LIST OF SOME MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Especially For Campus Interviewees & Fresh Job – Seekers

Obviously, it cannot be guaranteed that you will be asked any of these questions but if you practice, you can go to the
interview with the confidence that whatever you are asked you will be able to respond positively.

Questions
1. Tell me about yourself? 36. What will be your key target in this job if we appoint
2. Why should we hire you? you?
3. What has been your major achievement till today? 37. What makes you think you can be successful with us?
4. What do you consider yourself good at doing? 38. What questions do you have for us?
5. What sort of person are you? 39. Have you been coached in interviewing skills?
6. What are your strengths? Give examples 40. Why did you switchover from technical stream to
7. What are your weaknesses? Give examples management? - If Applicable
8. What do you know about our organization? 41. What is the difference between a technical job and a
9. Why do you want this job? management job? - If Applicable
10. What interests you most in this organization? 42. What is a successful manager like? Your definition for
11. What have you done recently that has taken your successful technocrat.
interests? 43. What has your college given you?
12. What do you do in your spare time? 44. Describe an incident which brought the best in you?
13. In what environment do you perform best? Define 45. What if you don’t get selected in this particular
“Congenial working atmosphere”? interview?
14. What motivates you? 46. Tell me something about your family background?
15. If you could change any facet of your personality in 47. Most unforgettable moment of your life?
anyway how would you do it? 48. What does your name mean?
16. How have you changed over the last five years? 49. Would you sign a bond with the company? If we ask?
17. Describe a time when you felt you were doing well? 50. Tell us about your projects/industrial training?
18. Describe a time when you felt that things were not 51. Where did you do you industrial training. Why didn’t
going too well? you join them?
19. How do you work in a team as a team player or a team 52. Did the training help you in getting some special
leader? practical skills?
20. What would your friends for working say about you? 53. Your definition of a good job?
21. Tell me about a time when you successfully managed a 54. Why you have selected this particular career?
difficult situation at work? 55. What is the current project of our company?
22. Describe how you approach a project or any given 56. Tell me something about this company?
task? 57. What is corporate competition
23. If we asked for a reference what would it say about 58. If any other company offers you more salary. Will you
you? leave our company?
24. What sort of salary are you expecting? 59. Brand name of a company or working methodology?
25. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest, how Why did you not go for govt. job?
important is your work to you? Why? Not 10? 60. What is your short term and long-term career goals?
26. What do you like best about this organization? 61. What are your strengths? Why do you think those are
27. How can this job influence your career? your strengths?
28. What will you do if you don’t get this job? 62. What are your weaknesses? Why? Why do you think
29. What other jobs have you applied for recently? those are your weaknesses?
30. What decisions do you find easy or tough to make? 63. How are you different from others?
31. How does this job fit into your career plan? 64. What are the managerial skills you have?
32. How long do you plan to stay with this company? 65. Three reasons why we should select you?
33. How do you respond under stress? Can you provide a 66. Three reasons why we should not select you?
recent example? 67. What are your hobbies?
34. What sort of person are you socially? 68. What is your place of origin, tell us something. About
35. What are the major problems/opportunities facing this that place.
company/industry/sector? 69. What are the principles you always follow?
70. Do you think people with work experience should be 114. Can you quote an example that didn’t work out so well?
given preference in the selection process? Why? 115. Can you work under pressure?
71. Tell me about any jobs you’ve held that are not on your 116. Describe a difficult problem you had to deal with?
resume.- If applicable 117. Describe a situation where your work or idea was
72. What are your career goals? criticized?
73. How long do you plan to stay with us in this 118. Describe how your job relates to the overall goals of
organization? this organization?
74. How did you choose your college/graduate school? 119. Do you consider yourself a natural leader or a born
75. Why did you choose to specialize in……….? follower?
76. How has your college experience prepared you for a 120. Do you have any questions?
career? 121. Do you prefer working with others or alone?
77. Describe your most rewarding extracurricular 122. Give me an example of a method of working you have
experience in college/graduate school. used. How did you feel about it?
78. If you had to do it over again, how would you plan your 123. Have you ever had difficulties getting along with
education differently? others?
79. Who was your favorite professor, and why? 124. Have you successfully worked with a difficult person?
80. Tell me about your internships and part-time jobs. 125. How did you approach for your project/summer
81. How would your classmate describe you? training in the mentioned companies?
82. As alumni, how do you plan to be involved in your 126. How do get along with different kinds of people?
recent college? 127. How do you handle rejections / objections / criticisms
83. Tell me about a time when you had a personality clash etc.?
with anyone? 128. How do you handle tensions?
84. What mistakes have you made in the past? 129. Have you applied for the interviews in any other
85. What are three words that describe you? organizations?
86. How do you define success? 130. How much are you looking for/ making / do you want?
87. Where do you see yourself 5/10/15 years from now? 131. How would you define your profession you are going to
88. What do you think about (controversial topic…)? join? It’s plus & minus?
89. What qualifies you to do this job? 132. How would you evaluate me as an interviewer?
90. Your Role model? 133. Is there anything which you have learnt in your college
91. What can you do for us that someone else can’t do? that can benefit me directly or indirectly?
92. What kind of a boss do you want to work for? 134. See this OBJECT I am holding? Try to convince me to
93. What kind of a boss are you? purchase this __________?- for MBA
94. With whom do you share your secrets and why? 135. You are Passionate about?
95. Do you prefer working alone or in groups? 136. Tell me about an event that has really challenged you?
96. When working on a team, which role do you usually How you accepted and met with it?
take? 137. Tell me about something you are not very proud of.
97. Are you leader or a follower? 138. Tell me any story?
98. Tell me about a person in your family that you find 139. We have tried to hire people from your institute before
interesting. and they proved to be wrong? What makes you the
99. In your opinion, which of your friends’ hobbies is waste different candidate?
of time? 140. What are some of the things that bother you?
100. What is the one thing you own that you will never 141. What are some of the things that you find difficult to
throw away or sell? do? Why do you feel that way?
101. When have you exceeded your own expectations? 142. What can be the reasons or mantra to be successful in
102. To run a company successfully, what is more important the _________ Profession?
an efficient team of managers or good technology? 143. What are the things in your CV that you can really be
103. What is more important- Money or Satisfaction? proud of?
104. What is the best advice anybody ever gave you? 144. What are your outstanding qualities?
105. If you had to be an animal, which one would you be? 145. What are the things / people you hate most?
Why? 146. What are your money requirements?
106. What are your expectations regarding career progress 147. What area of your skills / professional development do
and promotion? you want to improve at this time?
107. Are you willing to work flexible or long hours? 148. What difficulties do you have tolerating with different
108. What criteria are you using to evaluate the company background and interests from yours?
for which you hope to work? 149. What do you hope to be earning from 2-5 years from
109. What qualities should a successful manager have? now?
110. If you were hiring for this position, what qualities would 150. What to you think are determining factors for making
you look for? progress in this corporate world?
111. What factors besides salary are important in making up 151. What have you done that shows your initiative and
your mind on a job position? willingness to work?
112. Are you willing to go where the company sends you? 152. What is the worst thing you have heard about our
113. Can we cross check your references? company?
153. What kinds of people would you like to work with?
154. What kinds of things do you worry about?
155. What levels are you most comfortable with?
156. What personal characteristics/ qualifications are
necessary to be successful in this company?
157. What was the last book you read or the film you saw?
How did it affect you?
158. When do you expect a promotion in this organisation?
159. Tell me about something which is not mentioned herein
in your CV?
160. Importance of money in your life?