WARM-UP QUESTIONS 1. What made you apply for this position?
2. How did you hear about this job opening?
3. Briefly, would you summarize your work history and education for us?
WORK HISTORY
1. What special aspects of your work experience have prepared you for this job?
2. Can you describe for me one or two of your most important accomplishments?
3. How much supervision have you typically received in your previous job?
4. Describe for me one or two of the biggest disappointments in your work history?
5. Why are you leaving your present job? Or why did you leave your last job?
JOB PERFORMANCE
1. Everyone has strengths & weakness as workers. What are your strong points for this
job?
2. What would you say are the areas needing improvement?
3. How did you supervisor on your most recent job evaluate your job performance?
4. Do you prefer working alone or in groups?
5. What kind of people do you find most difficult to work with and why?
6. Can you give me an example of your ability to manage or supervise others?
7. What are some things you would like to avoid in a job? Why?
8. What would you say is the most important thing you are looking for in a job?
CAREER-GOALS
1. What are your long-term employment or career objectives?
2. What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?
3. What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill and knowledge in order to be
ready for that opportunity?
4. What would you most like to accomplish if you had this job?
5. What might make you leave this job?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
1. What kind of things do you feel most confident in doing?
2. Can you describe for me a difficult obstacle you have had to overcome? How did you
handle it? How do you feel this experience affected your personality or ability?
3. How would you describe yourself as a person?
4. What do you consider to be your greatest achievements to date? Why?
5. What things give you the greatest satisfaction at work?
DECISIVENESS
1. Do you consider yourself to be thoughtful, analytical or do you usually make up
your mind fast? Give an example ( what time taken to respond)
2. The last time you did not know what decision to make, what did you do? For an Electrician