Sample Interview Questions

1. What are your strengths?

2. What are your weaknesses?
3. What is your greatest fear?
4. Why you are interested in working for [insert company name here]?
5. Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years?
6. What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
7. Where do you see yourself 3 years from now?
8. How quickly do you adapt to new technology?
9. Do you like experimenting?
10. What are you passionate about?
11. How do you respond to change?
12. Tell me about a challenge you faced and how you dealt.
13. Are you comfortable travelling for work?
14. Do you know anyone who worked for us?
15. What are your goals for the future?
16. Do you prefer working independently or on a team?
17. How do you deal with stress?
18. What can you offer us that someone else cannot?
19. Are you willing to relocate?
20. Are you willing to travel?
21. Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
22. What is your dream job?
23. What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the
job?
24. Describe yourself.
25. Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
26. Why should we hire you?
27. Would you work holidays/weekends?
28. How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
29. What are your salary requirements?
30. Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
31. Who are our competitors?
32. What was your biggest failure?
33. What motivates you?
34. What’s your availability?
35. Who’s your mentor?
36. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
37. How do you handle pressure?
38. What are your career goals?
39. What gets you up in the morning?
40. What would your direct reports say about you?
41. What were your bosses’ strengths/weaknesses?
42. What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
43. What are your hobbies?
44. What makes you uncomfortable?
45. What are some of your leadership experiences?