| Be
Prepared for the Right Hook: Study for Your Interview |
| Questions
Employers Will Ask You |
| 1. Why did you choose your university? |
| 2. How did you determine your major? |
| 3. Describe a situation where you had to persuade a group
to follow your lead. How did you do this? What was the outcome? |
| 4. Do your grades accurately reflect your ability? |
| 5. Which college classes did you like the best/least and
why? |
| 6. Give me an example when you had to deal whith a conflict
when working on a team. What was the outcome? |
| 7. How do you spend your free time? |
| 8. Give me an example of a time when you had to make a quick
decision. State an example of when it worked well and when
it did not work well. |
| 9. What do you consider to be your major strengths? |
| 10. Can you name some weaknesses? |
| 11. Give me an example of a time when you had to solve a
problem. What was the problem and how did you go about solving
the problem? |
| 12. Of what accomplishment are you most proud? What has
been your greatest disappointment? |
| 13. Tell me about a time when you “stuck to your guns” even
though it would have been easier not to. |
| 14. How would you handle a situation such as ... ? |
| 15. How would a supervisor describe you? |
| 16. What jobs have you enjoyed? What jobs have you not enjoyed? |
| 17. What have you learned from your past jobs? |
| 18.What are your long-term career goals? How do you plan
to achieve them? |
| 20.Where do you see yourself five years from now? |
| 21.Describe your ideal job. |
| 22.What suggestions do you have for our organization? |
| 23.Why have you chosen a career in this field? |
| 24.Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision
but didn't have all the information you needed? |
| 25.Why do you want to work for our organization? |
| 26.What do you know about our organization? |
| 27.What kind of supervisor do you prefer? |
| 28.What kind of work environment are you best-suited for? |
| 29.What salary are you expecting in your first job? |
