Job Interview Skills Question List

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Teaching-you Job Interview Skills Question list Peter Brown and Jose Ros 2004


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1. About the employer - (Questions 1-17)

2. Achievements - (Questions 18-57)

3. Career history - (Questions 58-133)

4. Career plans - (Questions 134-156)

5. Closing questions - (Questions 157-166)

6. Customer care - (Questions 167-174)

7. Decision making - (Questions 175-187)

8. Education & training - (Questions 188-204)

9. Hypothetical - (Questions 205-209)

10. Improper - (Questions 210-217)

11. Interests - (Questions 218-235)

12. Job applications - (Questions 236-245)

13. Management & leadership - (Questions 246-288)

14. Opening questions - (Questions 289-299)

15. Problem solving - (Questions 300-311)

16. Salary & benefits - (Questions 312-325)

17. Skills - (Questions 326-337)

18. Teamwork - (Questions 338-360)

19. The job - (Questions 361-393)

20. Time management - (Questions 394-418)

21. Working conditions - (Questions 419-427)

22. Your personality - (Questions 428-487)

23. Your work - (Questions 488-512)

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Contents Page


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About the question list

The table below lists all the questions which are included in the programme. Weve grouped them intocategories to make it easy for you to find questions you might be asked in a job interview. Thecategories are described in the Category list, which youll find in the Documents menu.

The questions are listed below in alphabetical order. Each question has the category it belongs to andthe name of the interviewer who asks the question in the programme.

Some questions can fit into different categories, so weve given alternative categories whereappropriate.

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Alan

Jo

Lee

Top 25

Top 25

Alan

Top 100

Bona

Jo/Top 100

Michael

Jose

Christine

RoseMarie

Top 100

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Jose /Linda/Top 100

Lee

Christine

Dont you think you might be better off in adifferent type of organization?

In your view, what are the major opportunitiesfacing this organization?

In your view, what are the major problems facing

this organization?

OK. What do you know about our organization?

So, why do you want to work for us? What madeyou apply for this job?

This is a fast-growing, dynamic organization; doyou think you can keep up with us?

What can we offer you that your current employercant?

What do you know about our competitors?

What do you know about our organization?

What interests you about our organization?

What interests you about our products?

What kind of company do you want to work in?

What makes you think that youll fit in with ourorganization?

What makes you think youll fit in here?

What research did you do about our organizationbefore you came here today?

Why do you want to work for this organization?

Why do you want to work for us?

Describe a time when you felt that you were doingwell.

Describe a time when you think things were notgoing well.

About theemployer/ the job

About the employer

About the employer

About the employer

About the employer/the job

About the employer/your personality/ yourwork

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About the employer

About the employer/working conditions

About the employer/the job/ yourpersonality / your work

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Michael

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Alan

Alan

Christine

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Bona

Kyoko

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Jo

Michael

Alan

Top 100

Christine

Jo

Lee/Top 100

Bona

RoseMarie

Alan

Jo

Did you help to increase sales or profits in your lastjob?

Did you help to lower costs at your old company?

Do you consider yourself successful?

Give me an example of a situation where youspotted a new opportunity for your employer.

How important is it to you that youre praised foryour work?

How important is recognition for you?

How would you assess what youve done for yourcurrent employer?

If we asked for a reference, what would it say

about you?

If you took this job, what would you expect toaccomplish in the first year?

In your previous job, what were your mostsignificant accomplishments?

On taking this job, what do you think would beyour major contribution?

So what would you say have been your mainachievements and failures in your career?

Tell me about a situation which you think youhandled inappropriately.

Tell me about a time when you had to producework of a lower standard than you wouldve liked.

What achievements have given you mostsatisfaction and why?

What are you good at?

What are you most proud of in your previous jobs?

What can you contribute to this company?

What can you do for us that somebody else cant?

What could you do for us?

What do you consider youre greatest failure?

What do you have going for you that will make yousuccessful in this job?

What do you regard as your major achievement?

Achievements

Achievements

Achievements

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Achievements

Achievements/ yourwork

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personality/ your work

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Achievements/ careerhistory /your work

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Achievements/ skills/your work

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the job

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Linda

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Kyoko

RoseMarie

Michael

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A l a n / Ro s e M a r i e

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RoseMarie

RoseMarie

Kyoko

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Jo/Top 100

Michael

RoseMarie/Top100

Lee

Jose

Jose

Michael

Alan

Lee

Michael

What do you think you can bring to thisorganization?

What do you think you can do for us, and whatmakes you think youll fit in here?

What does success mean to you and how do youjudge it?

Whatve been the five most importantachievements in your career so far?

What makes you think you can be successful withus?

What qualifies you for this job?

What was your finest hour?

What was your greatest achievement, and how didyou achieve it?

What was your most rewarding experience?

What was your worst ever moment?

What were the 5 most important achievements inyour last job?

What would you do for us?

Whats been your biggest failure?

Whats your major career achievement?

Why should we employ you?

Can you describe an ex-colleague?

Can you describe your ex boss.

Describe a situation where you had to changethings radically.

Describe the organizational structure in your oldcompany and how you fitted into it.

Do you feel youve progressed satisfactorily in yourcurrent job?

Do you miss your previous job?

Do you think youre a little over-qualified for thisposition?

Achievements/ careerhistory/ skills/ yourpersonality

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personality

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Achievements/ thejob/ your work

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Bona

Lee

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Alan

Jose

Jo

Christine

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Alan

RoseMarie/Top100

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Jose

Christine

Alan

Alan

Bona

Michael

Alan

Kyoko

Jo

Give me a rundown of your career up to now.

Have you ever been fired or asked to resign?

How could your current boss improve the way theymanaged you?

How did you change the last job you did?

How did you change the nature of your previousjob?

How did you get into this kind of work?

How did you get your last job?

Hows your work experience affected your careergoals?

How long have you been looking for a new job?

How long have you been out of work?

How similar was your last job to the one youreapplying for?

How would you evaluate your old company?

How would you rate the current organization youwork for?

I see youve had quite a few jobs in the last fewyears does that mean youre a job hopper?

If you couldve changed your last job, what wouldyou have done?

In your last position, what features did you likeleast?

Looking back on your career, would you have doneanything differently?

Looking back, would you have chosen a differentcareer?

Some people can step into other peoples shoes.

When have you had to do that?

Tell me a bit about yourself.

Tell me about a project which you worked on inyour previous job.

Tell me about some parts of your current job thatyou really dislike.

Tell me about the work and people in your last job.

Tell me about your old bosss weaknesses.

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leadership

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Lee/Top 100

Bona

Christine

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Michael

Alan

Bona/Jose

Jo

Michael

Lee

Kyoko

Linda

RoseMarie/Top100

RoseMarie

Linda

Lee

Top 100

Alan/Top 100

Michael

Kyoko

RoseMarie

Michael

Christine

Kyoko

Tell me about yourself.

What annoyed you about your last job?

What annoyed you about your old boss?

What annoys you about your current job, or yourcurrent supervisor?

What are some aspects of your last job that youreally liked?

What are some of the things about your current jobthat you find difficult to do?

What did you enjoy most about your last job?

What did you learn from your last job?

What did you like best about your last employer?

What did you like best about your last job?

What do you think about your current boss?

What do you think of the company you work fornow?

What do you think of your current boss?

What do you think youre gaining from your currentjob?

What do you think youve got from your currentjob?

What experience have you had using the internet?

What have you learnt from your current job?

What experience have you had in producing writtendocuments?

What kinds of pressures were there in your

previous job?

What problems did you encounter in your last job?

What problems have you had in your current job?

What was the most interesting assignment you everhad?

What was wrong with your last position?

What would you most like to have changed about

the organization you previously worked for?

Career history/ yourpersonality

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Linda

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RoseMarie

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Jose

Linda

Jose

RoseMarie

Linda

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Kyoko

Linda

RoseMarie

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Top 100

Top 25

Kyoko

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Bona

Christine

Jo

Christine/Top100

Kyoko

Whats given you the biggest amount of satisfactionin your current job?

Whats the most important thing youve learnt fromyour career so far?

Whats the toughest job youve ever had to do?

Whats the toughest thing you ever had to do?

Whats unique about you?

Whats your daily routine in your current job?

Whats your experience with computers?

Whats your opinion of the current organization you

work for?

When were you most happy at work and why?

Which of your jobs have given you the greatestsatisfaction?

Who or what in your life has influenced you mostwith regard to your career?

Why are you changing careers?

Why did you choose this kind of career?

Why did you choose this type of work?

Why did you join your current employer?

Why did you leave your old job?

Why do you want to leave your current job?

Why do you want to leave your current job? Whatswrong with it?

Why have you been out of work so long?

You dont seem to have much experience.

You havent done this sort of job before, how willyou cope?

How did your last job influence your career?

How do you see your career developing?

How does this job fit into your career plan?

How long do you plan to stay with this company?

What are the major influences that encourage youto take a job?

Career history

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Bona

Jose

Lee

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Jose

Jo

Kyoko

Jo

Alan

Christine

Linda

Kyoko

Linda

RoseMarie

RoseMarie

RoseMarie

Top 100/Top 25

Top 100

Alan/Top 100

RoseMarie

Jo

Linda

Jose

Michael

Kyoko

Bona/Top 25

Christine/Top100

Top 100

What are you aiming for in life?

What are you looking for in a new job?

What are your career goals?

What are your career plans?

What are your long-term goals?

What are your short-term goals?

What goals have you set for yourself in the past,and how successful have you been at achievingthem?

What position do you expect to have in 2 to 3 yearstime?

What will you be doing in 5 years time?

What will you do if you dont get this job?

What will you do when you retire?

What would your ideal new job be?

Whats the next step in your career?

Whats your career objective?

When do you plan to retire?

Where do you see yourself going after this job?

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

Will you want my job eventually?

Do you have any questions youd like to ask meabout our organization?

Have you any questions youd like to ask me?

Have you got any questions for me?

OK. Thanks for coming in today and well be intouch very shortly.

So, have you any questions for me?

So, would you like to ask me something?

Thank you for answering all my questions. Haveyou any for me?

Well, thats all the questions I have. Would you liketo ask me anything?

What question didnt I ask you that you expected?

Whats the question youd least like to ask me?

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Top 100

Jose

Linda

Kyoko

Lee

Top 100

Top 100/Top 25

RoseMarie

Linda

Michael

Top 100

Bona

Alan

Kyoko

Christine

Linda/Top 100

Jo

Kyoko

Linda

Jose/Lee

Top 100

Jo

Give me an example of how you were able to makean angry customer a happy and satisfied one.

How do you go about dealing with people?

Suppose a customer comes into your office to makea complaint. Theyre very angry and annoyed. Howwould you handle the situation?

Think about a time when you had to deal withsomeone who was angry. What did you do to calmthe situation?

What do you know about customer care?

What sort of experience have you had in dealingwith difficult customers?

What would you be willing to give up in order tomeet a customers deadline?

Whats your experience of handling difficultcustomers?

Describe a time when there was no procedure for asituation, and you had to make a decision.

How comfortable are you with making instantdecisions?

How do you feel and react when colleaguesquestion the decisions youve made?

How do you react when colleagues question thedecisions youve made?

In your current job, what types of decisions do youmake without informing your immediate supervisor?

Tell me about a time when you were underpressure to make a decision. Did you reactimmediately, or take time to decide what to do?

What decisions do you find easy to make?

What kind of decisions do you find most difficult tomake?

What kinds of decisions are easiest for you?

What kinds of decisions are most difficult for you?

What was the most difficult decision you ever hadto make?

Whats the best decision youve ever made?

Whats the worst decision youve ever made in yourcareer?

Do you plan to continue your education?

Customer care

Customer care /teamwork/ yourpersonality

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Customer care

Customer care

Customer care

Customer care

Customer care

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Christine

Bona/Top 100

Kyoko

Alan/Top 100

Kyoko

Kyo ko / Top 100

Kyoko

Jose

Top 100

Top 25

Top 100

Top 100

Top 100

Christine

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Top 100

Jose

Top 100

Bona

Linda

Linda

Linda

Kyoko

Linda

Kyoko

Have you kept up-to-date in your field withtraining?

How did you do in school?

How did you like University?

How do you keep up-to-date with developments inyour kind of work?

How will your degree help you in this job?

What have you done for self-development?

What have you learnt over the past year or so?

What kind of training do you think you might needin the future?

What kind of training do you think youll need in

the future?

What kind of training or support do you think youllneed to do this job successfully?

What sort of training will you need to do this jobproperly?

What subject did you study at University and why?

What training courses have you been on recently?

What training have you had for this job?

What training have you had in the last 2 or 3years?

What were your favourite subjects at school oruniversity?

If you didnt have to work for a living, what wouldyou do?

If you had enough money so you didnt have towork, what would you do with your time?

Imagine you were going to live on a desert island,which 3 things would you take with you?

If you were to start up your own business, whatwould it be?

If you were to write your own obituary, what wouldyou write?

Are you going to have children?

Are you too old for this job?

Are you too young for this job?

Do you belong to a trade union?

How old are you?

















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Jo

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Bona

Bona

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Bona/Jo

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Jose

Lee

Jose

Michael/Top100

Jose

Christine

Michael

Top 100

Christine

Alan

Linda

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Lee

Michael

Alan

Bona

Lee

Linda

Jose

I see you have children. How will you cope if youhave to work late?

Were you born in the United Kingdom?

What do you spend your disposable income on?

Are you a member of a group or organizationoutside of work?

How do you like to relax and socialise?

How do you relax?

How do you socialise?

What are your interests outside of work?

What are your interests?

What do you do in your spare time to relax?

What do you do in your spare time?

What do you do outside of work?

What dont you like doing?

What gives you the greatest satisfaction?

What have you been reading recently?

What interests do you have outside of work?

What was the last book you read?

What was the last film or play you saw, or bookyou read?

What was the last film you saw?

What was the last sporting event you attended?

Which newspapers do you read and why?

Are you applying for any other jobs at the moment?

Are you considering any other positions at the

moment?

Are you making other applications at the moment?

Have you applied to any other organization in ourbusiness?

Have you been invited to any other interviews?

Have you got any job offers at the moment?

What other irons do you have in the fire for yournext job?

What other jobs have you applied for recently?

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Interests

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Interests / your work

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Lee/Top 100

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Michael

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Michael

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Jo

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Michael

Bona

Linda

Jose

What other positions are you considering?

What other types of jobs and organizations are youconsidering?

Are you a good manager?

Are you a leader or a follower?

Are you a leader?

Describe your management style.

Did you ever fire anyone?

Do you feel ready to take on extra responsibilities?

Do you know how to motivate other people?

Do you like being in charge of people?

Do you mind working for someone older than you?

Do you mind working for someone younger thanyou?

Give me an example of being a good manager.

Have you ever had to sack someone? And, if so,how did you handle it?

How do you get the best out of people?

How do you manage organizational politics?

How do you manage your staff?

How do you motivate others?

How do you react if your authority is beingquestioned?

How do you run a meeting?

How has your current job enabled you to take ongreater responsibilities?

How many people did you supervise in your

previous job?

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leadership

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Jo/Top100/Top25

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Jo

Alan

Jose

Kyoko

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Christine

RoseMarie

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RoseMarie

RoseMarie

Top 100

RoseMarie

How would you go about firing someone?

How would you motivate people?

If you were employing someone for this job, whatqualities would you be looking for?

Lets say one of your team is often late for work.What would you do?

What are the qualities you like to see in asupervisor or manager?

What did you look for when you hired someone inthe past?

What do you believe is the most difficult part ofbeing a manager, or a supervisor?

What do you expect from people who work for you?

What do you know about total qualitymanagement?

What do you look for in a manager?

What do you look for in a subordinate?

What do you look for when you hire people?

What do you think are the most important qualitiesin a leader?

What is your management style?

What kind of management style gets the bestresults from you?

What makes a good manager?

What sort of manager are you?

What sort of tasks do you like to delegate?

What sort of things do you prefer to delegate?

Whats the most difficult task in being a manager?

Whats your approach to leading a team?

Whats your biggest strength as a manager?



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Top 100

Linda

Whats your biggest weakness as a manager?

Right, shall we make a start?

Sorry to keep you waiting. Shall we start?

Thank you for coming in to see me today.

Thank you for coming in to see me today. Shall webegin?

Thank you for coming to see me today. Are youready to begin?

Thank you for coming to see me today. What doyou prefer to be called?

Thanks for coming in to see me today. Shall webegin?

Thanks for coming to see us today.

Thanks for coming to see us today. Shall we makea start?

Well, its very nice to meet you, would you likesome tea or coffee?

Well, thank you very much for coming in to see ustoday. How was the journey getting here? Did youfind us alright?

Describe a difficult situation, and tell me what youdid about it.

Describe a problem person you had to deal with.What did you do?

Describe how you successfully handled a difficultsituation.

Give me an example of how youve managed todeal effectively with a crisis.

How do you go about solving problems?

In your previous role, what problems did youidentify that had previously been overlooked?

Tell me about how youve handled difficultsituations.

Tell me how youve handled difficult situations.

Tell me how youve managed to deal effectivelywith a crisis.

What kind of problems have you had in yourcurrent job, and which one caused you the mostdifficulties, and what did you do about it?

What problems did you encounter in your last job,

which one frustrated you the most, and what didyou do about it?


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Lee

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Bona/Top 100

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Jose

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Jose

Top 25

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Alan

Michael

RoseMarie/Top100/Top 25

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Jo

Top 100

Christine/Top100

Top 100

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Linda

Top 100

Michael/Top100

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Michael/Top

100

Whats the biggest problem youve had toovercome?

Explain how your salary has changed over the lastfew years.

How important is money to you?

How much do you expect if we offer you thisposition?

How much salary are you looking for?

How much salary would you expect if we offeredyou this position?

How much were you earning in your last job?

Was your last salary an adequate reflection of yourpotential?

What did you earn in your last job?

What do you think is your market value?

What kind of salary and benefits package are youlooking for?

What kind of salary are you expecting?

What kind of salary are you worth?

What level of salary are you looking for now?

Whats your current salary?

Are you an innovative sort of person?

Are you computer literate?

How do you use computers in your current job?

How would you rate your communication skills?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your three major skills?

What skill would you most like to have now thatyou dont already possess?

What skills are essential for success in this job?

What skills do you think you will develop in thisjob?

What will your referees say about you?

What would you like to be better at doing?

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RoseMarie

Alan

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Michael

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Linda

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Alan

Alan

Alan

Linda

Jo

Jose

Top 100

Christine

Bona

RoseMarie

Top 100

Top 100

Top 100

Jose

Linda

Kyoko

Jo

Which of your skills would you most like toimprove?

Are you usually accepted into a team quickly?

Do you prefer to work in a team or on your own?

Do you work well with others, or are you really abit of a loner?

How did you get on with the people in your lastjob?

How do you get on with your current colleagues?

How do you get on with your current manager?

How do you go about forming relationships whenyoure new on the job?

How do you go about resolving conflict in a projectteam?

How do you manage to work with difficult types ofpeople?

How do you react when you feel someone you workwith doesnt like you?

How do you react when you see co-workersdisagreeing?

How do you resolve conflict in a project team?

How do you work in a team?

How long would it be before you were making asignificant contribution to the team?

How would you deal with a difficult or lazycolleague?

I expect you prefer to work in a team dont you?

What contribution do you make to a team?

What do you do when members of your team arenot really pulling their weight?

What do you do when you think someone you workwith doesnt like you?

What kind of people do you find easiest to workwith?

What kind of people do you find it most difficult towork with?

What kind of people do you like to work with?

What sort of contribution do you make to a team?

Describe what you think this job is all about.

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Bona

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Jose

Lee

Michael

Lee/Top 100

Michael

Top 100

Lee

RoseMarie

Alan/Bona

Christine

Linda/Top 100

Christine

Top 25

Top 100

Jo/Top 100

Jo/Top 100

Jo/Top 100

RoseMarie

Christine

Michael

Linda

Linda

Do you prefer variety to your days work, or areyou more comfortable with routine?

Give me a definition of this job.

How do you see this job developing?

How does this job sound to you, and would youtake it if we offered it to you?

How does this job sound to you?

How long will you stay in this job if we offer it toyou?

How long would it take you to make a meaningfulcontribution to our organization?

How long would it take you to make a significant

contribution to this particular role?

How would you tackle this job?

So what do you feel you can bring to this position?

Tell me what you think this job is all about.

What appeals to you about this position?

What are you looking forward to most about thisjob?

What aspects of this job would you delegate?

What attracts you about this job?

What do you find least attractive about this job?

What do you find most attractive about this job?

What do you think this job is all about, and howwould you go about tackling it?

What do you think you can bring to this job?

What do you want from this job?

What made you apply for this job?

What makes you perfect for this job?

What personal qualities do you think will berequired in this job?

What sort of things bore you at work?

What will be your key target in this job if weappoint you?

When could you start work here?

Why did you decide to apply for this position?

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RoseMarie

Linda

Kyoko

Linda

Kyo ko / Top 100

Lee

Jo

Alan

Michael

Lee

Lee/Top 100

Michael

Jo

Bona

Bona/Top 100

Jo

Top 25

Christine/Top100

Christine

Lee

Jose/Top 100

Alan

Jose

Michael

Bona/Top 100

Linda

Jo

Top 100

Alan

Christine

Why do you want this job?

Why should we give you this job?

Why should we hire you?

Will you be able to do this job with your disability?

Would you take the job if we offered it to you?

Are you a 9 to 5 person?

Can you work to deadlines?

Can you work under extreme pressure?

Can you work under pressure and to strictdeadlines?

Can you work well under pressure?

Do you have any holiday commitments?

How did you determine your priorities in your lastjob?

How did you organise your work in your last job?

How do you cope with multi-tasking?

How do you deal with a hectic day?

How do you decide on your objectives?

How do you go about managing your day?

How do you handle pressure?

How do you make sure you get your work-lifebalance right?

How do you manage your day?

How do you manage your time?

How do you react when a deadlines approaching?

How good are you at meeting deadlines?

How many hours are you prepared to work?

How often are you off sick?

We work to very strict deadlines; do you thinkyoud be able to cope?

What do you know about time management?

What kind of hours are you prepared to work?

What kind of hours are you used to working?

What kind of hours would you like to work?

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Jo/Top 100

Lee

Christine

Alan

Bona

Lee

Christine

RoseMarie

Top 100

Top 100

Jose

Bona

Jo

Christine

Bona

Jo

Bona

Jose

Kyoko

Michael

Christine

Alan

Top 100/Top 25

Kyoko

Jo

Bona

Alan

Jose

Jose

Bona

Are you prepared to relocate?

Are you willing to travel?

Can you describe your ideal working environment?

Describe what the worst working environmentwould be for you.

Do you prefer to work in a small or large company?

In what environment do you work best?

In what kind of work environment are you mostcomfortable?

What kind of work environment do you prefer?

Whats your ideal working environment?

Are you a creative kind of person?

Are you aggressive?

Are you an ambitious person?

Are you an analytical kind of person?

Are you competitive?

Can you act on your own initiative?

Describe a situation where you were criticised. Howdid you react?

Describe yourself in one word.

Do other people, like you?

Do you have the right to work in the UK?

Do you like to compete?

Do you like yourself?

Do you need other people around you to stimulateyou, or are you self-motivated?

Give me an example of a time when you were

criticised at work. How did you react?

Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

How ambitious are you?

How could you improve yourself?

How do you cope with stress?

How do you cope without motivation?

How do you handle criticism?

How do you operate under stress?

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Bona

Christine

Linda/Top 100

Jo

Lee

Jose

Jo

Jose

Linda

Bona

Top 25

Top 25

Lee

Bona

Christine

Alan

Kyoko

Bona/Jo

Jose

Christine

Jose

RoseMarie

Bona

Michael

Have you changed in the last few years?

How important is a sense of humour in your work?

How well do you respond to being told what to do?

How would an enemy describe you?

How would other people describe you?

How would you describe your personality?

How would you describe yourself?

How would your friends describe you?

If I spoke to your current boss, what would they

say are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

Name a person you admire and explain why.

Ok, so tell me a bit about yourself.

So, to sum up, what would you say are yourstrengths and weaknesses?

Tell me about a situation where you had to beruthless.

Tell me about a time when you had to be extrapersuasive.

Tell me something about yourself that youve nevertold anyone else.

What are the personal characteristics and qualitiesyou will bring to this role?

What are your main sources of motivation?

What are your strengths?

What are your strong points?

What are your weak points?

What do other people see as your faults?

What do the people who work for you think of you?

What do you dislike doing?

What kind of person are you?

Your personality

Your personality / yourwork

Your personality/

management &leadership

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Linda

Jose

RoseMarie

Top 100

Michael

RoseMarie

Kyoko

Linda

Jose

RoseMarie

RoseMarie

Kyoko

RoseMarie

Linda

Linda

RoseMarie

Christine

Bona

Lee

Lee

Michael

Michael

Christine

Jo

Jose

Christine

Kyoko

What kind of things do you feel most confidentabout doing?

What makes you tick?

What makes you put in your best effort?

What motivates you?

What sort of person are you socially?

What sort of person are you?

What sort of things do you feel least confidentabout doing?

What sort of things make you angry, and how doyou react?

What was the last thing that made you annoyed at

work?

What would your colleagues say about you?

When have people really tried your patience?

Which of your qualities could be strengthened orimproved?

Which personal qualities get in the way of yourwork?

Who was the last person who made you veryangry?

Why do respect the Queen?

Are you a member of any professional groups?

Are you good at your job?

Describe how you approach a project.

Do you enjoy routine tasks?

Do you like to try new things, or do you just preferto stick to routines?

Do you like working with figures more than words?

Do you prefer to have a job with well laid out tasks,or one where the work changes frequently?

Given a choice in your work, what do you like to domost?

How do you handle change?

How do you react to change?

How do you think your previous boss would rateyour work?

How would your previous boss describe your work?


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