Job Interview Questions 1
Interview Preparation
At Cork Interview Coaching we are aware that although there are many different types of Interview, there is a common thread to be found in all Interviews – that is to evaluate the overall personality, skills, abilitiy and suitability of the Candidate for the Job. Your CV and Cover Letter have passed the test and you are on the Interview List.
Are you ready to pass the Interview Test?
Here are some common Sample Interview Questions organized in Categories.
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About the Company & Employer
What do you know about our Organization?
Why do you want to work for us?
What made you apply for this job?
What can we offer you that your current employer can’t?
What do you know about our competitors?
Achievements, Career History
On taking this job what do you think would be your major contribution?
How would you assess what you’ve done for you current employer?
What achievements have given you most satisfaction and why?
Did you help to increase sales or profits in your last job?
If you were asked for a reference what would it say about you?
What do you think have been your main achievements and failures in your career?
What can you do for us that someone else can’t?
Career history, skills, education, training, Management & leadership
Why should we employ you?
Can you describe your ex-boss/supervisor?
Do you feel you have progressed satisfactorily in your current job?
Do you think you are a little over-qualified for this position?
Give me a rundown of your career to date?
What did you learn from your last job?
How long have you been out of work?
I see you have had quite a few jobs in the last few years – does that mean you are a job hopper?
Looking back on your career, would you have done anything differently?
Tell me about a project you worked on in your previous job?
What’s your experience with technology?
Career Plans
How do you see your career developing?
What are your career plans?
What are your short-term goals?
What are your long-term goals?
What goals have you set for yourself in the past, and how successful have you been at achieving them?
Customer care, teamwork, your personality
Give me an example of how you were able to make an angry customer a happy and satisfied one?
What’s your experience of handling difficult customers?
What would you be willing to give up in order to meet a customer’s deadline?
Describe a time when there was no procedure for a situation, and you had to make a decision.
How do you feel and react when colleagues question the decisions you’ve made?
What decisions do you find easy to make?
What kind of decisions do you find most difficult to make?
Have you kept up-to-date in your field with training?
What kind of training do you think you might need in the future?
What training courses have you been on recently?