15 Interview Checklist Questions - Sohaib Hasan
15 Interview Checklist Questions - Sohaib Hasan
INTERVIEW
PREPARATION
THE BASIC CHECKLIST
QUESTIONS TO PREPARE
AND MASTER YOUR
INTERVIEWS
SOHAIB HASAN
Career Advisor
Dubai
01 KNOWING JOB DESCRIPTION
Did I go through the job description
thoroughly and understand the
requirements of the role?
02 MY TOP STRENGTHS
Did I make a list of my top 05
strengths to share in the interview in
performing the role?
04 BEHAVIORAL QUESTIONS
What behavioral questions the
interviewer could ask? Can I think of
some? Did I prepared myself to
answer them?
05 BODY LANGUAGE
I know I am confident in my body
language but have I recorded myself
and evaluated my overall body
language? How do I sound, make an
eye contact and express while
speaking?
06 HOW TO END INTERVIEW
How should I end the interview?
What positive lines I should leave the
interviewer with while saying bye?
07 PRINTING RESUME
Did I print copies of my resume &
cover letter, education and work
certificates (prior to an interview)?
09 TOUGH MOMENT/QUESTION
Yes, I am not going to give up in the
interview. However, what if there
is a question/moment and I would be
unable to handle/answer it? How
should I respond, what should be my
excuse, how I still can convince the
interviewer?
10 WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU
If the interviewer would ask, “why
should we hire you”? Am I able to
prove myself for the role and
company? If yes, how and why?
11 SUCCESS STORIES
What success stories do I have from
my previous and current work
experience? Is there anything
specific that I would like to share
with the interviewer relating to the
role itself? Yes, what it would be
then?
12 PERSONAL QUESTIONS
What if there are personal questions
that are being asked like; are you
married, how many kids do you have,
what it is your marital status, how old
are you now, who is in your family,
how much savings do you have, what
liabilities do you have, do you
smoke/will you quit smoking etc.?
How should I handle them?
13 FINDING THE HRS/RECRUITERS
Did I try to find the HRs/Recruiters
of the company on LinkedIn and view
their profiles to know them more?
What they have been sharing lately
and did I manage to get an
understanding of the work they do?
15 SALARY EXPECTATIONS
Yes, the interviewer will ask about my
salary expectations. Did I prepare
myself to answer it? What is my
salary expectation’s bracket?
However, what if the interviewer
would say it is out of our budget?
How should I tackle and negotiate?
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