1. JOB INTERVIEW
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON, USA
By Gláucia Moura 2005
50 QUESTIONS YOU COULD BE ASKED
...WILL YOU KNOW HOW TO ANSWER?
1. Tell us about yourself.
2. What are your goals?
3. How do you plan to reach those goals?
4. Why do you want to work for us?
5. What do you know about our company?
6. What are you looking for in a job?
7. What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?
8. What makes you think you are qualified for this job?
9. How does your company measure performance?
10. What is your individual performance rating according to the company criteria?
11. What is your management philosophy?
12. Why should we hire you?
13. How long would you stay with us?
14. What makes you a good manager?
15. What would people who have worked for you say about you?
16. Did you ever fire anyone? What for? How did you do it?
17. Why are you considering leaving your present job?
18. How did you get along with your supervisor?
19. How do you feel about your previous employer?
20. What did you like most (least) about your last job?
21. How much money have you been responsible for at one time?
22. What do you consider to be the ideal job for you?
23. What have you been criticized for in the past?
24. Do you consider yourself a "self-starter"? Why or Why not?
25. Can you work under pressure?
26. Have you had to work in a heavy overtime environment?
27. How much do you think you should earn in this position?
28. How much money have you earned at any one time?
29. Why have you not made more?
30. Did you ever consider changing jobs before?
31. Why has it taken you so long to find a job?
32. Where do you want to be 5 years from now? Ten years?
33. Describe your personality.
34. Are you primarily a "numbers' person?
35. Are you creative? In what ways?
36. How do you evaluate our company as a place to build your future?
37. How do you feel about relocating?

2. 38. What other jobs (companies) are you looking into?
39. Are you a good listener?
40. Why didn't you do better in college?
41. How do you feel about minority group people?
42. How do you feel about working for a woman?
43. How does your family feel about your business traveling?
44. What projects did you work on?
45. What was your contribution to those projects?
46. Did you help in the planning of those projects?
47. What tools did you use in those projects?
48. How would you begin the task assigned to you?
49. What is the most difficult part (for you) of being a manager?
50. Will you be after your boss's job?