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Interviewing Tips

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Below is a listing of sample interview questions to use as a guideline when developing questions you might ask a potential employee. The trend in developing these interview questions has been to make them behavioral based, allowing the interviewer to get the maximum benefit from the interview.

Work History:

  • Name of company, position title, description, dates of employment.
  • What were your expectations for the job and to what extent were they met?
  • What were your starting and final levels of compensation?
  • What were your responsibilities?
  • What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them?
  • Which was most / least rewarding?
  • What were the biggest accomplishments / failures in this position?
  • What was it like working for your supervisor? What were his strengths and shortcomings?
  • Why are you leaving your job?

Questions about the Individual:

  • Describe a typical work week.
  • How many hours do you normally work?
  • How would you describe the pace at which you work?
  • How do you handle stress and pressure?
  • What motivates you?
  • What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
  • Tell me about yourself.
  • If the people who know you were asked to describe you, what would they say?
  • Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
  • Give some examples of team work.
  • What type of work environment do you prefer?
  • Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it.
  • How do you evaluate success?

 Questions about the New Job and Company:

  • What interests you about this job?
  • Why do you want this job?
  • What applicable attributes / experience do you have?
  • What can you do for this company?
  • Why should we hire you?
  • Why are you the best person for the job?
  • What do you know about this company?
  • Why do you want to work for this organization?
  • What challenges are you looking for in a position?
  • What can you contribute to this company?
  • Is there anything I haven’t told you about the job or company that you would like to know?

The Future:

  • What are you looking for in your next job? What is important to you?
  • What are your goals for the next five years / ten years?
  • How do you plan to achieve those goals?
  • What are your salary requirements – both short-term and long-term?

 

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