Here are some questions for final preparation before your interview. Many of them are very frequently asked, a few sometimes or rarely. Look at them and see how you would answer them both truthfully and in a way that shows that between you and the job there is a very good fit, i.e, your technical, behavioral skills and motivation match very well with the demands of the post applied for.
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Questions
- Tell us about yourself.
- What do you know about the industry/field ?
- What do you know about our company/organisation/institution ?
- What do you know about the post ?
- Why do you wish to join our company, institute, organisation ?
- if you were in this panel, what would you be looking for in a candidate for this post – And do you have those qualities ?
- What is the purpose of this interview ?
- Tell us about the last time you showed initiative. What did you do ? Results ?
- What are your career goals ?
- What are your reading habits ?
- What are the events in the news today ?
- What is your biggest strength ?
- What is your biggest weakness ?
- What do you look for in a job ?
- Who are your heroes ?
- How would you describe yourself ?
- What would you describe yourself in two words ?
- What has been your biggest challenge ?
- What was the most difficult situation you ever faced and how did you handle it ?
- What qualities do you admire most in people ?
- Why should we select you ?
- What have your done lately to develop yourself ?
- What personal qualities do you feel are important for success in this field ?
- What will you like most about this position?
- Do you feel that the time spent in extra-curricular activities when you were in college was worth the time ?
- Who has exercised the greatest influence over you ?
- This post is Stressful ? Can you handle stress ?
- Would you rather be working out in field (outside) or at desk ?
- What areas or personal qualities need improvement for you to be fully effective in your job or career ?
- What skills are you still trying to develop ?
- Would you say that you have in your work a customer orientation ?
- How long will you stay with us ?
- Tell me about the last time you exercised leadership. What were the circumstances, what did you do and what were the result ?
- Tell me …initiative.
- What will your reference tell me about your initiative ?
- Tell me…teamwork ?
- Tell me…organizational ability, stress, etc.
- Tell me about the last time you were angry, and how you handled it.
- How do you keep yourself up-to-date in your area of expertise ?
- Do you have any question you would like to ask us ?
- For services hotels, etc, emphasize service altitude, pleasant rapport.
- Sell me this motorcycle.
- A release order will be given for your shipment at the Kolkata port if you give some speed money to the clerk who is asking for it. Your reaction and action ?
- There’s been a mistake. You have been called to this interview by mistake.
- What is your favorite subject ? Tell us about it.
- What was the last film you saw. Tell us about it.
- You are over-qualified for this job.
- How would you sell a mirror to a blind man, a refrigerator to an Eskimo ?
- Tell me about one time when you experienced very good service. Why do you consider that as good service ?
- Tell me about one tome when you experienced very bad service.
- What aspects of yourself do you need to develop to become more effective ?
- What do the initial of our company stands for ? TCS, IBM, 3M, TISCO, TELCO, NALCO, ITC, BHEL,CESCO,HMT.
- What are you three best qualities ?
- What kind of a job are you looking for ?
For those with work experience
- Why are you changing jobs, fields ?
- Please describe how much of your previous experience do you feel is relevant for the job for which you have applied ?
- Describe a time when you made a suggestion to improve the work in your organization.
- Describe a time when you spotted a problem before anyone else did. What did you do about it ?
- What advice would you give to a prospective sales person ?
- To what extent does your boss have to watch over you at work ?
- Describe a time when you were willing to perform task outside your regular duties ?
- Tell me about the last time you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative.
- What most upsets you at work ?
