·                       Name of company, position title and description, dates of employment. - Best Answers

·                       What were your expectations for the job and to what extent were they met? - Best Answers

·                       What were your starting and final levels of compensation? - Best Answers

·                       What were your responsibilities? - Best Answers

·                       What major challenges and problems did you face? How did you handle them? - Best Answers

·                       What have you learned from your mistakes? - Best Answers

·                       What did you like or dislike about your previous job? - Best Answers

·                       Which was most / least rewarding? - Best Answers

·                       What was the biggest accomplishment / failure in this position? - Best Answers

·                       Questions about your supervisors and co-workers. - Best Answers

·                       What was it like working for your supervisor? - Best Answers

·                       What do you expect from a supervisor? - Best Answers

·                       What problems have you encountered at work? - Best Answers

·                       Who was your best boss and who was the worst? - Best Answers

·                       Why are you leaving your job? - Best Answers

·                       Why did you resign? - Best Answers

·                       Why did you quit your job? - Best Answers

·                       What have you been doing since your last job? - Best Answers

·                       Why were you fired? - Best Answers

Job Interview Questions About You

·                       What is your greatest weakness? - Best Answers

·                       What is your greatest strength? - Best Answers

·                       How will your greatest strength help you perform? - Best Answers

·                       How would you describe yourself? - Best Answers

·                       Describe a typical work week. - Best Answers

·                       Do you take work home with you? - Best Answers

·                       How many hours do you normally work? - Best Answers

·                       How would you describe the pace at which you work? - Best Answers

·                       How do you handle stress and pressure? - Best Answers

·                       What motivates you? - Best Answers

·                       Are you a self motivator? - Best Answers

·                       What are your salary expectations? - Best Answers

·                       What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make? - Best Answers

·                       Tell me about yourself. - Best Answers

·                       What has been the greatest disappointment in your life? - Best Answers

·                       What are you passionate about? - Best Answers

·                       What are your pet peeves? - Best Answers

·                       What do people most often criticize about you? - Best Answers

·                       When was the last time you were angry? What happened? - Best Answers

·                       If you could relive the last 10 years of your life, what would you do differently? - Best Answers

·                       If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired, what would they say? Best Answers

·                       Do you prefer to work independently or on a team? - Best Answers

·                       Give some examples of teamwork. - Best Answers

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·                       What type of work environment do you prefer? - Best Answers

·                       How do you evaluate success? - Best Answers

·                       If you know your boss is 100% wrong about something how would you handle it? - Best Answers

·                       Describe a difficult work situation / project and how you overcame it. - Best Answers

·                       Describe a time when your workload was heavy and how you handled it. - Best Answers

·                       More job interview questions about your abilities. - Best Answers

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Job Interview Questions About the New Job and the Company

·                       What interests you about this job? - Best Answers

·                       Why do you want this job? - Best Answers

·                       What applicable attributes / experience do you have? - Best Answers

·                       Are you overqualified for this job? - Best Answers

·                       What can you do for this company? - Best Answers

·                       Why should we hire you? - Best Answers

·                       Why are you the best person for the job? - Best Answers

·                       What do you know about this company? - Best Answers

·                       Why do you want to work here? - Best Answers

·                       What challenges are you looking for in a position? - Best Answers

·                       What can you contribute to this company? - Best Answers

·                       Are you willing to travel? - Best Answers

·                       What is good customer service? - Best Answers

·                       Is there anything I haven't told you about the job or company that you would like to know? - Best Answers

Interview Questions: The Future

·                       What are you looking for in your next job? What is important to you? - Best Answers

·                       What are your goals for the next five years / ten years? - Best Answers

·                       How do you plan to achieve those goals? - Best Answers

·                       What are your salary requirements - both short-term and long-term? - Best Answers

·                       Questions about your career goals. - Best Answers

·                       What will you do if you don't get this position? - Best Answers

Tell me about yourself.

It seems like an easy interview question. Its open ended. I can talk about whatever I want from the birth canal forward. Right?

Wrong. What the hiring manager really wants is a quick, two- to three-minute snapshot of who you are and why youre the best candidate for this position.

So as you answer this question, talk about what youve done to prepare yourself to be the very best candidate for the position. Use an example or two to back it up. Then ask if they would like more details. If they do, keep giving them example after example of your background and experience. Always point back to an example when you have the opportunity.

Tell me about yourself does not mean tell me everything. Just tell me what makes you the best.

Why should I hire you?

You should hire me because Im the best person for the job. I realize that there are likely other candidates who also have the ability to do this job. Yet I bring an additional quality that makes me the best person for the job--my passion for excellence. I am passionately committed to producing truly world class results. For example . . .

Are you the best person for the job? Show it by your passionate examples.

What is your long-range objective?

Within five years, I would like to become the very best accountant your company has on staff. I want to work toward becoming the expert that others rely upon. And in doing so, I feel Ill be fully prepared to take on any greater responsibilities which might be presented in the long term. For example, here is what Im presently doing to prepare myself . . .

How has your education prepared you for your career?

 My education has focused on not only the learning the fundamentals, but also on the practical application of the information learned within those classes. For example, I played a lead role in a class project where we gathered and analyzed best practice data from this industry.

Are you a team player?

Yes, Im very much a team player. In fact, Ive had opportunities in my work, school and athletics to develop my skills as a team player. For example, on a recent project . . .

Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or professor? How was it resolved?

Yes, I have had conflicts in the past. Never major ones, but there have been disagreements that needed to be resolved. I've found that when conflict occurs, it helps to fully understand the other persons perspective, so I take time to listen to their point of view, then I seek to work out a collaborative solution.

What is your greatest weakness?

I work too much. I just work and work and work. Wrong. First of all, using a strength and presenting it as a weakness is deceiving. I have had trouble in the past with planning and prioritization. However, Im now taking steps to correct this. I just started using a pocket planner . .

If I were to ask your professors to describe you, what would they say?

I believe she would say I'm a very energetic person, that Im results oriented and one of the best people she has ever worked with. Actually, I know she would say that, because those are her very words. May I show you her letter of recommendation?

What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?

Focus on two words: leadership and vision.

 The key quality in a successful manager should be leadership--the ability to be the visionary for the people who are working under them. The person who can set the course and direction for subordinates. The highest calling of a true leader is inspiring others to reach the highest of their abilities. I'd like to tell you about a person whom I consider to be a true leader . . .

If you had to live your life over again, what one thing would you change?

 Although Im overall very happy with where Im at in my life, the one aspect I likely would have changed would be focusing earlier on my chosen career. I had a great internship this past year and look forward to more experience in the field. I simply wish I would have focused here earlier. For example, I learned on my recent internship… …then provide examples.