Question Bank for Mock Personal Interview
Personal
1. Tell me about yourself
2. What do you like to do outside of work?
3. Do you read ? How do you stay updated with the news?
4. What is your greatest strength?
5. What is your greatest weakness?
6. Tell me about something you’ve accomplished that you are proud of.
7. Tell me about a time you failed or made a mistake.
8. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone.
9. Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.
10. Tell me about a time you surpassed people’s/your own expectations.
11. Tell me about a time you had to handle pressure.
12. Give me an example of a time when you had to think on your feet.
13. What is your greatest failure? And what did you learn from it
Professional
14. Why do you want to work here?
15. What did you least like about your last job?
16. Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone.
17. Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict with a coworker. How did you
handle that?
18. Tell me about a time you needed to get information from someone who wasn’t very
responsive. What did you do?
19. Why do you think you are fit for this job?
Leadership
20. What was the last project you led in office or college? What was the outcome?
21. Give me an example of the time above and beyond the call of duty at college/ work?
22. Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight??
How did you handle it?
23. Tell me about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities.
24. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong, how did you handle it?
25. How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?
26. What is the first approach you can come up with if you have to manage a team
based project?
Career Development
27. Why should we hire you?
28. Describe your most challenging project.
29. How do you plan to improve yourself in the next year?
30. Give example of ideas you have had or implemented
31. What tools do you use to keep yourself organized?
32. How do you set goals? How do you track your progress?
33. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
34. Tell me about a time when you worked under either extremely close supervision or
extremely loose supervision. How did you handle that?
35. Why did you choose International Master in business?
36. What and when was the last article or piece of content you read and enjoyed?
37. Tell me about a time you were successful on a team.