Online Screening and Interview Questionnaire

Sample Interview Questions:

How would you describe yourself?
What specific goals, including those related to your occupation, have you established for your life?
How has your college experience prepared you for a business career?
Please describe the ideal job for you following graduation.
What influenced you to choose this career?
At what point did you choose this career?
What specific goals have you established for your career?
What will it take to attain your goals, and what steps have you taken toward attaining them?
What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
How do you determine or evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your successful accomplishments.
Do you have the qualifications necessary for success in your chosen career?
What has been your most rewarding accomplishment?
Describe you education and how it has assisted you in your career.
Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals?
How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a team?
What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
Given the investment our company will make in hiring and training you, can you give us a reason to hire you?
Would you describe yourself as goal-driven?
Describe what you've accomplished toward reaching a recent goal for yourself.
What short-term goals and objectives have you established for yourself?
Can you describe your long-range goals and objectives?
What do you expect to be doing in five years?
What do you see yourself doing in ten years?
How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict?
Have you ever had difficulty with a supervisor or instructor? How did you resolve the conflict?
Tell me about a major problem you recently handled. Were you successful in resolving it?Would you say that you can easily deal with high-pressure situations?
What quality or attribute do you feel will most contribute to your career success?
What personal weakness has caused you the greatest difficulty in school or on the job?

Questions about this job:

Why do you want to work for this company?
What are your specific goals if you get this job?
What experience do you have that will be helpful on the job?
This job will require a lot of (describe the activity) - {overtime, typing, travel, computer work, lifting, handling complaints, etc}. Will that be a problem for you?
What would you like to get out of this new job?
Would you like to be cross-trained to do many jobs?
What are your salary and benefits expectations for this position?
Why should we hire you for this job?

Behavioral/Attitude questions:

What do you expect from your manager or supervisor?
Have you ever been mismanaged?
How did it affect you?
What did you do about it?
This job involves interacting with (describe type of people) - {customers, managers,) what experience do you have working with such people?
Of all the jobs you ever have had, which did you like the least? Why?
In your last job, did you run into any difficult situations? How did you handle them?
How do you deal with co-workers you do not like?
Tell us about a t time you had to deal with a co-worker who was difficult or give you a hard time and how did you handle that?
Tell us about a time when there was an emergency or crisis at work, and what you did in the situation.
Tell us about a time when you made a mistake or a bad decision, on the job, and how you handled that situation.
Was there a time you had to deal with a particularly difficult customer?
Describe the situation and how you handled it.
Tell me about a time when you think you went above and beyond the call of duty to help a customer.

Previous/Current Employment History questions:

How did you get your last job?
What were your duties/responsibilities?
What did you like most about the job?
What did you dislike about the job?
What did you learn from your past job?
Why do you want to leave your current job?
Why did you leave your last two jobs?
Describe a typical day at your current (or last) job.
Is there anyone at your current or former job that would provide a reference?
When were you most satisfied in a past job?
If you were a manger or supervisor, describe a situation in which you delegated responsibility successfully.
Tell us about a time when you did not delegate responsibility successfully and what you learned from that.

Security questions:

Our firm has a standard policy of conducting background checks on all hires before an offer is made or finalized. You have already signed a release form. Do you have any concerns about that?
We also check for criminal convictions that are legally permissible for employers to utilize.

For all finalists:

Do you have any concerns about that?
When we talk to your past employers, what do you think they will say?
Will your past employers tell us that there was an issue with (e.g., tardiness, meeting job requirements, etc.)?
Tell me about any unexplained gaps in your employment history.