LIST OF SOME MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Especially For Campus Interviewees & Fresh Job – Seekers

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