Sample Interview Questions

Position Applied for:                            Applicant Name:

Q1:Tell me about yourself

Q2:What have your achievements been to date?

Q3:Are you happy with your career-to-date?

Q4:What is the most difficult situation you have had to face and how did you tackle it?

Q5:What do you like about your present job?

Q6:What do you dislike about your present job?

Q7:What are your strengths?

Q8:What is your greatest weakness?

Q9:Why do you want to leave your current employer?

Q10:Why have you applied for this particular job?

Q11:How does your job fit in to your department and company?

Q12:Give an example of when you have worked under pressure.

Q13:What kinds of people do you like working with?

Q14:Give me an example of when your work has been praised

Q15:What managerial style do you work well under?

Q16:Do you prefer to work alone or in a group? Why?

Q17:What are you looking for in a company?

Q18:How do you measure your own performance?

Q19:What kind of pressures have you encountered at work?

Q20:Are you a self-starter?Give me examples to demonstrate this?

Q21:How do you feel about working long hours and/or weekends?

Q22:What can you bring to this organisation?