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Common Interview Questions
Quay Appointments • June 28, 2011
Here is a list of the most common interview questions.
How many can you answer?
- What type of role do you play in a team?
- How do you go above and beyond the call of duty?
- Describe to me a situation where you have worked through other people to reach a goal?
- Why are you interested in this company? How does it fit with your goals and aspirations?
- How can this company best utilize your skills? How can you add value?
- What would you do if your team made a decision that negatively impacted your business or a client?
- Why should we hire you… Sell me on you?
- Take me through a time when you had to be creative to solve a problem?
- How do you generally solve problems?
- How do you prioritize projects?
- What do you like best and least about your current job?
- Where do you see yourself in 3, 5, and 10 years from now?
- Why are you successful?
- What drives and motivates you?
- How important is money, title and reputation?
- What is a successful candidate and what do you look for when you are hiring?
- What stimulates you about your field?
- How do you organize yourself to make project or personal deadlines?
- What are some of your current professional goals?
- Describe a time when you had to help a colleague out that did not directly benefit you?
- In the last 5 years how have you improved yourself professionally?
- What is smart?
- How would you define courage within a professional setting?
- Do you have any professional fears? How will you conquer them?
- Have you ever confronted someone who intimidates you? What happened and how did you feel?
- Who learned more from that situation?
- Do you think you intimidate people?
- How do you want people to see you?
- How do you analyze people?
- Would you consider yourself more analytical or conceptual?
- Would you describe yourself as a technical person or a people person?
- How do you motivate others to meet deadlines?
- What type of things do you need to have in your next job to make a move?
- How do you work smart?
- How do you take pride in your work?
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