Structure question
Talk about how you would handle [common job challenge].
 Give me an example of a time you had to [important job skill].
 Who is the best [position they’re applying for] you’ve worked with? Why?
 Which other companies in [your industry] do you admire? Why?
 What is the most challenging thing about [position they’re applying for]?
 What is your favorite thing about [position they’re applying for]?
 What do you think will be your biggest challenges with [position
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How would you handle a customer unhappy with the service they received?
How would you pitch our new lipstick to customers?
How would you prioritize multiple assignments from different clients?
How would you manage an unmotivated employee?
What changes would you make if you ran our business?
How would you handle things if you had almost finished a project, but the scope
changed?
How would you respond to criticism from your line manager?
How would you handle things if you could not complete a project on time because you
were awaiting information from coworkers?
What steps would you take to make an important decision at work?
What would you do if you were assigned to work with a difficult client?
What are you most proud of in your career?
What was the most important goal you reached in your career? How did you
achieve this?
Can you tell me about the best manager you worked for?
What has your biggest professional challenge been?
Can you describe a time you identified a problem in your department and how
you resolved it?
Do you remember a time you made a mistake at work? How did you handle it?
Can you tell me about a time you did not agree with a coworker? How did you
handle the situation?
What has been your most rewarding experience working as part of a team?
Can you tell me about a time it was crucial for you to make a good impression
on a client? What did you do to achieve this?
Can you tell me about a time when your department or company was
undergoing some changes? How did you adapt to those changes
Casual question
What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Why are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?
Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years?
Why do you want to leave your current company?
Why was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert
date]?
What can you offer us that someone else can not?
What are three things your former manager would like you to improve on?
Are you willing to relocate?
Are you willing to travel? *(Post COVID-19)
Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
What is your dream job?
How did you hear about this position?
What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the
job?
Discuss your resume.
Discuss your educational background.
Describe yourself.
Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
Why should we hire you?
Why are you looking for a new job?
Would you work holidays/weekends?
How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
What are your salary requirements? (Hint: if you’re not sure what constitutes a
fair salary range and compensation package, research the job title and/or
company on Glassdoor.)
Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
Who are our competitors?
What was your biggest failure?
What motivates you?
What’s your availability?
Who’s your mentor?
Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
How do you handle pressure?
What is the name of our CEO?
What are your career goals?
What gets you up in the morning?
What would your direct reports say about you?
What were your bosses’ strengths/weaknesses?
If I called your boss right now and asked him/her what is an area that you
could improve on, what would he/she say?
Are you a leader or a follower?
What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
What are your co-worker pet peeves?
What are your hobbies?
What is your favorite website?
What makes you uncomfortable?
What are some of your leadership experiences?
How would you fire someone?
What do you like the most and least about working in this industry?
Would you work 40+ hours a week?
What questions haven’t I asked you?
What questions do you have for me
Illegal question
1 “Have you ever seen a ghost?”
2:
“Who’s your favourite Disney Princess?”
3:
“How do you like your eggs in the morning?”
4:
“What’s the best cure for a hangover?”
5:
“How do you feel about garden gnomes?”
6: “If a penguin walked through the door right now wearing a sombrero.
What would he say?”
7: “How hard’s the hardest you’ve ever been slapped – and where on your
body was it?”
Question 8:
“What’s your star sign?”
Question 9:
“How do you feel about the Royal Family?”
Question 10: “Have you ever watched the Human Centipede?”
Question 11: “How would you hide a dead body?”
Question 12: “Have you got good life insurance?”
Question 13: “Do you scare easily?”
Question 14: “Would you ever risk going to prison, for your dream job?”
Question 15: “What would you do if an interviewer punched you in the face?”
Question 16: “How would you feel about working in a haunted office?”
Question 17: “How would you feel about feeding live rodents to a pretty big
snake?”
Question 18: “Do you think I’m ugly?”
Question 19: “What do wood and alcohol have in common?”
Question 20: “Can I meet your parents?”
Question 21: “What dress size are you?”
Question 22: “You’re single, are you lonely?”
Question 23: “What’s your type?”
Question 24: “What do you think about when you’re alone in bed?”
Question 25: “How was your childhood?”
Question 26: “If you had locked-in syndrome, what would you do?”
Question 27: “My wife and I are thinking of going on holiday, where would you
recommend?
Question 28: “My boss is a dick and I hate my job… shall I leave?”
Question 29: “How do you think I did? (as an interviewer).”
Question 30: “Who do you like best, your mum or your dad?”
Question 31: “Do you get PMS?”
Question 32: “Are you really that devoted to your religion?”
Question 33: “So, when are you thinking of having children?”
Question 34: “What kind of birth control do you use?”
Question 35: “Do you think you could work for a female boss?”
Question 36: “How do you feel about wearing a fancy dress costume in the
office?”
Question 37: “If you don’t mind me asking… what happened to your legs?” (I
know, WHAT?!)
Question 38: “Would you just mind giving us a twirl?”
Question 39: “Would you be willing to wear more make-up to work?”
Question 40: “Don’t you think you’re just a little bit too old to be doing this?”
Question 41: “When is it OK to murder someone?”
Question 42: “Is animal testing wrong?”
Question 43: “What is the meaning of life?”
Question 44: “Why is it OK to eat chicken, but not cat?”
Question 45: “Is there an afterlife?”
Question 46: “If you were to get rid of a town in the UK, which would it be and
why?”
Question 47: “If you were starving on a desert island would you eat a human
being (already dead)?
Question 48: “Do aliens exist?”
Question 49: “Is the world too reliant on technology?”
Question 50: “Do you believe in fate?