Top 50 Interview Questions
1. Describe yourself to me.
This is a very basic & tricky question. Do not go into the details about your family background & your life.
This question is related to your professional life. So be concise & describe about your educational &
professional qualifications. Please try to produce hard evidence of your professional accomplishments to
support your answer. End your summary of yourself by stating that you are interested in this company &
really want to be a part.
This question is related to your professional life. So be concise & describe about your educational &
professional qualifications. Please try to produce hard evidence of your professional accomplishments to
support your answer. End your summary of yourself by stating that you are interested in this company &
really want to be a part.
2. How did you know about this job?
For this question you could mention the source from where you saw this job opening like the newspaper
advertisement or online job sites. You could also mention that while browsing through your site you saw the
career opportunity.
For this question you could mention the source from where you saw this job opening like the newspaper
advertisement or online job sites. You could also mention that while browsing through your site you saw the
career opportunity.
3. What idea do you have about this job?
You could reply by saying that I know as much as I could learn from the advertisement & the company
website. This will show that you believe in preparing well for any assignment.
You could reply by saying that I know as much as I could learn from the advertisement & the company
website. This will show that you believe in preparing well for any assignment.
4. What are your strengths?
This is a most often asked question. You should be ready with a list of 5 personal job-related strengths
ready to name and explain how you have used them.
This is a most often asked question. You should be ready with a list of 5 personal job-related strengths
ready to name and explain how you have used them.
5. What are your weaknesses?
This question is not meant to bring into light the negative aspect of your personality. It is used for knowing
about the means that you have adopted to turn the negative points into your strengths. This will show that
you know yourself & that you regularly examine your skills & improve them.
6. Can you specify as to why is there a gap in your resume ?
Any gap in your resume is bound to draw attention. You should be very honest while speaking about the
period of unemployment in your resume. Layoffs are a common feature in this century. So you should
mention the fact that you were laid off and were into temporary jobs. Temporary employment or an intense
job search of several months are both fine. If you took time off to care for a sick family member, state this
very briefly and do not dwell on it.
7. Why do you want to work with this organization?
8. Where do you see yourself five years down the line?
9. Tell me about something you did recently that was not part of your job?
10. How have you grown in your current job?
11. What kind of skills did you use in your past job?
12. What are you seeking in your next job?
13. What type of compliments do you receive from your peers or supervisors?
14. What happens when two priorities compete for your time?
15. Can you describe a recent situation in which you accomplished an important objective in a brief
period of time?17. Are you willing to work in shifts?
18. What are your salary expectations for this job?
19. What role are you ready to take in a group?
20. Who has been an inspiration for you?
21. What is more important to you money or success?
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 10.
23. How do you handle repetitive tasks?
24. How do you keep others informed on work issues?
25. How do you ensure all of your work gets accomplished in a productive manner?
26. What was the biggest professional risk you have taken and what was the outcome?
27. Tell me about the last time you had to work with someone inside or outside of your department to
accomplish a goal.
28. Describe a time when you dealt with a conflict situation and how you resolved it.
29. If your supervisor criticized you unfairly, how did/would you handle it?
30. What do you expect from this job?
31. Do you know anyone working with this organization?
32. What do you like best about what you have learned about this job?
33. Are you willing to travel?
34. Why are you leaving the organization you work for?
35. What is thinking outside the box to you?
36. How do you rate yourself in computer skills? Please describe the programs and software that you can
use well.
37. Can you perform Internet research? Please describe to me your steps in doing so.
38. How would you handle a client coming in to town from a foreign country, say Japan?
39. Do you work better on a team, with just one partner, or alone?
40. What is your dream job?
41. How would you describe your work style?
42. What do you think of your previous boss?
43. What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
44. What were your responsibilities in your last position?
45. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
46. What is your greatest fear?
47. How do you handle change?
48. If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something you disagreed with, what would you do?
49. What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last year?
50. What do you do in your spare time?
8. Where do you see yourself five years down the line?
9. Tell me about something you did recently that was not part of your job?
10. How have you grown in your current job?
11. What kind of skills did you use in your past job?
12. What are you seeking in your next job?
13. What type of compliments do you receive from your peers or supervisors?
14. What happens when two priorities compete for your time?
15. Can you describe a recent situation in which you accomplished an important objective in a brief
period of time?17. Are you willing to work in shifts?
18. What are your salary expectations for this job?
19. What role are you ready to take in a group?
20. Who has been an inspiration for you?
21. What is more important to you money or success?
22. Rate yourself on a scale of 10.
23. How do you handle repetitive tasks?
24. How do you keep others informed on work issues?
25. How do you ensure all of your work gets accomplished in a productive manner?
26. What was the biggest professional risk you have taken and what was the outcome?
27. Tell me about the last time you had to work with someone inside or outside of your department to
accomplish a goal.
28. Describe a time when you dealt with a conflict situation and how you resolved it.
29. If your supervisor criticized you unfairly, how did/would you handle it?
30. What do you expect from this job?
31. Do you know anyone working with this organization?
32. What do you like best about what you have learned about this job?
33. Are you willing to travel?
34. Why are you leaving the organization you work for?
35. What is thinking outside the box to you?
36. How do you rate yourself in computer skills? Please describe the programs and software that you can
use well.
37. Can you perform Internet research? Please describe to me your steps in doing so.
38. How would you handle a client coming in to town from a foreign country, say Japan?
39. Do you work better on a team, with just one partner, or alone?
40. What is your dream job?
41. How would you describe your work style?
42. What do you think of your previous boss?
43. What can you do for us that other candidates can't?
44. What were your responsibilities in your last position?
45. What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
46. What is your greatest fear?
47. How do you handle change?
48. If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something you disagreed with, what would you do?
49. What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last year?
50. What do you do in your spare time?
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