101 Interview Questions
1. What can you do for this company?
2. Why should we hire you?
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3. What do you know about our
company?
4. What attracted you to this
company?
5. Why are you the best person for
the job?
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6. Tell us about yourself
7. List 5 words describing yourself
8. What are your strengths?
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9. What are your weaknesses?
10. What responsibilities did you have
in past/current jobs?
11. What are your hobbies?
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12. What motivates you?
13. What are you passionate about?
14. What are your pet peeves?
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15. Do you prefer to work
independently or in a team?
16. How would others describe you?
17. If you were a food, what food
would you be?
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18. Explain a time when you had to
take the initiative.
19. What is your biggest
achievement?
20. Where do you want to be 5 years
from now?
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21. What do you like to do in your
spare time?
22. What would you do if you won the
lottery?
23. What do you ultimately want to
become?
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24. Do you have any questions for
me?
25. Why do you want this job?
26. What did you like least about your
previous job?
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27. When were you most satisfied
with your job?
28. What can you do for us that other
applicants can’t?
29. Why are you leaving your current
job?
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30. Are you willing to relocate?
31. What do you know about this
industry?
32. What’s your ideal company?
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33. What salary are you seeking?
34. What is your personal mission
statement?
35. Describe your work style.
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36. What are three positive things
your last boss would say about you?
37. What is your greatest fear?
38. What is your biggest regret and
why?
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39. What’s the most important thing
you learned in school?
40. What negative thing would your
last boss say about you?
41. What three character traits would
your friends use to describe you?
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42. What are you most proud of?
43. What kind of personalities do you
work best with and why?
44. What are your lifelong dreams?
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45. What do you see yourself doing
within the first 30 days of this job?
46. What kind of goals would you
have in mind if you got this job?
47. What irritates you about other
people, and how do you deal with it?
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48. Give me an example of a time you
did something wrong. How did you
handle it?
49. What was the most difficult period
in your life, and how did you deal with
it?
50. Tell me about a time where you
had to deal with conflict on the job.
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51. What is your greatest failure, and
what did you learn from it?
52. How do you feel about taking no
for an answer?
53. Tell me the difference between
good and exceptional.
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54. What’s the last book you read?
55. What’s the best movie you’ve
seen in the last year?
56. What is your greatest
achievement outside of work?
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57. What are the qualities of a good
leader?
58. What are the qualities of a bad
leader?
59. Tell me about a time when you
had to give someone negative
feedback. How did you handle it?
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60. Who has impacted you most in
your career and how?
61. What techniques and tools do
you use to keep yourself organized?
62. If I were your supervisor and
asked you to do something that you
disagreed with, what would you do?
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63. If you found out your company
was doing something against the law,
like fraud, what would you do?
64. What’s the most difficult decision
you’ve made in the last 2 years and
how did you come to that decision?
65. What do you expect from a
supervisor?
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66. Describe a typical work week.
67. When was the last time you were
angry? What happened?
68. How would you describe the pace
at which you work?
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69. Do you take work home with you?
70. What type of work environment do
you prefer?
71. What is good customer service?
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72. Are you overqualified for this job?
73. How long do you expect to be with
this company?
74. How are you when working under
pressure?
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75. Tell me about any issues you’ve
had with a previous boss.
76. Would you rather be liked or
feared?
77. Has anything ever irritated you
about people you’ve worked with?
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78. Are you willing to put the interests
of our company ahead of your own?
79. If you could choose any company
in the world to work for, what
company would it be and why?
80. Are you willing to take a salary
cut?
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81. Describe your most rewarding
educational experience.
82. What interests you about our
product or service?
83. What was your favorite subject in
school? Why?
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84. What was your least favorite
subject in school? Why?
85. Are you willing to spend the next
six months as a trainee?
86. Describe your leadership style.
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87. How do you know you would be
successful at this job?
88. Describe your work ethic.
89. What qualities do you look for in a
boss?
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90. If you could have the perfect job,
what would it be?
91. How would you feel about working
for someone who knows less than
you?
92. What is your favorite memory from
childhood?
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93. Who are your heroes and why?
94. If you were an animal, which one
would you be and why?
95. If you could choose one
superhero power, what would it be
and why?
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96. Who was your favorite manager
and why?
97. Who was your least favorite
manager and why?
98. How would you make a difference
in our organization?
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99. When I call your old boss, what
will he/she say about you?
100. How do you alleviate stress?
101. Why are you interested in this
job?
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