INTERVIEW
PREPARATION
General Question Bank
This question bank is cumulated to assist you during your interview process. It contains the
most asked general interview questions. Allocate appropriate time for filling this document.
Read the question properly and understand the provided instructions while writing the answers.
All The Best !
Note :
➢ It is mandatory to answer all the questions.
➢ Keep the answers short and crisp unless mentioned otherwise
➢ Part-1 is based on your skills and aspirations.
➢ Part-2 is more descriptive based on career goals and personal interest.
➢ For Set-1 and Set-2 you may use the available suggestions. Please note that the list
is only indicative and not meant to be exhaustive.
➢ In Part-1, Set-1 and Set-2 consist of 4 questions each. Part-2 consist of 16 questions.
PART 1 – MANAGEMENT FIT
(Skills and Aspirations)
SET – 1
Suggestions: (Determination, Ability to work hard, Communication skills, Organisational
skills, Teamwork, Leadership, Analytical ability, Vision, Discipline, Punctuality, Ability to
multi-task, Command over your field/subject, Ability to delegate tasks, General awareness,
Understanding, Risk-taking ability, Focus, Self-motivation, Perseverance, Awareness of
immediate environment, Compassion, Passion, Ability to handle pressure)
1. What according to you are the three most important qualities required to succeed in life (in
order of importance)? Use your own definition/understanding of success for the same.
a.
b.
c.
2. What according to you are the three most important qualities required to succeed as an
entrepreneur (in order of importance)?
a.
b.
c.
3. What according to you are the three most important qualities required to succeed as a manager
working in a conventional corporate job (in order of importance)?
a.
b.
c.
4. What according to you are the three most important qualities required to succeed for a person
working in the social sector, say an NGO (in order of importance)?
a.
b.
c.
SET – 2
Suggestions
(Strengths: Determination, Ability to work hard, Communication skills, Organisational skills,
Teamwork, Leadership, Analytical ability, Vision, Discipline, Punctuality, Ability to multi-task,
Command over your field/subject, Ability to delegate tasks, General awareness,
Understanding, Risk-taking ability, Focus, Self-motivation, Perseverance, Awareness of
immediate environment, Compassion, Passion, Ability to handle pressure)
(Weaknesses: Lack of Determination, Inability to work hard, Poor Communication skills, Poor
Organisational skills, Lack of team skills, Lack of Leadership qualities, Poor Analytical ability,
Lack of direction/vision, Indiscipline, Lack of Punctuality, Inability to multi-task, Lack of
Command over your field/subject, Inability to delegate tasks, Poor General awareness, Lack
of Understanding, Inability to take risks, Lack of Focus, Lack of Self-motivation, Lack
of Perseverance, Poor Awareness of immediate environment, Lack of Compassion, Lack of
Passion, Inability to handle pressure)
1. What are your three most important qualities/strengths (in order of importance to you)?
a.
b.
c.
2. What according to you are your three most significant weaknesses (in order of importance
to you)?
a.
b.
c.
3. What according to you are your three most important qualities/strengths (in order of
importance with respect to a managerial career)?
a.
b.
c.
4. What are your three most significant weaknesses (in order of importance with respect to a
managerial career))?
a.
b.
c.
PART 2
Career Goals and Personal Interests
Pointers:
➢ Answer each of the following questions.
➢ For all the following questions, try to come up with examples/incidences from your
personal experience to justify your answer.
➢ Add more lines based on your convenience.
1. How would you describe yourself? (Prepare versions of your answer according to time limit
as follows –
a. Version 1: 30-40 seconds (time limit)- Include the most basic introduction
b. Version 2: 1-2 minutes (time limit)- Include a few activities along with your basic
introduction
c. Version 3: 3-5 minutes (time limit)- Give a detailed version of your history)
Answer
Version 1 :
Version 2 :
Version 3 :
2. What are your short-term and long-term career plans?
Answer
Short-term :
Long-term :
3. What value or quality in you do you hold most dear and why? (Greatest strengths)
Answer :
Reason :
4. What traits or shortcomings would you like to overcome? (Greatest weaknesses)
Answer :
Reason :
5. What are your hobbies and/or interests? (At max 2 or 3)
Answer : a.
b.
c.
6. Why do you want to work for our organisation/company?
Answer :
7. What do you know about our organisation/company?
Answer :
8. What accomplishment has given you the greatest satisfaction in life?
Answer :
9. How have your hobbies helped you evolve as a person?
Answer :
10. Give an example of a situation where you came up with a creative solution to a problem.
Answer :
11. Give an example of a situation wherein you made a bad decision.
Answer :
12. Tell us something about yourself that sets you apart from others with a similar educational
background.
Answer :
13. Tell us something about yourself that you have not already mentioned.
Answer :
14. Name 3 companies where you would want to see yourself working. Is it in that order? What
if all the three offers are extended to you?
Answer (A) : a.
b.
c.
(B) :
15. Do you value long term relationships with your company or short-term relations that
involve switching organizations for your increments?
Answer :
Reason :
16. Whom do you consider as your idol/role model? What are the specific qualities in them
that you yourself having too? Any correction in this role model/idol? Why?
Answer :
Reason :