INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (6 of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (6 of 8)

126. What have been the biggest success and biggest mistake of your career?

127. What was the most useful criticism you ever received?

128. Describe the best person you ever worked for or who worked for you.

129. If your boss could wave a magic wand over you, what aspect of your performance would be fine-tuned?

130. Please rank the following from most important to least: duties, hours, location, pay, work environment.

131. What do you do when things are slow at work?

132. How important is it for you to learn new skills?

133. What is more important to you: the salary or the challenge?

134. Do you generally clear your desk at the end of each day?

135. I'd like to hear about what you want to be when you grow up.

136. Would you rather formulate a plan or carry it out?

137. What was the last business or management book you read and what did you learn?

138. What strategies do you use when you have a great deal of work to accomplish and not much time to do it?

139. Do you anticipate problems or react to them?

140. Would you describe yourself as a risk taker or someone who plays it safe?

141. What problems do you have getting along with others?

142. What kinds of people do you prefer to work with?

143. What kinds of people do you find difficult to work with?

144. Tell me about a time when you said no to someone who asked you to drop everything to help out.

145. How do you operate as a team player?

146. How do you deal with people with different backgrounds and value systems different from your own?

147. What good or bad work habits did you pick up from your first job?

148. Describe your approach to evaluating risks.

149. What is one thing a teammate can say that is guaranteed to make you lose confidence in him or her?

150. Have you developed any special techniques for brainstorming?