Interview

An interview is an integral part of the hiring process, and you need to be prepared in order to impress your potential employer. You will never know exactly what they will ask you until you get there, but most interviewers have a set of common questions that help them filter out those who are not suited for the position. These questions are relatively general, so they are appropriate for any job in any industry, and you can come prepared to answer them in your interview…from Indeed.

TABLE TOPICS – Interview Q & A

Tell me about yourself
in your life and career?

Q1

Talk about the key aspects of your career. Answer in a way that makes you appear to be the best fit for the position and shows how you can add value to the company.

Walk me through your resume?

Q2

Highlight your most relevant experiences and accomplishments for this job and wrap up by talking about the future.

How did you hear about this position?

Q3

Share why you were so excited about the job and what, specifically, caught your eye about the role.

Why do you want to
work for our firm?

Q4

Speak about the employer's reputation, the company's brand value and the conducive working environment for building a career.

Why do you want this job?

Q5

Identify a couple of key factors that make the role a great fit for you and then share why you love the company

Why should we hire you?

Q6

Convincingly express that you can do the work with great results; and you’ll well fit in with the team and culture.

What can you bring to the company?

Q7

Connect your skills and experiences to what the company needs and share an example that shows how you’ve done similar or transferable work
in the past.

What is your strength
in your life and career?

Q8

Describe the strongest skills you have that directly correlate with the position you are applying for.

What is your weakness?
in your life and career?

Q9

Confess to a weakness that has nothing to do with the job you applied for.

Tell me about your
biggest accomplishment
on the job?

Q10

Mention an instance where your company faced a problem that you solved and how your timely intervention helped save money and preserve their reputation.

Tell me how you
overcame a difficult
situation at your work?

Q11

Discuss the challenging situation you had to resolve, the task you needed to accomplish and the actions you took. After that, emphasise the results you achieved.

Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership skills

Q12

Think about a time when you headed up a project, took the initiative to propose an alternate process, or helped motivate your team to get something done.

What’s a time you disagreed with a decision that was made at work?

Q13

Mention one instance where you handled a disagreement professionally and learned something from the experience.

Tell me about a time you made a mistake

Q14

Be honest without placing blame on other people, then explain what you learned from your mistake and what actions you took to ensure it didn’t happen again.

Tell me about a time
you failed

Q15

Pick a actual failure you can speak honestly about and share what you learned from it.

Why are you leaving your current job?

Q16

Respond by discussing your positive actions rather than your negative feelings when stressed.

Why were you fired?

Q17

Share how you’ve grown and how you approach your job and life now as a result. And if you can portray your growth as an advantage for this next job, even better.

Can you explain your employment gap?

Q18

Be honest, but you do not need to share more details than you’re comfortable with. Talk about skills you honed or gained in your time away from the workforce.

Can you explain why you changed career paths?

Q19

Show how seemingly irrelevant experience is very relevant to the role.

What’s your current salary?

Q20

Deflect the question and suggest you will be able to agree on a number that’s fair and competitive to both parties.and share the number if you think it will work in your favor.

What do you like least about your job?

Q21

Focus on an opportunity the role you’re interviewing for offers that your current job doesn’t; and keep the conversation positive and emphasize why you’re so excited about the job.

What are you looking for in a new position?

Q22

Ideally the same things that this position has to offer. Be specific!

What type of work environment do you prefer?

Q23

Ideally one that's similar to the environment of the company you're applying to. Be specific!

What’s your work style?

Q24

Tell how you communicate and collaborate on cross-functional projects and how you approach leading to manage a team.

What’s your management style?

Q25

Share a couple of your best managerial moments, like how you made a contribution to growth and sucess of the company.

How would your boss and coworkers describe you?

Q26

Pull out strengths and traits you haven’t discussed in other aspects of the interview, such as your strong work ethic or diligence

How do you handle stress?

Q27

Talk about your go-to strategies for dealing with stress and how you communicate with others and otherwise proactively try to mitigate pressure.

What do you like to do outside of work?

Q28

Talk about healthy and social things that might affect your job even though they might not be related.

What are you passionate about?

Q29

Align directly with the type of work you’d be doing in the rolfe of the job position.

What motivates you?

Q30

Describe what has energized you in previous roles and pinpoint what made your eyes light up when you read this job description.

How do you like to be managed?

Q31

Think back on what worked well for you in the past and what didn’t; and articulate a positive framing of practical solution.

Where do you see yourself in five years?

Q32

Think realistically about where this position could take you and answer along those lines.

How do you plan to achieve your career goals?

Q33

Focus on one or two goals in detail, explain why the goals are meaningful, communicate what milestones are coming up, highlight past successes, and connect back to the job.

What are your career aspirations?

Q34

Talk about what would energize and fulfill you and connect it to the position you’re interviewing for. Be specific about how this job will help you achieve your career aspirations.

What’s your dream job?

Q35

Talk about ideal job you have been dreaming about, but relate to the job you are looking for.

What other companies are you interviewing with?

Q36

Express your enthusiasm for this job, but do not give the company any more leverage than it already has by telling them there’s no one else in the running.

What makes you unique?

Q37

Give them a reason to pick you over other similar candidates. The key is to keep your answer relevant to the role you’re applying to.

What should I know that’s not on your resume?

Q38

Talk about a positive trait, a story or detail that reveals a little more about you and your experience, or a mission or goal that makes you excited about this role or company.

What would your first few months look like in this role?

Q39

Think about what information and aspects of the company and team you’d need to familiarize yourself with and show you’d be ready to hit the ground running and contribute early on.

What are your salary requirements?

Q40

Give a salary range or ask what the range is for this role or learn more about the role or the rest of the compensation package before discussing pay.

What do you think we could do better or differently?

Q41

Start your response with something positive about the company or specific product you’ve been asked to discuss and then suggest a better solution with different treatment.

When can you start?

Q42

Say you have “previously scheduled commitments to attend to” and try to be flexible if they really need someone to start a bit sooner.

Are you willing to relocate?

Q43

Reiterate your enthusiasm for the role, briefly explain why you can’t move at this time, and offer an alternative, like working remotely or out of a local office.

Is there anything else you’d like us to know?

Q44

Summarize your qualifications and ask any quesitons about the job were not covered.

Do you have any questions?

Q45

Ask about the position, the company, the department, the team was not covered and relate it to the job position after research before interview

How would you describe yourself?

Q46

Answer with a mix of your strengths and traits that makes you a good fit for the position

What do you know about the company?

Q47

Show them you're not randomly applying to multiple companies without knowing anything about them.

How do you define success?

Q48

Consider a great accomplishment of yours and what you'd like to achieve in the future. Try to connect it with the company's view on success and give a practical example.

What are your future goals?

Q49

Make sure your goal aligns with the company and role you're applying for. So, try to connect what you want with what the company has to offer

Describe your leadership style?

Q50

Highlight your most relevant traits as a leader and illustrate it with examples from past experiences

Describe your ideal company culture?

Q51

Describe a company culture that's similar to the one you're currently applying for. Be sure to do some extensive research on the company before the interview.

What interests you about this role?

Q52

Show you passionate and know what they want and be very specific with your answer.

Describe your work ethic?

Q53

Provide an example of a situation that highlighted your work ethic

What makes an effective team?

Q54

Emphasize collaboration, communication, and teamwork towards shared goal.

Can you work under pressure?

Q55

Demonstrate that you're capable of performing well under pressure for success of the company.

How do you deal with a collegue difficult to work with?

Q56

Emphasize on communication with mutual understanding and respect.

Describe a type of collegue you want to work with?

Q57

Do not be specific about it, but generally talk about the colleague who is collaborative and communicative for the company.

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- Box
- Angular
- Curvilinear
- Circular
- Organic
- Assemblage
- SHAPE
- Square
- Rectangle
- Circle
- Arc
- Polygon
- Hybrid
- SCHEME
- Linear
- Central
- Contained
- Scattered
- Courtyard
- Kit of Parts