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Job Interview Question 1
Are you a leader or a follower?
Job Interview Question 2
Are you better at "managing up" or "managing down"?
Job Interview Question 3
Are you willing to travel? (How much are you willing to travel?)
Job Interview Question 4
Assume you come to work here. One year from now you go home at the end of the week and think that this is the best job you've ever had. What happened to make you feel that way?
Job Interview Question 5
Describe a time when you were asked to do something you weren't trained to do. How did you handle it?
Job Interview Question 6
Describe a time when your team did not agree.
Job Interview Question 7
Describe a time you reduced costs or improved efficiency
Job Interview Question 8
Describe a work or school instance where you messed up
Job Interview Question 9
Describe how you would complete [a typical task on this job]
Job Interview Question 10
Describe the boss who could get the very best work from you
Job Interview Question 11
Discuss your educational background
Job Interview Question 12
Discuss your resume
Job Interview Question 13
Do you know anyone who works for us?
Job Interview Question 14
Does a company need B players? Or is it better off only having A players on staff, and why?
Job Interview Question 15
Give an example of a political situation you've dealt with on the job
Job Interview Question 16
Give an example of how you set goals and achieve them
Job Interview Question 17
Give an example of how you were able to motivate employees or co-workers
Job Interview Question 18
Give an example of how you worked on a team
Job Interview Question 19
Have you ever fired someone?
Job Interview Question 20
Have you had to turn an employee with a bad attitude into one with a good attitude?
Job Interview Question 21
How did you hear about this position?
Job Interview Question 22
How did you prepare for this interview?
Job Interview Question 23
How do I rate as an interviewer?
Job Interview Question 24
How do you balance life and work?
Job Interview Question 25
How do you compensate for your weaknesses?
Job Interview Question 26
How do you feel about an income made up totally of commissions?
Job Interview Question 27
How do you feel about working for a younger manager?
Job Interview Question 28
How do you make decisions?
Job Interview Question 29
How do you take advantage of your strengths?
Job Interview Question 30
How does this position compare with others you're applying for?
Job Interview Question 31
How does your previous experience relate to this position?
Job Interview Question 32
How have you handled difficult situations with employees?
Job Interview Question 33
How many tennis balls can you fit into a limousine?
Job Interview Question 34
How will you identify problems and opportunities on the job?
Job Interview Question 35
How would people you have worked with describe you?
Job Interview Question 36
How would you guide an alien through making a peanut butter sandwich?
Job Interview Question 37
I see you had an internship. Did you pursue a full-time job with them? What happened?
Job Interview Question 38
If I were to ask your current boss to tell me one thing you do that drives them crazy, what would they say?
Job Interview Question 39
If I were to ask your current boss what your greatest strength is, what would they say?
Job Interview Question 40
If you are employed, how are you managing time to interview?
Job Interview Question 41
If you could choose any company to work for, which one would it be?
Job Interview Question 42
If you get the job, how could you lose or make money for me?
Job Interview Question 43
If you knew things at your company were rocky, why didn't you get out sooner?
Job Interview Question 44
If you were at a business lunch and you ordered a rare steak and they brought it to you well-done, what would you do?
Job Interview Question 45
If you were running a company that produces X and the market was tanking for that product, what would you do?
Job Interview Question 46
If you were the CEO of this company, what are the top 2 things you would do?
Job Interview Question 47
If you won the lottery, would you still work?
Job Interview Question 48
Is it more important to be lucky or skillful?
Job Interview Question 49
Is there any question I haven't asked you that I should?
Job Interview Question 50
It's your dime. (Interviewer doesn't ask questions)
Job Interview Question 51
Tell me a suggestion you have made that was implemented
Job Interview Question 52
Tell me about a time when you helped someone
Job Interview Question 53
Tell me about a time when you misjudged a person
Job Interview Question 54
Tell me about a time you conveyed technical information to a non-technical audience
Job Interview Question 55
Tell me about a time you had to take initiative
Job Interview Question 56
Tell me about a time you planned and coordinated a project from start to finish
Job Interview Question 57
Tell me about a work incident in which you were totally honest, despite a potential risk or downside
Job Interview Question 58
Tell me about the last time you were angry or upset at work. What happened?
Job Interview Question 59
Tell me about the toughest negotiation you've ever been in
Job Interview Question 60
Tell me about the worst boss you've ever had
Job Interview Question 61
Tell me about your current (most recent) employer (i.e. what do they do, how long they’ve been in business, etc.)
Job Interview Question 62
Under what circumstances have you found it acceptable to break confidence?
Job Interview Question 63
Walk me through your career from the start to where it is now.
Job Interview Question 64
What are some of your leadership experiences?
Job Interview Question 65
What are the most important qualities of successful people? How do you rate yourself in those areas?
Job Interview Question 66
What are your long-term career goals?
Job Interview Question 67
What changes have you made in working with others to be more effective at work?
Job Interview Question 68
What circumstances bring you here today?
Job Interview Question 69
What do you do to grow your skills and knowledge of the job/industry?
Job Interview Question 70
What do you expect from this job?
Job Interview Question 71
What gets you up in the morning?
Job Interview Question 72
What have you learned from all the different roles you've had?
Job Interview Question 73
What historical figure do you admire and why?
Job Interview Question 74
What if you worked for someone who managed to take credit for all your great ideas? How would you handle it?
Job Interview Question 75
What is one thing you'd like to do better? What is your plan for accomplishing that?
Job Interview Question 76
What is the last book you read for fun? (Or, what is your favorite book?)
Job Interview Question 77
What is the most courageous action or unpopular stand that you have ever taken?
Job Interview Question 78
What is the most important thing you’re looking for in a company/job besides salary?
Job Interview Question 79
What is your biggest weakness that's really a weakness and not a secret strength?
Job Interview Question 80
What is your favorite website?
Job Interview Question 81
What qualities in your co-workers bother you most? What do you appreciate most?
Job Interview Question 82
What tools or techniques do you use to stay organized and increase your productivity?
Job Interview Question 83
What will your job references say about you?
Job Interview Question 84
What would the person who likes you least in the world say about you?
Job Interview Question 85
What would you do if management made a decision you didn't agree with?
Job Interview Question 86
What would you do if you found out the company you worked for was doing something illegal?
Job Interview Question 87
What would you do if you got behind schedule with your part of a project?
Job Interview Question 88
What would you do if you made an important business decision and a co-worker challenged it?
Job Interview Question 89
What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the job?
Job Interview Question 90
What would your direct reports say about you?
Job Interview Question 91
What, as an organization, can we offer that is better than your current employer?
Job Interview Question 92
What's your favorite dish, and how would you convince someone who hated an ingredient in it to try it?
Job Interview Question 93
When would you be available to start?
Job Interview Question 94
Who are our competitors?
Job Interview Question 95
Who are the influencers in your life?
Job Interview Question 96
Who do you follow on Twitter and why?
Job Interview Question 97
Why did you get into this line of work? (choose this as a career)
Job Interview Question 98
Why don't you want to give me your salary requirements?
Job Interview Question 99
Will you be out to take my job?
Job Interview Question 100
Would you rather be liked or feared?
Job Interview Question 101
You are changing careers. Why should I let you 'experiment' with me and basically pay you to learn on the job?
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How to Handle Illegal Interview Questions
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