General Interview Questions

Good Questions and Answers

Question: Tell me about yourself.

Question: What are your greatest weaknesses?

Question: Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.

Question: Why are you leaving (or did you leave) this position?

Question: The “Silent Treatment”

Question: Why should I hire you?

Question: Aren’t you overqualified for this position?

Question: The “Fatal Flaw” question

Question: On confidential matters…

Question: How do you feel about working nights and weekends?

General Interview Questions and Answers

Question: Are you a leader?
Answer: yES

Question: What is the advantage of the team work?

Answer: Work burden reduced.

Question: I normally like to ______________ on Sundays (please enter your own views)
Answer: TO DO GARDENING/SHOPING/TV OR SPEND MY TIME WITH PETS/READING etc etc

Question: Lot of companies is recruiting but why did you select this company?
Answer: This company gives me the opportunity not only by providing job but also to build my career in right
direction which gives me ample scope to be a successful leader in near future.

Question: What do you dislike about the college you studied?

Answer: Say there is nothing like that.

Question: What do you think you will bring to this job?

Answer: Perfection, sincerity, efficiency.

Question: When do you think a team fails?

Answer: Lack of good leader, co-ordination.

Question: Can you name at least 3 fields of employment into which you may fit?
Answer: If you belong to computer science or IT stream you can say that you can work as an Analyst,
Designer, Developer or Tester in a Software Company as you want to make your career in IT feild
only.
The Other choices can be Management, Marketing, Sales, Administration (or whichever as per your
qualification ) in a good Company or Institution.

Question: How do you feel about being told that you are doing something wrong?
Answer: If true, I will rectify the mistake I am doing.

Question: Where would you like to be after five years?

Answer: I would gradually go to a top position in the company.

Question: What kind of salary do you need?

Answer: A loaded question. A nasty little game that you will probably lose if you answer first. So, do not
answer it. Instead, say something like, That's a tough question. Can you tell me the range for this
position? In most cases, the interviewer, taken off guard, will tell you. If not, say that it can depend
on the details of the job. Then give a wide range.
Career Goals Interview Questions and Answers
Question: What might make you leave this job?

Answer: This is one of those trick questions well but it has a simple answer, firstly u need to avoid the extreme
ans like DEATH,PERSONAL ,REASONS, ETC.., but also at the same time not be minimum in your ans
that is BETTER JOB OFFERS, etc, but the ans is ,"I would leave this job only if it tries or restricts my
creativity and makes my working area restricted to old methods i.e if i wanna get some new ideas in
my job and i have no one to hear them or give me their advice then i wud leave this job".

________________

There can't be any particular answer for this question. But one thing one shouldnt be saying is that
not to say anything bad either about the people or the managers or the company. Also don't say that
you have lost the interest in doing that job. The most suitable answer could be that you can tell them
that you are on a look out of a better prospects and which is not possible at your current job and let
the interviewer know that prospect.

______________

The Reason that would make me leave this job is monotonous work. If I am not enjoying my work,
there is no point in just becoming monotonous. Also, another factoe that would make me leave this
job is the Work Environment. If the work environment is not healthy to work in i.e. the amount of
stress, pressure are mounting on me without any reason I would leave the job.
___________

I might leave this job whenever i came to find that

no challenges are coming on the way and people in the
organisation fail to develop integrity towards the
development of individual and organisation.
____________

When the Company is not getting benefitted by me as well as if I am not getting benefitted by the
Company, then there is no meaning in continuing the job.
______________

I feel best answer to this question is unhealthy, non-learning, stern atmostphere (no recognition &
reward for good work) will lead anyone to quit any organization.
_________________

1) When i have to do job which is out of my job profile

2) I been neglected for my devlopment when performance is improving every comparative period.
3) When my position is put in to lower level then i aplied for.
4)When its thinking that i must have been paid more and paid less as per industry standard.

Question: Can you pinpoint any specific things in your past experience that affected your present career
objectives?
Answer: Working in contract without getting confirmation.

Question: Tell me about your dream job.

Answer: Stay away from a specific job. You cannot win. If you say the job you are contending for is it, you
strain credibility. If you say another job is it, you plant the suspicion that you will be dissatisfied with
this position if hired.
The best is to stay genetic and say something like: A job where I love the work, like the people, can
contribute and can't wait to get to work.

Question: Who or what in your life would you say influenced you most with your career objectives?
My legal studies professor, he/she was definely the most intelligent and career oriented individual I
Answer: met. She/he made me feel that I had a lot of potential, she/he truly believes that I can be and do so
much better.

Question: What is your long-term employment or career objective?

Answer: Job Satisfaction is the only means where in I can put myself in long term career objective. If I am
satisfied with the job then there is no question of quiting or changing the career objective. But of
course this is always associated with the horizontal and vertical growth in the career.

Question: How does this job fit in with your overall career goals?
Answer: It will give me a head start and become the backbone for my future career since I am considering
pursuing such job as my career.
Question: What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?
Answer: I am looking for the job which makes me more productive, in which i can have more interest, a job in
which i can learn more, in which i can be more creative, to work with good environment and with
good people and management, if i get the job which have all these things, then i don't think about any
jumping……………………..(and add according to your dream options)

Leadership Interview Questions and Answers

Question: If you do not have much time & they hold seriously differing views, what would be your
approach?
Answer: Best use one of the team oriented technique,

Like 6 thinking hats;

Just tell the whole team to focus on each type of act for 3 mins;

Like take information- what is the subject/objective of the meeting with given information,

feelings ( 30 secs)- to know how the whole group reacts

Caution- the fear of doing it or not doing it

Creativity- how to overcome with better solutions

Benefits- on the whole to the company

Managing the whole show as a leader, will bring down your time and make the team to be more
focused with short time.

Question: Do you feel you work more effectively on a one to one basis or in a group situation?

Question: How would you describe your basic leadership style? Give specific examples of how you
practice this?

Question: How do you get people who do not want to work together to establish a common approach to a
problem?

Question: What sort of leader do your people feel you are? Are you satisfied?

Question: How frequently do you meet with your immediate subordinates as a group?

Question: What specifically do you do to set an example for your employees?

Question: What approach do you take in getting your people to accept your ideas or department goals?

Question: In your present job what approach do you take to get your people together to establish a
common approach to a problem?

Motivation Interview Questions and Answers

Question: Describe how you determine what constitutes top priorities in the performance of your job.

Question: Did you achieve it last year?

Question: Do you have a long & short-term plan for your department? Is it realistic?

Question: Can you give me examples of experience on the job that you felt were satisfying?

Question: What is your professional goal?