Sample Interview Questions
Questions to Answer:
- Why are you interested in this position/company?
- What do you know about the company?
- What can you do for the company? What contributions can you make?
- What are your weaknesses? What are your strengths?
- How do you deal with problem employees?
- Is the customer always right?
- If you could change the management style of your last manager, what would you change?
- What was the worst part of your last job?
- If I asked your last boss about you, what would he or she say?
- Tell me about yourself. (Keep your answer in the professional realm only.)
- What have been your primary accomplishments?
- Are you a team player? Give an example.
- What do you expect this company to do for you?
- What are your goals for the next year? In three years? In five years?
- Describe a situation in which you could not please a customer.
- In a difficult management situation you resolved, how would you do it differently in the future if it occurred again?
- Why should we hire you?
Questions to Ask
- What is the management philosophy of the company?
- What are the company's strategic plan and growth plans?
- How will the products and services the company currently offer change in the future?
- What is the culture of the company?
- What is the organizational structure of the company, and how will this position interface with it?
- What are the goals of the position? What are the challenges?
- What are the career path opportunities?
- Why did the last person leave the position/Why is the position open?
- What brought you (the interviewer) to the organization?
- How is performance measured, and how quickly do you expect results?
- What have you liked the best about the company? Least?
- How much has the company grown in the last five years in terms of employees, number of offices, and revenue?
In Closing
Don't forget to "close the interview". At the end of the interview, if you are interested and would like to take the next step, be assertive and express your interest and enthusiasm. Tell the interviewer that you are interested in the job and qualified for it. Ask for the job! Take it one step further and ask if there are any issues or concerns they may have about you. Always thank the interviewer for their time and consideration.