Some of my favourite questions that I have asked as an interviewer;

1. A steel pipe 10 feet long is able to withstand 15 tonnes of tensile load. Can you
trust this pipe to withstand a 15 tonne compressive load?
2. Consider a solid cube 1 metre wide, 1 metre long and 1 metre high. What will
be weight of this if it is made of Ice, Plain concrete, Steel?
3. Testing visualisation: Consider a cube of wood. Paint all the six external faces
with some colour. Now, as if you are slicing bread, make two cuts at mid thirds
along the edges so that you get three slices of equal thickness. Similarly make
two cuts in the transverse direction and complete the task by making two more
cuts in the horizontal direction too so that the cube looks like a Rubik's cube.
Question: How many cubes of smaller size will you end up with if you scatter
the cubes? How many will have no surface painted? How many will have one
surface painted. How many will have two of its faces painted? How many will
have three faces painted? Will there be any cubes with more than three
painted? If so how many? You are not allowed to use pencil and paper but you
must solve this entirely in your mind. Maximum time allowed after repeating
the question one more time if necessary : 3 minutes to 5 minutes depending on
how high your expectations are from the candidate.
4. Ask the candidate to read a sentence/numbers/tell the time by showing him a
mirror reflection of the page or clock face in a mirror.
5. Give him a calculator and ask him to convert forces, measurement lengths,
weights from one system of units to another.
6. Take away the calculator and ask him to add a few lengths in feet , inches and
sixteenths of an inch .
7. Show him a simple 3-D object and ask him to draw a simple sketch of the plan,
front elevation and side elevation
Most candidates may fail this starting test. If they pass then you can test basic concepts
of BM, SF, tension, compression, simple and moment connections etcetera.

I have considered questions suitable for an intern only. For interviewing a candidate for
a regular job in design or project management / construction supervision, these
questions will not be enough.

The questions asked vary from place to place. Last time we interviewed for an internship
had the candidates do the following:

 We provided them with a detail from the construction documents and a photo
from the job site and I explained to them what the contractor had done wrong
and how to fix it. We gave them a template for a field report and asked them to
write a report that: Addressed the problem, cited the detail/sheet,
and provide a solution. Many of the applicants we unable to write a
coherent paragraph.
 I provided the candidates an isometric view of a wood block with some notches,
the block was dimensioned. They were given 10 minutes to draft the
block in plan, front and side view in a drafting program they listed on their CV
(Resume).
 After they applied to the job, but before they got scheduled for an interview I
emailed each applicant asking for an Excel Schedule that shows their
availability for work hours. Some of them thought they were just providing
time information. However I was looking for their ability to communicate date
in a clear and concise method.
 After the interview we often walk each applicant to their car. The brand of car
is not very relevant, but how the car is kept both inside and out is a great
indicator of how they are likely to keep their work place.