1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why should we hire you?
3. What are your strengths?
4. What are your weaknesses?
5. What are your long-term goals? What are your short-term goals?
6. How well do you handle stress/pressure?
7. Are you willing to relocate/travel for work?
8. What are your hobbies?
9. When can you start?
10. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
11. When Can You Start?
12. Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake.
13. Tell Me About a Time You Failed.
14. What Type of Work Environment Do You Prefer?
15. What’s Your Management Style?
16. How Do You Deal With Pressure or Stressful Situations?
17. How Do You Prioritize Your Work?
18. What Are You Passionate About?
19. What Motivates You?
20. How Do You Like to Be Managed?
21. Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?
22. What’s Your Dream Job?
27. Sell Me This Pen.
28. If You Were an Animal, Which One Would You Want to Be?
29. Is There Anything Else You’d Like Us to Know?
30. Do You Have Any Questions for Us?
37. What part of the job will be the least challenging for you?
38. What part of the job will be the least challenging for you?
39.Which parts of this job is the most challenging for you?
40. How will your greatest strength help you perform?
41. How do you handle failure?
42. How do you handle success?
43. Do you consider yourself successful? Why?
44. How would you describe yourself?
45. Are you nice?
46. Describe your work ethic.
47. Do you work well with other people?
48. Do you take work home with you?
49. How are you different from the competition?
50. How do you view yourself? Whom do you compare yourself to?
51. How does this job fit in with your career aspirations?
52. How well do you assimilate into a new environment?
53. How would you adjust to working for a new company?
54. How would you describe the pace at which you work?
55. How would a professor describe you?
56. Would you rather be liked or respected?
57. Are you a self-motivator?
58. What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
59. What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?
60. What are your pet peeves?
61. If you could relive the last ten years of your life, what would you do differently?
62. Why shouldn't we hire you?
63. What can you contribute to this company?
64. What makes you angry?
65. What strategies would you use to motivate your team?
66. Give some examples of teamwork.
67. Do you like working in a fast-paced team environment?
68. How did you fit in with the company culture?
69. What is good customer service?
70. Tell me about the trends in your profession and industry.
71. What is your professional development plan?
72. What will you do if you don't get this position?
73. "Out of all the candidates, why should we hire you?"
74. "How did you learn about the opening?"
75. "Why do you want this job?"
76. "Tell me about the toughest decision you had to make in the last six months."
77. "Tell me about a time you disagreed with a decision. What did you do?"
78. "Tell me how you think other people would describe you."
79. Describe who you are? or Tell me about your background.
80. Do you want to complete your Masters/Post Graduation in near future?
81. What did you do
in the last year to improve your knowledge?
82. Explain the difference between group and team. Are you a team player?
83. What is the most difficult thing that you’ve ever accomplished? or What is the most difficult thing you have ever done?
84. What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
85. How do you feel about working weekends and night shifts?
86.Where do you see yourself 3 years from now? or Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
87. How quickly do you adapt to new technology?
88. What software packages are you familiar with?
89. On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate yourself as a leader?
90. Are you open to take risks? or Do you like experimenting?
91. What are you most proud of?
92. Can you describe your time management skills?
93. Are you reliable? or Can I trust you with responsibilities?
94. What are the three things that are most important for you in a job?
95. What makes you happy?
96. If you won a Rs.10-crore lottery, would you still work?
97. Give me an
example of your creativity.
98. Are you willing to relocate or travel?
99. How long do you think you will work for us after we hire you?
100. Are you applying for other jobs? Do you have any other offer in hand?
101. Why do you want to work for us or our company? or Why do you want this job?
102. Do you have a good work ethic?
103. How do you deal with feedback and criticism?
104. Do you have any serious medical issues?
105. What’s your absenteeism record like?
106. How do you respond to change?
107. Are you an organized person?
108. What do you always regret? or Do you have any regrets?
109. Who was the most difficult person you ever worked with?
110. Do you have prior experience?
111. Do you prefer to work on a team or independently?