0% found this document useful (0 votes)
53 views

A List of Tested Questions

The document provides a list of interview questions organized under different categories including warm-up questions, work history, job performance, education, career goals, self-assessment, creativity, decisiveness, range of interests, motivation, work standards, and leadership. The questions range from asking about one's work experience and accomplishments to assessing personality traits like creativity, decisiveness, and leadership style.
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
53 views

A List of Tested Questions

The document provides a list of interview questions organized under different categories including warm-up questions, work history, job performance, education, career goals, self-assessment, creativity, decisiveness, range of interests, motivation, work standards, and leadership. The questions range from asking about one's work experience and accomplishments to assessing personality traits like creativity, decisiveness, and leadership style.
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 6

IN TERV IEW QU ES TIO NS A LIST OF TESTED QUESTIONS

WA RM-U P QU EST I ON S WO RK H I S TO RY J O B P E RF O RMA NC E E DU CA TI ON C A REER G OA LS S EL F -A S S ES SMENT C REA TI VIT Y D EC I S I VEN ES S R A NG E O F I N T ERES TS MO T I VA TI ON WO RK S T A NDA RDS L EA DERS H IP O RA L P RES ENT AT IO N S KI L LS WRI T T EN C O MMU NI CA TI ON S KI L LS F L EX I B IL IT Y S T RES S T O L ERAN CE S T A B IL IT Y & MA TU RIT Y I N T ERES T I N S EL F DE VEL OP MEN T

WARM-UP QUESTIONS

T e l l m e a bo ut yo ur s e lf . T e l l m e a bo ut yo ur f am il y. T e l l m e a bo ut yo ur s t ud ie s.

WORK HISTORY C a n yo u d e sc r ib e f o r m e o ne o r t wo o f yo ur m os t i m po rt an t a c co mp li shmen ts ? De s c r ib e f o r m e o ne o r t wo o f t h e b i g ge st d i s ap po in tme nt s i n yo ur wo r k h i s to ry? Wh at i s i m po rt an t t o yo u i n a c o mp an y? Wh at t h i n gs d o yo u l o o k f o r i n a n o r ga ni zat io n?

JOB PERFORMANCE Ev e r yon e h as s t r en gt hs & we ak ne ss es a s wo r ke rs . Wha t a r e yo ur s t r on g p o i nt s f o r t h i s j o b ? Wh at wo ul d yo u s a y a r e a r e as n ee di ng i m pr ov em ent ? H o w d i d yo ur s up e rv i so r o n yo ur m o st r e ce nt j o b e v al uat e yo ur j o b p e r fo rma nce ? Wh at we r e s o me o f t h e g oo d p o in t s & b a d p o i nt s o f t ha t r a t in g? Wh en yo u h a ve b e e n t o l d , o r d i s c ov er ed f o r yo ur s e lf , a p r o b le m i n yo ur j o b p e r fo rman ce, wha t h a v e yo u t yp i c al ly d o n e ? C an yo u g i v e m e a n e xam pl e? Do yo u p r e fe r wo rk in g a lo ne o r i n g r o up s ? Wh at k i n d o f p eo p le d o yo u f i n d i t mo s t d i f f ic ult t o wo r k wi t h ? Wh y? S t a rt in g wi th yo ur l a s t j o b , t e l l m e a b o ut a n y o f yo ur a c hi ev emen ts t ha t we r e r e c og ni zed b y yo ur s up e ri or s. C a n yo u g i ve m e a n e xam pl e o f yo ur a bi l it y t o ma na ge o r s up e rv is e o t he rs ? Wh at a r e s o me t h i n gs yo u wo ul d l i k e t o a vo id i n a j o b ? Wh y? I n yo ur p r e vi o us j o b wh at k i nd o f p r e ss ur es d i d yo u e n co unt er ? Wh at wo ul d yo u s a y i s t h e m o st i mp or ta nt t h in g yo u a re l o o ki ng f o r i n a j o b ? Wh at a r e s o me o f t h e t h i ng s o n yo ur j o b yo u f e el yo u h a ve d o n e p a rt ic ul ar ly we l l o r i n wh i ch yo u h a ve a c hi ev ed t h e g r e at es t s uc ce ss ? Wh y d o yo u f e e l t h i s wa y? Wh at we r e s o me o f t h e t h in gs a bo ut yo ur l a st j o b t ha t yo u f o un d m o st d i f fi c ul t t o d o ? Wh at a r e s o me o f t h e p r o bl em s yo u e n co unt er i n d o i ng yo ur j o b ? Wh ic h o ne f r us t ra te s yo u t h e m os t ? Wha t d o yo u u s ua l ly d o a bo ut i t ? Wh at a r e s o me t h i n gs yo u p a rt ic ul ar ly l i k e d a b o ut yo ur last job? Do yo u c on s id er yo ur p r og re ss o n t h e j o b r e p r es en ta ti ve o f yo ur a b il it y? Wh y? H o w d o yo u f e e l a b o ut t h e wa y yo u & o t he rs i n t h e d e p ar tm ent we r e m an age d b y yo ur s up e r vi s or ? I f I we re t o a s k yo ur p r e se nt (m o st r e ce nt ) s up er io r a b o ut yo ur a b i li t y a s a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ , wh at wo ul d h e / s he s a y?

EDUCATION Wh at s p e c ia l a s p ec ts o f yo ur e d uca ti on o r t r ai ni ng h av e p r e p ar ed yo u f o r t h i s j o b ? Wh at c o ur s es i n s c ho ol h a v e b ee n o f m o st h e lp i n d o in g yo ur j o b ?

CAREER- GOALS Wh at i s yo ur l o n g -t e rm e mp l oyme nt o r c a r ee r o b je ct iv e ? Wh at k i n d o f j o b d o yo u s e e yo ur s el f h o l di ng f i v e ye a rs f r o m n o w? Wh at d o yo u f e e l yo u n e ed t o d e ve lo p i n t e rm s o f s k i l l & k n o wl ed ge i n o r de r t o b e r e a dy f o r t ha t o p p or t un it y? Wh y m i gh t yo u b e s uc ce ss f ul i n s uc h a j o b ? H o w d o e s t h i s j o b f i t i n wi t h yo ur o v er al l c ar ee r g oa ls ? Wh o o r wha t i n yo ur l i fe wo ul d yo u s a y i n f l ue nc ed yo u m o st wi t h yo ur c a r ee r o b j e ct iv es ? C a n yo u p i n po in t a n y s p ec if ic t h in gs i n yo ur p a st e x p e ri en ce t h a t a f fe ct ed yo ur p r e s en t c ar ee r o b j ec ti ve s ? Wh at wo ul d yo u mo s t l i k e t o a c co mp li sh i f yo u h ad t h i s job?


SELF-ASSESSMENT Wh at k i n d o f t h in gs d o yo u f e e l m os t c o n fi de nt i n d o i ng ? o C a n yo u d e sc r ib e f o r m e a d i f fi c ul t o b s t ac le yo u h a ve h a d t o o v e rc om e? H ow d i d yo u h a nd le i t ? H o w d o yo u f e el t h i s e xp e ri en ce a f f ec te d yo ur p e r so na li ty o r a b il i ty? H o w wo ul d yo u d e sc ri be yo ur s e lf a s a p e r so n? Wh at d o yo u t h i nk a re t h e m os t i m p or ta nt c h ar ac te ri st ic s & a bi l it ie s a p e r s on m us t p o s s es s t o b ec om e a s uc c es sf ul ( ) ? H o w d o yo u r a t e yo ur s el f i n t h e se a re as ? Do yo u c on s id er yo ur s e lf a s e l f -s t a rt er ? I f s o , e xp la in wh y ( a nd g i ve e xa mp le s) Wh at d o yo u c o n si de r t o b e yo ur g re at es t a ch ie veme nt s t o d a t e ? Wh y? Wh at t h i n gs g i v e yo u t h e g r ea te st s a ti s fa ct io n a t wo r k ? Wh at t h i n gs f r us t r at e yo u t h e mo s t ? H o w d o yo u us ua ll y c o p e wi t h t h e m?

CREATIVITY I n yo ur wo r k e xp e ri en ce , wh a t h a ve yo u d o ne t h a t yo u c o n si de r t r ul y c r e at iv e? C a n yo u t h in k o f a p r o b le m yo u h av e e n co unt er ed wh en t h e o l d s o l ut i on s d i d n 't wo r k & wh en yo u c a me u p wi th n e w s o l ut i on s?

O f yo ur c r ea ti ve a cc om pl is hmen ts b i g o r s ma ll , a t wo r k o r h om e, wh at g av e yo u t h e m os t s a t is fa ct io n? Wh at k i n d o f p r ob l em s h av e p e op l e r e ce nt ly c al l ed o n yo u t o s o l v e ? T e l l m e wh at yo u h av e d e vi s ed .

DECISIVENESS Do yo u c on s id er yo ur s e lf t o b e t h o ug ht f ul , a n al yt ic al o r d o yo u u s ua ll y ma ke up yo ur m in d f a st ? G iv e a n e xa mp le . ( Wa tc h t i me t a ke n t o r e s po nd ) Wh at wa s yo ur m o st d i f fi c ul t d e c is io n i n t h e l a s t s i x m o nt hs ? Wh at ma de i t d i f f ic ul t ? T h e l a s t t i m e yo u d i d n o t k no w wh at d e ci si on t o m ak e, wh at d i d yo u d o ? H o w d o yo u g o a bo ut m ak in g a n i mp or ta nt d e ci si on a f f ec ti ng yo ur c ar ee r? Wh at wa s t h e l a s t m a jo r p r o bl em t ha t yo u we re c o nf r on te d wi t h ? Wha t a ct io n d i d yo u t a k e o n i t ?

RANGE OF INTERESTS T e l l m e s p ec if ic a l ly wh at yo u d o i n t h e c i v i c a ct iv it ie s i n wh i ch yo u p a r ti ci pa te . (L ea di ng q ue s t io ns i n s e l ec te d a re as . i . e . s p o rt s , e co no mi cs , c ur r e nt e ve nt s , f i na nc e.) H o w d o yo u k e ep up wi t h wh at 's g o in g o n i n yo ur c om pa ny / yo ur i n d us tr y/ yo ur p r of es si on ?

MOTIVATION Wh at i s yo ur p r o f es si on al g oa l? C a n yo u g i ve m e e xa mp le s o f e xpe ri en ce o n t h e j o b t h at yo u f e l t we r e s a t is f yi ng ? Do yo u h av e a l o n g & s h o rt -t e rm p l an f o r yo ur d e p ar tm ent ? I s i t r ea l is ti c ? Di d yo u a ch ie ve i t l a s t ye a r ? De s c r ib e h o w yo u d e te rm in e wha t c o n st it ut es t o p p r i o ri ti es i n t h e p e r f or mance o f yo ur j o b .


WORK STANDARDS Wh at a r e yo ur s t an da rd s o f s uc c es s i n yo ur j o b ? I n yo ur p o s it io n , h o w wo ul d yo u d e fi ne d o i ng a g o od j o b ? O n wh at b a si s wa s yo ur d e f in it io n d e t er mi ne d? Wh en j ud g in g t h e p e r fo rma nce o f yo ur s ub o rd in at e, wh a t f a ct or s o r c ha ra ct er is ti cs a r e m o st i mp or ta nt t o yo u?


LEADERSHIP I n yo ur p r e s en t j o b wha t a p p ro ach d o yo u t a ke t o g et yo ur p e op le t o g et he r t o e s t ab li sh a c om mon a p p ro ac h t o a p r o b le m? Wh at a p p ro ac h d o yo u t ak e i n g e tt in g yo ur p e op le t o a c ce pt yo ur i d ea s o r d e pa rt me nt g o al s? Wh at s p e c if ic al ly d o yo u d o t o s e t a n e xa mp le f o r yo ur e m pl oyee s? H o w f r e q uen tl y d o yo u m e et wi t h yo ur i mm ed iat e s ub o rd in at es a s a g r o up ? Wh at s o r t o f l e ad er d o yo ur p e op le f e e l yo u a r e ? A r e yo u s a t is fi ed ? H o w d o yo u g e t p e o pl e wh o d o n o t wan t t o wo r k t o g et he r t o e s t ab li sh a c om mon a p p ro ac h t o a p r o bl em ? I f yo u d o n o t h a ve m uc h t i me & t h e y h o l d s e r i ous l y d i f f er in g v i e ws , wh at wo ul d b e yo ur a p pr oa ch ? H o w wo ul d yo u d e sc ri be yo ur b a si c l ea de rs hi p s t yl e ? G iv e s p e ci fi c e xam pl es o f h o w yo u p r ac ti ce t h i s ? Do yo u f e el yo u wo r k m o re e f f ec ti ve ly o n a o ne t o o n e b a s is o r i n a g r o up s i t ua ti on ? H a ve yo u e v er l e d a t a sk f o rc e o r c om mi tt ee o r a n y g ro up wh o d oe s n 't r e p or t t o yo u, b ut f r o m who m yo u h a ve t o g et wo r k ? H ow d i d yo u d o i t ? Wha t we r e t h e s a t i sf ac ti on s & d i s ap po in tme nt s? H o w wo ul d yo u h a nd le t h e j o b d i f fe re nt ly?

ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS H a ve yo u e v er d o ne a n y p ub l ic o r g r o up s p e ak in g? Re c e nt l y? Wh y? H o w d i d i t g o ? H a ve yo u ma de a n y i n di vi d ua l p r e s en ta ti ons r e c en tl y? H o w d i d yo u p r e pa re ?

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS


Wh y?

Wo ul d yo u r a t he r wr i te a r e po rt o r g i v e a v e r ba l r e po rt ?

Wh at k i n d o f wr i ti ng h a ve yo u d o ne ? F o r a g ro up ? F o r a n i n d i vi d ua l? Wh at i s t h e e xt e nt o f yo ur p a r ti ci pa ti on i n m a jo r r e po r ts t h at h av e t o b e wr i t t en ?

FLEXIBILITY Wh at wa s t h e m o st i mp or ta nt i d ea o r s ugg es ti on yo u r e c ei ve d r e ce nt ly f r om yo ur em pl o ye es ? Wh at h a pp en ed a s a r e s ul t ? Wh at d o yo u t h i nk a bo ut t h e c on ti n uo us c h an ge s i n c o mp an y o p e ra ti ng p o l ic ie s & p r o ce d ure s ? H o w e f f ec ti ve h a s yo ur c om pa ny b e e n i n a d ap ti ng i t s p o l i ci es t o f i t a c h an gi ng e n v ir on men t? Wh at wa s t h e m o st s i gn if ic an t c ha ng e ma de i n yo ur c o mp an y i n t h e l a st s i x m o nt hs wh i ch d i r e ct l y a f fe ct ed yo u, & h o w s uc c es sf ul l y d o yo u t h in k yo u i mp l em ent ed t h i s c h an ge ?

STRESS TOLERANCE Do yo u f e el p r e ss ur e i n yo ur j o b ? T e ll m e a bo ut i t . Wh at h a s b ee n t h e h i g he st p r e s s ure s i t ua ti on yo u h av e b e e n un d e r i n r e c en t ye ar s ? H o w d i d yo u c o p e wi th i t ?


STABILITY & MATURITY De s c r ib e yo ur m o st s i gn if ic an t s uc c es s & f a i l ure i n t h e l a s t t wo ye a rs . Wh at d o yo u l i k e t o d o b e s t ? Wh at d o yo u l i k e t o d o l ea st ? Wh at i n yo ur l a s t r e v i ew d i d yo ur s up e rv is or s ug ge st n e ed ed i m p ro ve men t? Wh at h a v e yo u d o n e a bo ut i t ?

INTEREST IN SELF DEVELOPMENT Wh at h a s b ee n t h e m o st i mp or ta nt p e r so n o r e v en t i n yo ur o wn s e l f d e v e lo pme nt ? H o w m uc h o f yo ur e d uca ti on d i d yo u e a rn ? Wh at k i n d o f b oo ks & o t h er p ub l ic at io ns d o yo u r e ad ? H a ve yo u t a ke n a ma nag ement d e v el op men t c o ur se ? H o w a r e yo u h e l pi ng yo ur s ub or di na te s d e v el op t h e ms el ve s?

You might also like