Common Interview Questions

Here is a list of possible questions that you may be asked.
Study them and prepare your answers beforehand.

• Tell me about yourself
• What are your strengths?
• What are your weaknesses?
• Why should we offer you this position?
• Why are you the best person for the job?
• What kind of decision do you find difficult?
• What do your staff/colleagues/superiors think about you?
• Why do you want to leave your current employer?
• In terms of your career, what would you like to be doing in five years time?
• What do you like most about your current job?
• What do you like least about your current job?
• Describe a difficult situation and how you dealt with it?
• What kind of people do you find difficult to work with and why?
• What do you consider to be your greatest achievement in your career to date?
• How does your job fit in to your department and company?
• What do you enjoy about this industry?
• Give an example of when you have worked under pressure.
• What kinds of people do you like working with?
• Give me an example of when your work was criticised.
• Give me an example of when you have felt anger at work. How did you cope and did you still perform a good job?
• What kind of people do you find it difficult to work with?
• Give me an example of when you have had to face a conflict of interest at work.
• Tell me about the last time you disagreed with your boss.
• Give me an example of when you haven't got on with others.
• Do you prefer to work alone or in a group? Why?
• This organisation is very different to your current employer - how do you think you are going to fit in?
• What are you looking for in a company?
• How do you measure your own performance?
• What kind of pressures have you encountered at work?
• Are you a self-starter? Give me examples to demonstrate this?
• What changes in the workplace have caused you difficulty and why?
• How do you feel about working long hours and/or weekends?
• Give me an example of when you have been out of your depth.
• What have you failed to achieve to date?
• What can you bring to this organisation?