Top 50 Interview Questions With Answers

1. Are you the best person for this job? Why?

“I think that my experience in the (widget) industry and my ability to work

autonomously make me a good match for this position.”

“I have the savvy, experience, and superior communication ability to be an asset to

your company.”

“Your company provides many services that I have had experience with, in a variety
of capacities. [Offer a few specific examples.] I believe that my familiarity with the
industry would make me a good fit for this position.”

“You have explained that you are looking for a sales executive who is able to
effectively manage over a dozen employees. In my 15 years of experience as a sales
manager, I have developed strong motivational and team-building skills. I was twice
awarded manager-of-the-year for my innovative strategies for motivating employees
to meet and surpass quarterly deadlines. If hired, I will bring my leadership abilities
and strategies for achieving profit gains to this position.”

“I have top-notch administrative skills and I believe I'd be an asset for the office. My
skill set seems to be a perfect match for what you're looking for. In addition, I enjoy
working with people, and would welcome the opportunity to be a part of your team.”

“You describe in the job listing that you are looking for a special education assistant
teacher with an abundance of patience and compassion. Having served as a tutor at a
summer school for dyslexic children for the past two years, I have developed my
ability to be extremely patient while still achieving academic gains with my students.
My experience teaching phonics to children ages 6 to 18 has taught me strategies for
working with children of all ages and abilities, always with a smile. My previous
employer often placed me with the students with the most severe learning disabilities
because of my history of success. I will bring not only experience, but patience and
creative problem-solving, to this position.”

2. Are you overqualified for this job? - Best Answers

3. Describe a difficult experience at work and how you handled it. - Best Answers
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5. Describe your best boss and your worst boss. - Best Answers
6. Describe your career goals. - Best Answers
7. Describe your work style. - Best Answers
8. Do you prefer to work alone or on a team? - Best Answers
9. Do you take work home with you? - Best Answers
10. Give some examples of teamwork. - Best Answers
11. Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager? - Best Answers
12. Have you gotten angry at work? What happened? - Best Answers
13. How do you handle pressure? - Best Answers
14. How do you measure success? - Best Answers
15. How long do you expect to work for this company? - Best Answers
16. How much do you expect to get paid? - Best Answers
17. How would you describe the pace at which you work? - Best Answers

1. How would you describe yourself? - Best Answers

2. How would you handle it if your boss was wrong? - Best Answers
3. If the people who know you were asked why you should be hired, what would
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4. Is there a type of work environment you prefer? - Best Answers
5. Tell me about yourself. - Best Answers

1. Tell me why you want to work here. - Best Answers

2. What are you looking for in your next position? - Best Answers
3. What are you passionate about? - Best Answers
4. What are your goals for the future? - Best Answers
5. What are your salary requirements? - Best Answers
6. What can you do for this company? - Best Answers
7. What can you contribute to this company? - Best Answers
8. What challenges are you looking for in your next job? - Best Answers
9. What did you like or dislike about your previous job? - Best Answers
10. What do you expect from a supervisor? - Best Answers
11. What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make? - Best Answers
12. What have you learned from your mistakes? - Best Answers
13. What interests you about this job? - Best Answers
14. What is your greatest strength? - Best Answers
15. What is your greatest weakness? - Best Answers
16. What major challenges have you handled? - Best Answers
17. What problems have you encountered at work? - Best Answers
18. What was your biggest accomplishment (failure) in this position? - Best
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19. What was most (least) rewarding about your job? - Best Answers
20. What relevant experience do you have? - Best Answers
21. What will you do if you don't get a job offer? - Best Answers
22. Why are you leaving your job? - Best Answers

1. Why do you want this job? - Best Answers

2. Why did you resign? - Best Answers
3. Why did you quit your job? - Best Answers
4. Why were you fired? - Best Answers
5. Why should we hire you? - Best Answers
6. What do you know about this company? - Best Answers