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What would you say are areas needing improvement?
" How did your supervisor on your most
recent job evaluate your job performance? What
were some of the good points & bad points
of that rating?
" When you have been told , or discovered
for yourself , a problem in your job performance,
what have you typically done? Can you give me
an example?
" Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
" What kind of people do you find it most
difficult to work with? Why?
" Starting with your last job, tell me
about any of your achievements that were recognized
by your superiors.
" Can you give me an example of your ability
to manage or supervise others?
" What are some things you would like to
avoid in a job? Why?
" In your previous job what kind of pressures
did you encounter?
" What would you say is the most important
thing you are looking for in a job?
" What are some of the things on your job
you feel you have done particularly well or
in which you have achieved the greatest success?
Why do you feel this way?
" What were some of the things about your
last job that you found most difficult to do?
" What are some of the problems you encounter
in doing your job? Which one frustrates you
the most? What do you usually do about it?
" What are some things you particularly
liked about your last job?
" Do you consider your progress on the
job representative of your ability? Why?
" How do you feel about the way you &
others in the department were managed by your
supervisor?
" If I were to ask your present (most recent)
employer about your ability as a____________________,
what would he/she say?
EDUCATION
" What special aspects of your education
or training have prepared you for this job?
" What courses in school have been of most
help in doing your job?
CAREER- GOALS
" What is your long-term employment or
career objective?
" What kind of job do you see yourself
holding five years from now?
" What do you feel you need to develop
in terms of skill & knowledge in order to
be ready for that opportunity?
" Why might you be successful in such a
job?
" How does this job fit in with your overall
career goals?
" Who or what in your life would you say
influenced you most with your career objectives?
" Can you pinpoint any specific things
in your past experience that affected your present
career objectives?
" What would you most like to accomplish
if you had this job?
" What might make you leave this job?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
" What kind of things do you feel most
confident in doing?
" Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle
you have had to overcome? How did you handle
it? How do you feel this experience affected
your personality or ability?
" How would you describe yourself as a
person?
" What do you think are the most important
characteristics & abilities a person must
possess to become a successful ( )? How do you
rate yourself in these areas?
" Do you consider yourself a self-starter?
If so, explain why ( and give examples)
" What do you consider to be your greatest
achievements to date? Why?
" What things give you the greatest satisfaction
at work?
" What things frustrate you the most? How
do you usually cope with them?
CREATIVITY
" In your work experience, what have you
done that you consider truly creative?
" Can you think of a problem you have encountered
when the old solutions didn't work & when
you came up with new solutions?
" Of your creative accomplishments big
or small , at work or home, what gave you the
most satisfaction?
" What kind of problems have people recently
called on you to solve? Tell me what you have
devised.
DECISIVENESS
" Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful,
analytical or do you usually make up your mind
fast? Give an example. (Watch time taken to
respond)
" What was your most difficult decision
in the last six months? What made it difficult?
" The last time you did not know what decision
to make, what did you do?
" How do you go about making an important
decision affecting your career?
" What was the last major problem that
you were confronted with? What action did you
take on it?
RANGE OF INTERESTS
" What organizations do you belong to?
" Tell me specifically what you do in the
civic activities in which you participate. (Leading
questions in selected areas. i.e. sports, economics,
current events, finance.)
" How do you keep up with what's going
on in your company / your industry/ your profession?
MOTIVATION
" What is your professional goal?
" Can you give me examples of experience
on the job that you felt were satisfying?
" Do you have a long & short-term plan
for your department? Is it realistic?
" Did you achieve it last year?
" Describe how you determine what constitutes
top priorities in the performance of your job.
WORK
STANDARDS
" What are your standards of success in
your job?
" In your position, how would you define
doing a good job? On what basis was your definition
determined?
" When judging the performance of your
subordinate, what factors or characteristics
are most important to you?
LEADERSHIP
" In your present job what approach do
you take to get your people together to establish
a common approach to a problem?
" What approach do you take in getting
your people to accept your ideas or department
goals?
" What specifically do you do to set an
example for your employees?
" How frequently do you meet with your
immediate subordinates as a group?
" What sort of leader do your people feel
you are? Are you satisfied?
" How do you get people who do not want
to work together to establish a common approach
to a problem?
" If you do not have much time & they
hold seriously differing views, what would be
your approach?
" How would you describe your basic leadership
style? Give specific examples of how you practice
this?
" Do you feel you work more effectively
on a one to one basis or in a group situation?
" Have you ever led a task force or committee
or any group who doesn't report to you, but
from whom you have to get work? How did you
do it? What were the satisfactions & disappointments?
How would you handle the job differently?
ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS
" Have you ever done any public or group
speaking? Recently? Why? How did it go?
" Have you made any individual presentations
recently? How did you prepare?
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
" Would you rather write a report or give
a verbal report? Why?
" What kind of writing have you done? For
a group? For an individual?
" What is the extent of your participation
in major reports that have to be written?
FLEXIBILITY
" What was the most important idea or suggestion
you received recently from your employees? What
happened as a result?
" What do you think about the continuous
changes in company operating policies &
procedures?
" How effective has your company been in
adapting its policies to fit a changing environment?
" What was the most significant change
made in your company in the last six months
which directly affected you, & how successfully
do you think you implemented this change?
STRESS TOLERANCE
" Do you feel pressure in your job? Tell
me about it.
" What has been the highest pressure situation
you have been under in recent years? How did
you cope with it?
STABILITY & MATURITY
" Describe your most significant success
& failure in the last two years.
" What do you like to do best?
" What do you like to do least?
" What in your last review did your supervisor
suggest needed improvement?
" What have you done about it?
INTEREST IN SELF DEVELOPMENT
" What has been the most important person
or event in your own self development?
" How much of your education did you earn?
" What kind of books & other publications
do you read?
" Have you taken a management development
course?
" How are you helping your subordinates
develop themselves?
This
list of interview questions should be able to
help you screen your applicants.
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Interview Questions