Sample Interview Questions

Prepare and practice for the interview by reviewing the most common interview questions outlined here.

Assessment

• What are your long-range and short-range goals and objectives and how are you preparing yourself to meet them?
• What rewards are the most important to you in your chosen occupation?
• What expectations do you have in terms of earnings in five years?
• What do you consider to be your strengths and weaknesses?
• How would you describe yourself?

Attitude

• What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be successful in this field?
• What do you think it takes to be successful in our organization?
• In what ways can you contribute to our organization?
• Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and employee.
• What factors are most important to you in your job?

Your education

• Describe your most rewarding college experience.
• Why did you select your college or university?
• What motivation led you to choose your major/field?
• What college subjects did you enjoy least?  Why?
• If you could, how would you have planned your academic study differently?  Why?

Knowledge of employer

• Why are you interested in working for us?
• What do you know about our organization?
• Do you prefer a small, medium, or large organization?
• What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you want to work?
• Do you have a geographical preference?  Why?

Behavioral questions

• Tell me about a time when you had to organize a project under tight time frames.  How did it turn out?
• Give me an example of when you had to deal with an irate customer/client.  How did you handle it?
• Describe the last time you used teamwork to solve a problem.  What did you do and what was the outcome?