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Tell me about yourself.
Walk me through your resume.
Why do you want to work at _____?
Why do you want to work in _____?
Why did you choose your major?
What are your future career goals?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
What are your 3 biggest weaknesses and strengths?
What is your biggest failure? // Tell me about a time when you failed.
Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it?
Tell me about a time when you worked in a group setting and a team member wasn’t pulling
their own weight.
Tell me about a time when you had to work with a group.
If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something you disagreed with, what would you
do? // Tell me about a time when you had a different opinion than your supervisor.
Tell me about a time where you had to deal with conflict on the job.
What is your typical way of dealing with conflict?
Tell me about a time you were able to successfully deal with another person even when that
individual may not have personally liked you (or vice versa).
Tell me about a time when you had to make a timely decision.
Tell me about a time when you showed initiative and took the lead.
What’s the most difficult decision you’ve made and how did you come to that decision?
Tell me about a personal goal you achieved and how you achieved it.
Describe a decision you made that wasn’t popular and how you handled implementing it.
Name a time you went out of your way to understand someone or to get something done. Give
me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty at work.
If you were at a business lunch/dinner and you ordered a rare steak, but they brought it to you
well done. What would you do?
Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the
end of the day.
What have you learned from some of the jobs you’ve held?
Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with an upset customer or co-worker.
Do you prefer working with others or by yourself?
How do you spend your spare time?
Do you have anything else besides your resume that you’d like me to know?
Do you have any questions for me?