthemostinyourcareer?
318. Doyouneedadditionaltraining?
319. Whatareyourexpectationsregardingpromotionsandsalaryincreases?
320. Howcanyoustayenergizedatwork?
321. Tellmewhatarethefirst5thingsyouwoulddoifyougotthisposition?
322. Whattrainingdoyouthinkyouwillrequiredoingthisjob?
323. Howdoyoufeelaboutbeingoncall?
324. Howdoyoufeelaboutcompanypolitics?
325. Howmuchnoticedoyourequire?
326. Howimportantismoneytoyou?
327. Arethereanyparticularcompaniesthatinterestyou?
328. Definecooperation.
329. Definequality.
330. Defineservice.
331. Definecommitment.
332. Definediscipline.
333. Definededication.
334. Defineintegrity.
335. Howdoyoudefineempowerment?
336. Howdoyoudefinearrogance?Areyouarrogant?
337. Howdoyoudelegateauthority?
338. Whatdoyouexpecttolearnfromthisjob,thatyourenotcurrentlygetting?
339. Wouldyousaythatyoucaneasilydealwithhighpressuresituations?
340. Doyouhaveageographicpreference?
341. Byprovidingexamples,convincemethatyoucanadapttoawidevarietyofpeople,
situationsandenvironments.
342. Whatsuggestionsdoyouhaveforourorganization?
343. Describeatimewhenyouputyourneedsasidetohelpacoworkerorclassmate
understandatask.Howdidyouassisthimorher?Whatwastheresult?
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344. Whatdoyoudowhenyouarefacedwithanobstacletoanimportantproject?Give
anexample.
345. Describeateamexperienceyoufounddisappointing.Whatcouldyouhavedoneto
preventit?
346. Whatcriteriaareyouusingtochoosecompaniestointerviewwith?
347. Whichismoreimportant:creativityorefficiency?Why?
348. What,inyouropinion,arethekeyingredientsinguidingandmaintainingsuccessful
businessrelationships?
349. Whatdoyouprefer:recruitmentorselection?
350. Whatkindofpersonareyou?
351. Whatdoestrustmeantoyou?
352. Whichoneisbetter:mentoringorcoaching?
353. Whatconcernsdoyouhaveaboutthisjob?
354. Whatdoyouseeasyourprimaryqualificationsforthisjob?
355. Howmuchjobsecuritydoyouhaveinthisposition?
356. Whatisthenextstepinyourcareer?
357. Ifyourjobwassuddenlyeliminated,whatkindsofworkdoyoufeelpreparedtodo?
358. Whatsystemsareinplacetoenableemployeestogivemanagementfeedbackand
suggestions?
359. Howwouldyoudescribetheatmosphereatthecompany?Isitfairlyformalormore
casualandinformal?
360. Howdoesapersonprogressinyourfield?
361. Brieflydescribethetypeofcareeropportunityyouareseeking.
362. Whencanyoustarttoworkifhired?
363. Whataresomeofyourexpectationsofyourfutureemployer?
364. Pleaselistthreeareasyoufeelhaveopportunitiesforimprovement
365. Whatsignificanttrendsdoyouseeinourindustry?
366. Howwouldyoutacklethefirst90daysatthisjob?
367. Doyousetgoalsforyourself?
368. Whatspecificallydoyoudotosetexamplestoyourfellowemployees?
369. Areyoulookingforapermanentortemporarypositionatthecompany?
370. Willyoutakeadrug/psychologicalexaminationasaconditionofemployment?
371. Whatwouldyoudotodealwithofficegossip?
372. Whatgivesyouthemostsatisfactionduringfree/vacationtime?
373. Whatmaycauseyourprioritiestochangeinaretailenvironmentandhowwouldyou
react?
374. Whatwouldyoudotodriveadditionalsales?
375. Whatdoyouhopetogainfromworkingforourcompany?
376. Howdoyouincorporatefunintoyourday?
377. Howambitiousareyou?
378. In200wordsorless,pleasetelluswhythisroleappealstoyou?
379. Whatdoyoudowhenmakingamistake?
380. Whyareyouinterestedinthisvacancy?
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381. Pleasebrieflydescribewhatbringsyoutobeseekinganewpositionatthistime.
382. Ifyoucomeacrossanunethicalbehaviorwhatwouldyoudo?
383. Ifbossgivesyouanunreasonablerequest,howwouldyouhandleit?
384. Pleaseletusknowthedifferencesofyourpreviousjobdescriptionandourcompany
jobdescription.
385. Howdoyoumeasurequality?
386. Pleasedescribein500wordsorlessyourgreatesttalentasanemployeethat
distinguishesyoufrommostothers.
387. Whatdaysandhoursareyouavailabletowork?Pleasebeasspecificaspossible.
388. List45qualitiesandexamplesinyourpreviousexperiencewherethesequalities
allowedyoutoovercomeaproblemorsucceedatatask.
389. Howwillyoumanagetocomeinontimetotheoffice?
390. Canyourecallatimewhenyouwerelessthanpleasedwithyourperformance?
391. Whatdoyouthinkismostimportantwhendealingwithcustomers?
392. Whatisthethingyoumosthateinlife?
393. Howdoyouspendyourday?
394. Givemeanexampleofwhenyouworkedwithlittleornosupervision.
395. Pleasegiveexamplesofwhenyouhavehadtocommunicateinformationboth
verballyandinwritinginaclearandconcisemanner?
396. Howdodealwithacolleaguewhoislesspunctual?
397. Whatdoyoudowhentwoemployeesarefighting?
398. Whatsortofthingsdoyouliketodelegate?
399. Howdoyouseethisjobdeveloping?
400. Youseemnottohavetoomuchexperiencein[requiredskill]?
401. Whatdoyouthinkisyourmarketvalue?
402. Whatdecisionsdoyoufindeasytomake?
403. Whendoyouplantoretire?
404. Whattraininghaveyouhadforthisjob?
405. Howdoyougetthebestoutofpeople?
406. Thisjobhasalargecomponentoftravel/sales/negotiation/stress.Howwillyoucope
withthat?
407. Whatarethemajorinfluencesthatencourageyoutotakeajob?
408. Haveyoubeencoachedininterviewingskills?
409. Whatdoyoufindmostattractiveaboutthisposition?Whatseemsleastattractive
aboutit?
410. Howlongwouldittakeyoutomakeameaningfulcontributiontoourfirm?
411. Yourresumesuggeststhatyoumaybeoverqualifiedortooexperiencedforthis
position.Whatsyouropinion?
412. Whatdoyouthinkisthemostdifficultthingaboutbeingamanagerorexecutive?
413. Howdoyoufeelaboutleavingallyourbenefitstofindanewjob?
414. Howdidyoufindoutaboutthisjob?
415. Doyoupreferoralorwrittencommunications?
416. Rateyourvocabularyandgrammarskillsforme.
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417. Describesomeofyourlatestwrittencommunicationsandhoweffectivetheyhave
been.
418. Describeformetwosituationsinwhichyouwereproactive
419. Whattypesofpeopleneedtobetreatedwithgoodmanners?
420. Howdoyoucontinuelearningonadailybasis?
421. Whyiscontinuousimprovementnecessary?
422. Howdoyourateyourselfincomputerskills?Pleasedescribetheprogramsand
softwarethatyoucanusewell.
423. CanyouperformInternetresearch?Pleasedescribetomeyourstepsindoingso.
424. Howwouldyouhandleaclientcomingintotownfromaforeigncountry,say
Thailand?
425. Whatisintelligence?
426. Doyoupreferstructuredorunstructuredactivities?
427. HowdoyouthinkIrateasaninterviewer?
428. Howwouldyoureactifyouknewthateveryoneinyourdepartmentwasgoingtolet
goexceptforoneperson?
429. Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtogivesomeonedifficultfeedbackandhowyou
managedit.
430. Wouldyoubewillingtotakeasalarycut?
431. Doyouthinkthiscompanyisambitiousandifso,why?
432. Tellmeaboutatrickysituationforwhichyoufoundaverysimplesolution?
433. Whatstepswillyoutaketoclarifyunclearinformation,orinstructionswithregardto
yourwork?
434. Isdetailimportanttoyou?Doyouthinkdetailsshouldbelefttoyourassistant?
435. Therearethousandsofpossiblecareers.Whydoyouwanttofollowthisparticular
career?
436. Fiveyearsago,howwouldyouhaveansweredthisquestion:Wheredoyousee
yourselffiveyearsfromnow?Doyouthinkyouhaveachievedwhatyouwantedto?
437. Describeatimewhenyoutookextraefforttomakesurethepersonwithwhomyou
werecommunicatingwithhadreallyunderstoodyourpoint.Howdidyoudothis?
438. Canyoutellmeaboutasituation,whichyoutriedtosolveaproblemwithideasand
methodsthathadnotbeentriedbefore?
439. Ifyouhadtoturndownarequestfromavaluedclient,whatwouldyoudo?
440. Doyoulikedoingthingsinanewway?Doyouthinkitisworthit?
441. Whataresomethingsthatyoumaychangeinthenearfutureaboutyourstyleof
working?Andwhy?
442. Doyouthinkthattechnologycanhelptoachievebetterefficiencyatwork?Giveme
anexample.
443. Canyoutellmeaboutasituationwhereyouusedyourimaginativeskillstosolvea
verydifficultproblem?
444. Whatinyourviewmakesapersonlikeable?

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175 Helpful Questions To Ask At A Job Interview

Althoughthearticlesayscompany,company,company,thequestionsarerelevantifyoure
applyingforapositionatanyotherkindoforganization.

Questions171areaboutthejobitself

Questions72111areaboutthecompany

Questions112131areabouttheboss

Questions132162areabouttheteam

Questions163175areaboutfeedbackandnextsteps

1. Whyhasthisjobopenedup?
2. Isthisanewposition?Ifnot,whatdidthepreviousemployeegoontodo?
3. Howlonghasthispositionexisted?
4. Howwouldyoudescribetheresponsibilitiesoftheposition?
5. Whattoolsareavailabletoperformtherolesresponsibilities?
6. Whatwouldyouconsidertobethemostimportantaspectsofthisjob?
7. Canyoutellmeaboutthecompetenciesnecessarytoperformthisjob?
8. WhattypesofskillsdoyouNOTalreadyhaveonboardthatyourelookingtofillwitha
newhire?
9. Whatimprovementsorchangesdoyouhopethenewcandidatewillbringtothis
position?
10. Whatdoyouthinkarethemostenjoyableorgratifyingaspectsforsomeoneinthisrole?
11. Whatwouldyousayarethetoppersonalitytraitssomeoneneedstodothisjobwell?
12. Whathappenedtothelastpersonwhoheldthisjob?
13. Wouldyouwantmetodoanythingdifferentfromthepreviousperson(s)intheposition?
14. Whatwerethemajorstrengthsandweaknessesofthelastpersonwhoheldthisjob?
15. MayItalkwiththelastpersonwhoheldthisposition?
16. Howmanypeoplehaveheldthispositioninthelasttwoyears?
17. Howmanypeoplewillyoubeinterviewingforthisposition?
18. Howwouldyoudescribetheidealcandidate?
19. Thinkingbacktothepersonwhoyouveseendothisjobbest,whatmadetheir
performancesooutstanding?
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20. Howwouldyoudefinesuccessforthisposition?
21. Whatparticularaspectsaboutmybackgroundandexperienceinterestyou?
22. WhatmakesyouthinkIwillbesuccessfulinthisjob?Doesanythingcauseyouconcern
aboutmycandidacy?
23. HowcanImostquicklybecomeastrongcontributorwithintheorganization?
24. ArethereanyusefulkindsofexperiencethatIcouldtrytogetthatmayhelpmy
progress?
25. Willtheworkbesimilarmostdays,orwilltherebesomevarietyfromdaytoday?
26. Whatkindofauthoritydoesthispositionhave?
27. WouldImanageanyemployees?
28. WhatsortofbudgetwouldIhaveforrunningtheteam?
29. WhileIknowthisisanentrylevelposition,wouldIhavethechancetoparticipatein
strategyorclientorientedmeetings?
30. WillIhaveexposuretoclients?Ifso,howmuch?
31. HowmuchopportunitywillIhavefordecisionmakinginmyfirstassignment?
32. Whatdecisionscanbemadeimmediatelywithouthavingtoaskpermissionorget
approval(fromahigherlevel,oracommittee)?
33. Howdoesuppermanagementviewtheroleandimportanceofthisdepartmentandthis
position?
34. Howimportantdoesuppermanagementconsiderthefunctionofthis
department/position?
35. IfImofferedthejob,howsoonwouldyoulikemetostart?
36. IfImofferedthejob,howshouldIbestpreparebeforeIstart?
37. Doesthepositionhaveaprobationary/trialperiod?Ifso,howlongisit?
38. IfIweretostarttomorrow,whatwouldbethetoppriorityonmytodolist?
39. Whatarethemostimmediatechallengesofthepositionthatneedtobeaddressedinthe
firstthreemonths?
40. Canyougivemea612monthoutlookonthispositionandwhereyouseeitgoing?
41. Howdoesthispositionfitintothecompanyslongtermplans?
42. WhatkindofinductionortrainingwillIcompletewhenIbeginthejob?
43. WillIbegivenanemployeehandbook?
44. Whataretypicalworkhours?Isovertimeexpected?
45. Doemployeesnormallyworkovertime?Whatisexpectedonthatfront?
46. Howwouldyoudescribeatypicalweek/dayinthisposition?
47. Whatsthesalaryrange?
48. Doyouprovideanynonfinancialassistance,e.g.timeoffforstudies?
49. Whatbenefits,bonusesorperkscomewiththejob?
50. Aftertheinitialminimumsalary,areincreasesstandardforallassociatesoristherean
awardsystem?Ifthereissuchasystem,onwhatbasisistheawardmadeandby
whom?
51. Aresalariestiedtothecostoflivingindex?
52. Aresalaryadjustmentsgearedtothecostoflivingorjobperformance?
53. Howdoyouenvisionthispositionsupportingyou?
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54. Howwillyoujudgemysuccess?Whatwillhavehappenedsixmonthsfromnowthatwill
demonstratethatIhavemetyourexpectations?
55. Whataretheperformanceexpectationsofthispositionoverthefirst12months?
56. Whataretheavenuesforpromotion?
57. Howdoesoneadvanceinthecompany?
58. Whataretheprospectsforgrowthandadvancement?
59. Whataretheopportunitiesforprogressionandincreasedresponsibilitywithinthe
organization?
60. Whatarethecareerpathsinthisdepartment?
61. Wherehavesuccessfulemployeespreviouslyinthispositionprogressedtowithinthe
company?
62. Arethereanychangescomingthatwillaffectthedepartmentorrole?
63. Isrelocationapossibility?
64. Whatisyourorganizationspolicyonrelocation/transferstoothercities?
65. HowoftencanIexpecttorelocateduringtheinitialyearsofemploymentwithyour
organization?
66. Howmuchtravelisexpected?
67. Whatisthemostchallengingthingtogetusedtointhisposition?
68. Whatarethehazardsofthejob?
69. Doyouhavehealthandsafetymeetings?
70. IstheresafetyequipmentIllbeexpectedtowear?WillIreceivetraininginhowtouseit?
When?
71. WhatsortofequipmentwouldIbesuppliedwith?WouldIgetmyowndesk?
72. Tellmesomeofthereasonspeoplelikeworkinghere.
73. Whatdoyouseeaheadforthecompanyinthenextfiveyears?
74. Whodoyouconsideryourcustomerstobe?
75. Whatisyourcompanysmarketortargetdemographic?
76. Whatmakesyourcompanybetterthanyourcompetitors?
77. Inwhatwaysisacareerwithyourcompanybetterthanonewithyourcompetitors?
78. Whataretheareaswhereyourcompetitorsarebetterthanyourcompany?
79. Whatisthebiggestchallengefacingthecompanytoday?
80. Whatnewproductlines/serviceshavebeenannouncedrecently?
81. Howdoesthecompanyattractsalesordevelopclientrelationships?
82. Fromyourperspective,whatarethestrengthsandweaknessesofthiscompany?
83. Whatarethecompanysstrengthsandweaknessescomparedtoitscompetition?
84. Whatdoyouconsidertobeyourfirmsmostimportantassets?
85. Whatarethelongandshorttermgoalsofthecompany?
86. Whatareafewthingsthatreallydriveresultsforthecompany?
87. Doesthecompanyhaveadresscode?Isthisforeveryoneoronlycertaindepartments?
88. Howdocurrentemployeesfeelabouttheirjobsandthecompany?
89. Whydoyouthinkpeopleleavethiscompany?
90. Howfinanciallysoundisthiscompany?
91. Whatparticularcomputerequipmentandsoftwaredoyouuse?
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92. WhatisthecompanypolicyonInternetuse?
93. Whatsyourstanceonemployeeinvolvementinsocialmedia?
94. Couldyoudescribeyourcompanysmanagementstyleandthetypeofemployeewho
fitswellwithit?
95. Canyoutellmeaboutcompanyculture?
96. Whatwouldyousayisthemostimportantaspectofyourcompanyculture?
97. Arethereanycompanysponsoredsocialeventssuchasacompanysoftballorgolf
leagueinplace?
98. Whatdoemployeesdointheirsparetime?
99. Whataretheopportunitiesfortrainingandcareeradvancement?
100. Howmuchpaidtrainingdoyouprovidetoeachemployeeperyear?Whatkindof
trainingisit?Canemployeeschooseorrecommendthetrainingtheytake?
101. Howdoyouensurethatthesalaryoflongtermemployeesstayscompetitive,
especiallyinahotjobmarket?
102. Whatisyourpolicyconcerningraises?Howregularlydoyougiveraises?Doyou
considerayearlyincreaseinsalaryequaltothelocalinflationratetobearaise?
103. Doyouprovideshareoptions,profitsharing,retirementsavingscontributions,or
pension?Ifso,whatarethedetailsoftheplan(s)?
104. Whatmedicalbenefitsdoyouprovide?Doyoucoverdentalworkoreyeglasses?Do
youcoverhealthpreventativemeasuressuchasexerciseprograms,vitamins,or
preventativemedicalexams?
105. Doesyourcompanyencouragefurthereducation?
106. Howdoesyourcompanystuitionreimbursementprogramwork(ifthereisone)?
107. Whatiscompanypolicyregardingworkingfromhome?
108. Haveyoucutyourstaffinthelastthreeyears?
109. Isyourcompanyenvironmentallyconscious?Inwhatways?
110. Whatkindofpartnershipsdoesyourorganizationhavewithothersinthe
community?
111. Imanxioustogetactiveinthelocal[industryname]community.Isthissomething
thatyouencourage?
112. Doyoulikeworkinghere?
113. Canyoupleasetellmehowyourcareerhasdevelopedatthisorganization?Would
someoneenteringthefirmtodayhavesimilaropportunities?
114. Whattangibleandintangiblequalitiesattractedyoutothecompany?
115. Whatexcitesyouaboutcomingintowork?
116. Whatdoyouappreciatethemostaboutyourcompany/organization?
117. Ifyoucouldchangeonethingaboutthiscompany,whatwouldyouchange?
118. Whodoesthispositionreportto?IfIamofferedtheposition,canImeethim/her?
119. Ismybosssperformanceevaluatedonhowwellhe/shedevelopshis/her
subordinates?Onthesuccessofthedepartment?
120. WhoarethekeydecisionmakersthatIwouldneedtogetalongwith,andhowwould
youdescribeeachofthem?
121. Whowillbemakingthehiringdecision?
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122. Howoftenwillmyimmediatesupervisormeetwithmeoneonone?
123. Howwouldyoudescribeyourmanagementstyle?
124. Howdoyoufeelaboutcreativityandindividuality?
125. Canyouexplainhowyouletsomeonetakeaprojectandrunwithit?
126. Domostassociatesachievetheirbillablehourtarget?Domostassociatesexceed
thattarget?
127. Whatarethevariouswaysemployeescommunicatewithoneanothertocarryout
theirwork?
128. Howandbywhomwillmyperformancebereviewed?Aretherespecificcriteriaupon
whichIwouldbeevaluated?
129. Andhowfrequentlyisformalandinformalreviewgiventonewemployees?
130. Doesthecompanyhaveaninternalappealprocessinvolvingdisciplinaryaction?
131. Howdoyoudealwithpoorlyperformingemployees?
132. Howmanypeopleworkinthisoffice/department?
133. WithwhomwillIbeworkingmostclosely?
134. CanyoutellmeaboutthekeypeopleIwouldbeworkingwithonadailybasis?
135. IsthereanythingIshouldknowaboutacoworkerinparticular?
136. IsitpossibleformetomeetthepeopleIwouldbeworkingwith?
137. Howisthedepartment(thatIwouldbejoining)viewedbytherestofthe
organization?
138. Whatarethelongandshorttermgoalsofthedepartment?
139. Whathavebeenthedepartmentssuccessesinthelastcoupleofyears?
140. Whatareyourdepartmentsmajorprojectsinthecomingyear?
141. Howdoesthedepartment/teamIwillbejoiningrelatetotheoverallorganization?
Howdoesitsupporttheorganizationsstrategicgoals?Isthedepartmentacostorprofit
center?Howisthedepartmentperceivedpolitically?
142. Howareteamsassembled?Howareteammembersselected?Whatarethe
selectioncriteria?
143. Howareyourteamsstructured?
144. Whatkindsofprocessesareinplacetohelpmeworkcollaboratively?
145. Howoftendoesmyteammeetasagroup?
146. Areteamsempoweredandselforganizing?Areteamsabletochooseandtailora
methodologytosuitthemandtheirwork?
147. Howmuchfreedomandsupportisprovidedtomentorandconsultwithcolleagues,
superiors,andcustomers?
148. Haveyouevermentoredanemployeetohelpachievetheircareergoals?
149. Istherealotofteam/projectwork?
150. Inwhatareacouldyourteamusesomeimprovement?
151. Inwhatareacouldyourteamusealittlepolishing?
152. Howdoyouencourageyouremployeestokeepcurrentwithprofessional
developmentsinthefield?
153. Howdoyouhelpensurethatemployeesarehighlymotivated?
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154. Howdoyouplantoprovidemewithchallengingworkthatmakesoptimaluseofmy
abilitieswhileprovidingasupportiveenvironment?
155. Howdoyouensurethateachemployeeisdoingqualitywork?
156. Howapproachableandreceptiveismanagementtosuggestionsandfeedback?
157. Howareresourcesassignedwithintheteam?
158. Whatopportunitieswilltherebetoworkwithnew,interestingtechnologies?
159. WhattoolsandpracticesareusedtomanageXorY?
160. Whatisyourprocessforhandlingsuggestionsandideasfromemployees?How
manysuggestionsperemployeeonaveragewerereceivedinthelastyear?Howmany
wereactedon?
161. Whatisinvolvedinmovingtoanotherteamorchangingworkassignments?
162. Howfrequentlyorwhatportionofthestaffiscomposedoftemporaryorcontract
employees?
163. Wouldyoulikealistofreferences?
164. Isthereanythingyoudlikemetoclarifyorexplaininmoredetail?
165. WhatadditionalinformationcanIprovideaboutmyqualifications?
166. ArethereanyotherquestionsIcananswerforyou?
167. IsthereanythingIvesaidtodaythatmighthurtmychancesofbeinghiredhere?
168. IsthereanythingthatstandsouttoyouthatmakesyouthinkImightnotbetheright
fitforthisjob?
169. DoyouhaveanyrecommendationsforhowIcouldimprovemyinterviewingskills?
170. Whatarethenextstepsintheinterviewprocess?
171. WhoIshouldfollowupwithaboutnextsteps?
172. WhencanIexpecttohearfromyou?
173. HowshouldIfollowup?
174. IfIdonthearfromyoubyaweekfromtoday,mayIcallyou?
175. MayIcontactyouifanyfurtherquestionsarise?

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