QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY EMPLOYERS
- Tell me about yourself.
- What are your long-range and short-range goals? What are your objectives? How are you preparing to achieve them?
- What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
Why should I hire you? - In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?
- What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
- What is your greatest strength? Weakness?
- Why did you decide to seek a position with this company?
- What two or three things are most important to you in your job?
- How do you spend your spare time?
- What courses did you like best? Least? Why?
- Do you have any plans for continuing your education? If so, what are those plans?
- What have been your most satisfying and most disappointing experiences?
- Do you have a geographical preference? Why?
- What major problems have you encountered and how did you deal with them?
- What do you really want to do in life?
- How did you choose your major or course of study?
- How do you get along with people?
- Who has had the greatest influence on your life? Why?
- Do you think you are unique? How? Why?
- Have you ever done anything you regret?
- Tell me about your present job.
- How many hours a day do you think a person should spend on the job?
- What do you look for in a supervisor?
- Do you have any questions?
In addition, you might hear questions asking for examples of
times when you demonstrated any of several characteristics such as
leadership, good communication, organization, perseverance, or other
qualities. Or "Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a
difficult person" or some other situation. Even if asked as "Have
you ever. . .?" you should answer more than yes or no, but then give
an example.