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Questions you
should consider asking in an interview
1. What, as a
hiring authority, is your vision of this job and, in your mind, what are the
key responsibilities? My recruiter has told me what he sees. What do you
see?
2. Can you share with me the structure of the department or division and how
it fits into the total organization? (You must address your strengths and
make them fit into what the employer is looking for.)
3. Considering the people in your department or company, tell me what your
most valued employees are like and what are the three to five things that
you believe makes them the most successful.
4. Explain to me what you perceive the corporate culture to be and what type
of person best fits into the organization.
5. As the hiring authority, specifically tell me about your management style
and what traits best match with your personality to produce the most
productive working environment.
6. What are the three or four most significant problems or obstacles that
your company faces and how do you plan to solve these issues? Growth?
Financial stability?
7. What are the three or four problems that your company faces that you are
currently trying to solve?
8. Is your company or department facing any disasters?
9. What are the specific projects that I will be working on in the first
month?
10. In the first year, what are the three key contributions that you would
expect from my performance?
11. What makes you enjoy getting up each day and coming to work?
12. In three to five years, where do you see my career going and what,
specifically, could I do to get there?
13. In terms of resources, what will I have available to work with (i.e.
people, equipment, budget, etc.)?
14. what are the three or four things that could cause a person to fail in
your department?
15. As the hiring manager, what do you like most about the individual who
did this job before me and what three or four things made them most
successful?
16. In considering the new position, how do you plan to reorient the
position for the future?
17. After interviewing me, how do you see my background adding value to your
company? This question does two things:
18. If I were to
accept this job and come to work here, how do you see this job impacting my
career? If the hiring authority asks this, go over the problems that you can
solve!
Questions you
should be prepared to answer in an interview
These
are not our recommended questions, but they are commonly asked. Practice
turning the open ended questions into opportunities to set yourself apart,
and to learn more from the interviewer. For instance, 'Tell me about
yourself' could be answered with "I'm a talented individual looking for a
competitive team to join," followed by question number 15 from above.
1.
Tell me about yourself.
2. What are your long range and short range goals and objectives,
when and why, did you establish these goals and how are you preparing
yourself to achieve them?
3. What do you want to do with your life?
4. What are your long-range career objectives?
5. Why did you choose this major? this career?
6. How would you describe your ideal job?
7. Describe a situation in which you were successful.
8. What do you think it takes to be successful in this career? in a
company like ours?
9. Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to
achieve them.
10. Are you a team player?
11. What motivates you?
12. Why should I hire you?
13. What are your short-term goals?
14. How would you describe yourself?
15. How do you think a friend or professor who knows you well would
describe you?
16. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
17. Where do you want to be ten years from now?
18. Do you handle conflict well?
19. What qualifications do you have that make you think that you will be
successful?
20. How do you determine or evaluate success?
21. What major problem have you had to deal with recently?
22. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?
23. Do you handle pressure well?
24. How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive
employee?
25. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most
satisfaction? Why?
26. Describe your most rewarding college experience.
27. What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?
28. What is your greatest strength?
29. What is a weakness you have?
30. What led you to choose your field or major study?
31. What college subjects did you like least? Why?
32. Why did you choose to attend your college?
33. How has your education prepared you for your career?
34. Do you have plans for continued study? An advanced degree?
35. Do you think that your grades are a good indication of your academic
achievement?
36. What have you learned from participation in extra-curricular
activities?
37. What were your favorite classes? Why?
38. Why is your GPA not higher?
39. How familiar are you with the community that we are located in?
40. Are you willing to travel? How much?
41. Why did you decide to seek a position with this company?
42. What do you know about our company?
43. Is money important to you?
44. Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?
45. What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you
hope to work?
46. Do you have a geographical preference? Why?
47. Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you?
48. What kind of salary are you looking for?
49. What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?
50. What have you learned from your mistakes? |
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