Commonly Asked Interview Questions And Answers
This lens is dedicated to commonly asked interview questions. There are a wide variety of interview questions asked at job interviews today. If you have been asked an interview question that is not listed here please leave me a comment below and let me know what the question is.
Please note that this page contains only job interview questions but not the recommended answers. I am by no means an expert in answering the questions but I try my best to give an honest reasonable sounding answer. There are many excellent books on job interviewing. My favorite job search authors are Cynthia Shapiro
and Tony Beshara
Their books are loaded with information not only on job interview questions but also on the entire job search process in general. If you are interviewing for jobs I highly recommend that you get one or several books by these authors.
The job search books that have helped me the most are:
What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired
The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now!
Please note that this page contains only job interview questions but not the recommended answers. I am by no means an expert in answering the questions but I try my best to give an honest reasonable sounding answer. There are many excellent books on job interviewing. My favorite job search authors are Cynthia Shapiro
and Tony BesharaTheir books are loaded with information not only on job interview questions but also on the entire job search process in general. If you are interviewing for jobs I highly recommend that you get one or several books by these authors.The job search books that have helped me the most are:
What Does Somebody Have to Do to Get a Job Around Here! 44 Insider Secrets and Tips that Will Get You Hired
The Job Search Solution: The Ultimate System for Finding a Great Job Now!
Contents at a Glance
Job Interview Questions
Commonly Asked Interview Questions
below are some job interview questions that are commonly asked at job interviews
Common interview questions include:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Walk me through your resume?
3. Why do you want to work for XYZ Corp?
4. What do you know about XYZ Corp?
5. Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
6. What are your strengths?
7. What are your weaknesses?
8. Tell me about a time when you went the extra mile.
9. Do you have any questions?
10. Why should we hire you?
11. On a scale of 1 - 10 how would your last Manager rate you?
12. Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
13. What do you do to keep up to date on the industry?
14 .Do you have industry certifications?
15. From reading the job posting what do you think the hours are for this position?
16. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.?
17. What were some of the challenges of your last position?
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Walk me through your resume?
3. Why do you want to work for XYZ Corp?
4. What do you know about XYZ Corp?
5. Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
6. What are your strengths?
7. What are your weaknesses?
8. Tell me about a time when you went the extra mile.
9. Do you have any questions?
10. Why should we hire you?
11. On a scale of 1 - 10 how would your last Manager rate you?
12. Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
13. What do you do to keep up to date on the industry?
14 .Do you have industry certifications?
15. From reading the job posting what do you think the hours are for this position?
16. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.?
17. What were some of the challenges of your last position?
Telephone Interview Questions
Telephone interviews are usuallyintended to see if you are a possible match for the position. If you are then the next step is usually a phone or in person interview with the hiring manager.
Commonly asked telephone interview questions include:
1) When would you be available.
2) What are your salary expectations?
3) Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
1) When would you be available.
2) What are your salary expectations?
3) Why are you leaving your current position or why did you leave your last position?
Management Interview Questions
interview questions for managers can tend to focus on managing people and budgets.
Some good management interview questions that I have been asked include:
1) What is the most number of employees you have managed?
2) What is the largest budget that you have ever managed?
3) As a Manager what is the hardest decision you have ever had to make?
4) Tell me about a time when you had to manage a difficult employee.
5) What is your management style?
6) As a Manager what is the hardest decision you have had to make?
7) What is the largest budget you have had responsibility for?
1) What is the most number of employees you have managed?
2) What is the largest budget that you have ever managed?
3) As a Manager what is the hardest decision you have ever had to make?
4) Tell me about a time when you had to manage a difficult employee.
5) What is your management style?
6) As a Manager what is the hardest decision you have had to make?
7) What is the largest budget you have had responsibility for?
Customer Service Interview Questions
customer service questions usually focus on dealing with people and possibly difficult customers
Customer Service Interview Questions often include:
1) Tell me about a time when you had to handle a difficult customer.
2) Tell me about a time when you wen the extra mile for a customer.
1) Tell me about a time when you had to handle a difficult customer.
2) Tell me about a time when you wen the extra mile for a customer.
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Behavioural Interview
Behavioural interviews include lots of questoins where the interviewer asks you how you responded or handled certain situations.
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Weakness Interview
Interview questions about your weakness are often difficult for job candidates to answer.
What are your strengths and what is your weakness are commonly asked interview questions. Many people wonder what is the best way to answer the what is your weakness interview question. In general, the job search experts recommend answering with a weakness that you have already corrected or are currently taking action to correct.
Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions
The questions below are the interview questions that I have been most frequently asked at interviews.
1) Why did you leave your last position?
2) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
3) When would you be available to start?
1) Why did you leave your last position?
2) What are your strengths and weaknesses?
3) When would you be available to start?
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Pure Visibility Interview Questions
this section contains some good examples of behavioural interview questions.
The questions asked by the hiring manager all pertained to knowledge required for the job. It was a fair interview and the manager was very professional and nice.
Describe the best work relationship you've ever had.
Describe the best team situation you have worked in, why was it the best?
What does it mean to have co-workers?
Where do you want to be in 3 - 5 years
Describe your ideal boss.
What would your last boss say about you?
What would your co-workers say about you?
Describe a time when you were part of a successful team. Why was it successful?
Describe a time when you handled a crisis with a client.
What is something you don't like about search?
What do you like about SEO?
How would your respond if someone told you that you had made an error?
After passing the first interview the next step was an interview with one of the founders of the company. I knew it had been a complete waste of my time when at the end I asked if she had any concerns and the response was "Sometimes people from the corporate world have baggage" Hello - you know I had spent alot of time in the corporate world from my resume. If you don't like people with a corporate background why waste their time even interviewing them in the first place. Most of the questions at the second interview were behavioral. Here is what was asked:
Describe the best work relationship you've ever had.
Describe the best team situation you have worked in, why was it the best?
What does it mean to have co-workers?
Where do you want to be in 3 - 5 years
Describe your ideal boss.
What would your last boss say about you?
What would your co-workers say about you?
Describe a time when you were part of a successful team. Why was it successful?
Describe a time when you handled a crisis with a client.
What is something you don't like about search?
What do you like about SEO?
How would your respond if someone told you that you had made an error?
Job Interview Humour
With all of the stress involved in interviewing for jobs these days we need some job interview humour so here it is:
Job Interview: Dolphin cartoon by Hagen_Cartoons
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Job Interview: Dolphin cartoon by Hagen_Cartoons
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Hastings Mutual Insurance Company Interview Questions
These questions were asked when I interviewed for an Application Development Supervisor posiiton.
Unfortunately I did not write the questions down immediately after the interview and this is what I could recall 6 weeks later. There were more questions. I met initially with the HR person for about 20 minutes, with the hiring Manager for about an hour, then I spent an hour taking the Caliper test.
Questions from the HR person:
What are your salary expectations?
What was the name of your last supervisor?
What were some of the challenges of your last position?
Questions from the Hiring Manager:
What was the best project you have worked on?
How about a project that you would do differently?
What do you think about insurance?
At the end of the interview they had me take a Caliper test which is a personality test that you take online. I had never heard of anything like this being part of an interview. It took me about one hour and you answer about 500 multiple choice questions. It felt like I was answering the same questions over and over and over.
Questions from the HR person:
What are your salary expectations?
What was the name of your last supervisor?
What were some of the challenges of your last position?
Questions from the Hiring Manager:
What was the best project you have worked on?
How about a project that you would do differently?
What do you think about insurance?
At the end of the interview they had me take a Caliper test which is a personality test that you take online. I had never heard of anything like this being part of an interview. It took me about one hour and you answer about 500 multiple choice questions. It felt like I was answering the same questions over and over and over.
Interview Questions asked by Johnson Controls (JCI)
These were questions asked when I interviewed for an IT Project Manager position at Johnson Controls (JCI).
The questions below were some of the questions that the hiring manager asked me:
1. Tell me a time when you had to make a decision quickly
2. Tell me about a difficult situation you had to handle
3. What do you do when you get to a point where you cannot accomplish something?
4. What does project management mean to you?
5. What is your communication style?
6. Have you lead testing efforts?
7. How have you handled project risk assessment & mitigation?
The questions below were some of the questions asked of me by the HR Manager during my interview at Johnson Controls.
1. What motivates you?
2. What are you strengths and weaknesses?
3. Where do you want to be in 5 years?
4. What are your salary requirements?
5. Do you prefer to work alone?
1. Tell me a time when you had to make a decision quickly
2. Tell me about a difficult situation you had to handle
3. What do you do when you get to a point where you cannot accomplish something?
4. What does project management mean to you?
5. What is your communication style?
6. Have you lead testing efforts?
7. How have you handled project risk assessment & mitigation?
The questions below were some of the questions asked of me by the HR Manager during my interview at Johnson Controls.
1. What motivates you?
2. What are you strengths and weaknesses?
3. Where do you want to be in 5 years?
4. What are your salary requirements?
5. Do you prefer to work alone?
University of Michigan Interview Questions
U of M Interview Questions
These are few of the questions I was asked for interviewing for an IT position with the University of Michigan (U of M) in Ann Arbor.
1. Describe your ideal job (this can be a trick question. Since it was a management level position I assumed the person in the position would be managing a team. It turned out to be an individual contributor management position so saying that in my ideal job I would be leading a team was not the answer they were looking for.
2. Tell me about a complex situation and how you handled it.
1. Describe your ideal job (this can be a trick question. Since it was a management level position I assumed the person in the position would be managing a team. It turned out to be an individual contributor management position so saying that in my ideal job I would be leading a team was not the answer they were looking for.
2. Tell me about a complex situation and how you handled it.
Fry Interview Questions
It is really important to answer this one correctly or you won't get the job.
Personality related Interview Questions
1 What are you strengths?
2. What is your weakness?
3. What type of work environment are you used to?
4. How well do you work with interruptions? How many per hour?
5. What would your former co-workers say about you?
2. What is your weakness?
3. What type of work environment are you used to?
4. How well do you work with interruptions? How many per hour?
5. What would your former co-workers say about you?
Different Interview Questions
I thought these two questions were very different interview questions. They might qualify as trick interview questions. For the first question you could accidentally say something that would reveal something that you would rather not have the interviewe
1. What have I not asked you that I should have?
2. After 6 months of working with you what will I not like?
2. After 6 months of working with you what will I not like?
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Unusual Interview Questions
Here are a couple of really different types of job interview questions.
1. What should I have asked you that I didn't?
2. What will I not like after working with you for 6 months?
2. What will I not like after working with you for 6 months?
Job Interview Thank You Cards
Most job search experts recommend sending a thank you note or thank you card after your interview.
What interview questions have you been asked? Leave me a comment to let me know.
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