Interview Questions
- What are your future vocational plans?
- In what school activities have you participated? Why? Which did you enjoy the most?
- In what type of position are you most interested?
- Why do you think you might like to work for our company?
- What jobs have you held? How were they obtained and why did you leave?
- What courses did you like best? Least? Why?
- Why did you choose your particular field of work?
- What percentage of your college expenses did you earn? How?
- How did you spend your vacations while in school?
- What do you know about our company?
- Do you feel that you have received a good general training?
- What qualifications do you have that make you feel that you will be successful in your
field?
- What extracurricular offices have you held?
- If you were starting college all over again, what courses would you take?
- How much money do you hope to earn at age 30? age 35?
- Do you think that your extracurricular activities were worth the time devoted to them?
Why?
- What do you think determines a person's progress within a company?
- What personal characteristics are necessary for success in your chosen field?
- Why do you think you would like this particular type of job?
- Do you prefer working with others or by yourself?
- What kind of boss do you prefer?
- Are you primarily interested in making money or do you feel that service is your prime
concern?
- Can you take instructions without feeling upset?
- How did previous employers treat you?
- What have you learned from some of the jobs you have held?
- Can you get recommendations from previous employers?
- What interests you about our product or service?
- Did you ever change your major field of interest while in college? Why?
- When did you choose your college major?
- Do you feel you have done the best scholastic work of which you are capable?
- How did you happen to go to college?
- What do you know about opportunities in the field in which you are trained?
- Which of your college years was the most difficult?
- Did you enjoy you four years at this university?
- Do you like routine work?
- Do you like regular hours?
- What size city do you prefer?
- What is your major weakness?
- How would you define cooperation?
- Do you demand attention?
- Do you have an analytical mind?
- Are you eager to please?
- What job in our company would you choose if you were entirely free to do so?
- What types of books have you read?
- Have you plans for graduate work?
- What types of people seem to rub you the wrong way?
- Have you ever tutored an underclassman?
- What jobs have you enjoyed the most? The least? Why?
- What are your own special abilities?
- What job in our company do you want to work toward?
- Would you prefer a large or small company? Why?
- Do you like to travel?
- How about overtime work?
- What kind of work interests you?
- What are the disadvantages of your chosen field?
- Are you interested in research?
- What have you done which shows initiative and willingness to work?
NOTE: If you take the time necessary to write out brief answers to each of the
questions in the list, it can help you clarify your own thinking and establish ready
answers.