HR Questions:
• Tell me about yourself.
• Why should I hire you?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Why do you want to work at our company?
• What is the difference between confidence and over confidence?
• What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
• How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
• Can you work under pressure?
• Are you willing to relocate or travel?
• What are your goals?
• What motivates you to do good job?
• What makes you angry?
• Give me an example of your creativity.
• How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
• Are not you overqualified for this position?
• Describe your ideal company, location and job.
• What are your career options right now?
• Explain how would be an asset to this organization?
• What are your outside interests?
• Would you lie for the company?
• Who has inspired you in your life and why?
• What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
• Have you considered starting your own business?
• How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?
• Tell me something about our company.
• How much salary do you expect?
• Where do you see yourself five years from now?
• On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.
• Do you have any questions for me?
• Why did you resign from your previous job?
• Why have you been out of work so long?
• Why have you had so many jobs?
• Tell me about a situation when your work was criticized.
• Could you have done better in your last job?
• Tell me about the most boring job you have ever had.
• May I contact your present employer for a reference?
• How many hours a week do you normally work?
• What was the toughest challenge you have ever faced?
• Have you been absent from work more than a few days in any previous position?
• What changes would you make if you came on board?
• What would you say to your boss if he is crazy about an idea, but you think it stinks?
• How could you have improved your career progress?
• Tell me honestly about the strong points and weak points of your boss (company,
management team, etc.)
• Looking back on your last position, have you done your best work?
• Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?
• How do you feel about reporting to a younger person?
• Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?
• Why are not you earning more money at this stage of your career?
