INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (7 of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (7 of 8)

151. Are you able to predict a people's behavior based on your reading of them?
152. As a member of a team, how do you handle a team member who is not pulling his or her weight?
153. What's more important to you, truth or comfort?
154. At what time is it better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission?
155. Have you learned more from your mistakes or your successes?
156. Is honesty always the best policy?
157. How has your tolerance for accepting mistakes from your subordinates changed over the years?
158. You want to go swimming in a pool. The water is a little colder than comfortable. Are you the type of person who jumps in or do you wade in?
159. How will you handle the least interesting or pleasant tasks of this job?
160. Your supervisor tells you to do something in a manner you are convinced is wrong. What would you do?
161. What do you want to hear first, the good news or the bad news?
161. If you were on a magazine cover, what would the magazine be and what would the headline say?
163. What kinds of things do you worry about?
164. Is the customer always right?
165. What is the most significant compliment anyone has ever paid you?
166. Are you the type of person who likes to make lists or strike items off lists?
167. What's the difference between a manager and a leader?
168. How can we best reward you?
169. What are some of your pet peeves?
170. How do you define employee morale?
171. What programs have you implemented to build morale?
172. How do you keep your staff informed of new developments?
173. How did you prepare for this interview?
174. Which spreadsheet programs do you prefer to work with?
175. Describe a problem that you solved using employee involvement?

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?

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (5 of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (5 of 8)

101. What are three reasons for your success?
102. How do you train employees?
103. What were the biggest decisions you made in the past six months?
104. How did you go about making them and what alternatives did you consider?
105. Describe one of the best ideas you have ever sold. What were your approach and results?
106. How do you know you are doing a good job?
107. How do you prefer to measure performance?
108. What qualifications do you have to make you successful in this field?
109. Do you prefer to speak with someone or send a memo?
110. How do you motivate people?
111. Give an example of a situation in which you failed and how you handled it.
112. What characteristics are most important in a manager? How have you displayed these characteristics?
113. Describe a leadership role of yours and tell me why you committed your time to it.
114. Have you been in charge of budgeting, expenses and departmental progress against financial goals?
115. What suggestions did you make in your job to cut costs, add profits, improve morale, increase output, etc.?
116. What results did you get? How did you know? How did you measure results?
117. Can you think of an example of a lesson you learned from someone else's mistake?
118. What risks did you take in your last few jobs? What was the result of those risks?
119. What do you do when you are having trouble solving a problem?
120. Describe the people that you hired on your last job. Did they work out?
121. How do you use deadlines in your work?
122. How did your supervisor get the best performance out of you?
123. Give me an example of some approaches you used when persuading someone to cooperate with you?
124. Tell me about a time when you handled a difficult situation with a co-worker.
125. Tell me about yourself using only one-word adjectives.

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (4 of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (4 of 8)

76. What causes you to lose your temper?

77. What two adjectives best describe you?

78. What are your best professional skills?

79. If you were in my position, would you hire you?

80. What were the biggest pressures on your last position?

81. How do you cope with stress?

82. Describe your manager's style.

83. If you could make one constructive suggestion to your last CEO, what would it be?

84. What are the most repetitive tasks in your job?

85. To what extent have you automated your last job?

86. What decisions or judgment calls did you have to make?

87. Can you give a ratio for the amount of time you worked alone and with others?

88. How effectively did your boss handle evaluations?

89. How many hours a week did you find it necessary to work to get your job done?

90. Can you describe a situation where a crisis occurred and you had to shift priorities and workload quickly?

91. How do you feel about your present workload?

92. How do you think your supervisor will react when you tender your resignation?

93. Describe the most significant report or presentation you had to prepare.

94. What idea have you developed and implemented that was particularly creative or innovative?

95. Tell me about a team project of which you are particularly proud and your specific contribution.

96. Describe the way your department is currently organized.

97. What has been your most important work-related innovation or contribution?

98. What caused you the most problems in executing your tasks?

99. How do you organize and plan for major projects?

100. How do you plan your time?

Interview Questions (3of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (3 of 8)

51. What do you think of your boss?
52. Describe a few situations in which your work was criticized.
53. Did you change the nature of your job?
54. What improvements did you make in your present position?
55. If you could choose any company, where would you go? Why?
56. What do you feel this position should pay?
57. Do you have any objections to a psychological test?
58. Do you speak to people before they speak to you?
59. What was the last book you read? Movie you saw? Sporting event you attended?
60. Are you creative?
61. How would you describe your personality?
62. Do you consider yourself a leader?
63. If you could start your career again, what would you do differently?
64. What career options do you have at this moment?
65. How successful do you think you have been so far?
66. How do you know about this job and organization?
67. What else should I know about you?
68. What are your expectations of your future employer?
69. Who has had the greatest influence on the development of your career?
70. Would your supervisor be surprised to learn that you are seeking new employment?
71. How long have you been looking for a job?
72. Have you received any offers so far?
73. How far can you advance with your current employer?
74. If you are so happy where you are, why are you looking for another job?
75. How does this job compare with others you've applied for?

Interview Questions (2 of 8)

First of all....Happy Friday!

Ok, and now for the topic:

Interview Questions (2 of 8)

Again, to make this more fun and to get to know each other better pick a few questions below and answer in the comments!

26. How do you work under pressure?

27. What would be the ideal job for you?

28. What interests you most about this position?

29. What do you know about our company?

30. What are the two or three most important things to you in your job?

31. Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?

32. What criteria are you using to evaluate the company for which you hope to work?

33. Do you have a geographical preference? Why? 34. Will you relocate?

34. Will you travel?

35. Are you willing to work overtime?

36. What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?

37. What have you learned from your mistakes?

38. What can you do for us that someone else can't?

39. Please give your definition of the position for which you are being interviewed.

40. How long would it take you to make a meaningful contribution to our firm?

41. How long would you stay with us?

42. Your resume suggests that you may be overqualified for this position. What do you think?

43. What is your management style?

44. Do you feel that you have top management potential?

45. What do you look for when you hire people?

46. Have you ever had to fire people? What were the reasons and how did you handle the situation?

47. What do you think is the most difficult thing about being a manager?

48. What important trends do you see in our industry?

49. What have been your five most significant accomplishments in your current/last position?

50. Did you think about leaving your present position before? If so, what do you think held you there?

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (1 of 8)

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS (1 of 8)

OK, let's have a bit more fun with this. Pick a few interview questions to answer over the next few days and let's get to know each other better!

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why did you leave your position?
3. What excites you in your current job?
4. What are your career goals?
5. Where would you like to be in five years?
6. What are your greatest strengths?
7. What are your greatest weaknesses?
8. Why do you wish to work for this firm?
9. Where else are you seeking employment?
10. Why should we hire you?
11. What are your long-range and short-range goals?
12. When and why did you establish these goals?
13. How are you preparing yourself to achieve them?
14. What motivates you?
15. How would you describe yourself?
16. How would a friend describe you?
17. How would a supervisor describe you?
18. How would a co-worker describe you?
19. How do you determine or evaluate success?
20. What do you think it takes to be successful in our company?
21. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our company?
22. What qualities should a successful manager possess?
23. Describe the relationship that should exist between a supervisor and employees working for them.
24. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
25. In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?

I will start!

3. What excites you in your current job?
I love helping people! If I do my job correctly everyone is better off! I get to see people at their best! I can make a difference in a company and an individual and help make things better. I love that!

19. How do you determine or evaluate success?
I think success is knowing what you want and going after it! It does not have to be a high profile job or a lot of money. It can be raising positive kids or enjoying what you do every day. I do think we have to set goals and continue to grow to be successful people, but success is very different from one person to another!

22. What qualities should a successful manager possess?
I think a manager is a team captain. They should be approachable and have a good understanding of the skills needed by their team. They should be someone that can bring out the best in people and encourage their team to achieve goals both individually and as a team. I think a manager gains the respect of the group by being able and willing to help out when needed and represent their team when dealing with upper management.

24. What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
Working my way through college was a great accomplishment of my youth. Starting my own profitable company was a dream come true. Marrying a wonderful Godly man and having two beautiful children has topped the list!

25. In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
I love a fast- paced, challenging and ever changing environment. I get bored easily and need many new challenges. I also thrive on working with people and helping others.