11 COMMONLY ASKED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS By completing a simple Internet search, you can draft a long list of commonly asked interview questions. Fortunately, interview questions can be divided into two major categories: questions that focus on your skills and questions that focus on your work habits. No matter which question you are answering: be honest as you talk about your strengths and weaknesses. SKILLS-BASED QUESTIONS What can you offer to our workplace? Below are sample questions employers may ask. The questions might be about personal, job-specific or transferable skills. Use your 2-3 minute stories to answer these questions. Be sure to incorporate your interview highlights and also include specific information from your cover letter and resume that demonstrate the skills you want to highlight. TYPICAL SKILLS-BASED QUESTIONS • Tell me about yourself/what would you like us to know? • How would you describe yourself? • What are your three greatest strengths? • In your career to date, what would you consider to be your greatest achievements? • Can I see examples of your work? • Why do you want to work for this company? • If we were to contact your most recent boss as a reference, what would he/she say about you? • What kind of work do you most enjoy/dislike? • What is your greatest weakness? • Why are you interested in this kind of work? • Who influenced you the most in your decision? • Tell me about a time when you worked with a team. • Share a time when you had to work with a difficult customer. • Tell me about a time when you displayed good communication skills. WORKPLACE CULTURE-BASED QUESTIONS Would someone with your work habits and personality fit in well here? Employers will also ask questions about your character and personality. When practicing your responses to the questions below, think about the stories based on your cover letter and resume that give examples of your personality. TYPICAL WORKPLACE CULTURE-BASED QUESTIONS • Of the past positions you have held, which did you like most (or least)? Why? • What were the events that led to your leaving your last position? • What do you do in your spare time? • Have you ever been fired or asked to resign? • Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years? • How do others describe you? • What kind of a student were you? • What were your favorite courses? Why? • Why are you looking to change careers? • Do you work well under pressure? • How did you get along with your co-workers? • Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond in order to get a job done. • What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? (Give an example of how you handle interruptions) • Give me an example of a time when you set a goal and were able to meet or achieve it.
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