These are the 10 most common job interview questions with guidelines on how to answer them. Be prepared for these questions and ace your next job interview. You can also get the list of 10 most common job interview questions in Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Russian, and French.

1. 10 MOST
COMMON
INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS
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AND HOW TO ANSWER THEM

2. CAN YOU
TELL ME A
LITTLE
ABOUT
YOURSELF?
DESCRIBE
YOURSELF.
This one is easy. It is supposed to
be easy so you can relax and talk
about something that you are an
expert in: yourself. There are no
right or wrong answers; you just
need to tell briefly who you are,
what you do and what an amazing
person you are.

3. WHY DO YOU WANT
THIS JOB?
WHY DO YOU WANT TO
WORK FOR US?
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4. THIS IS
YOUR
CHANCE TO
SHOW
HOW
MOTIVATED
YOU ARE TO
GET THIS
JOB
PROVE THAT YOU
ARE GENUINELY
INTERESTED IN
THE JOB
DO A RESEARCH
ABOUT THE
POSITION AND
THE COMPANY

5. WHY
SHOULD
WE HIRE
YOU?
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6. BECAUSE
YOU'RE THE
BEST, OF
COURSE.

7. YOU SHOULD BE
TALKING ABOUT
YOUR
CONTRIBUTION TO
THEIR COMPANY
AND MAKE THEM
BELIEVE THAT
YOU ARE THE
MOST MOTIVATED
AND MOST
EXPERIENCED
CANDIDATE.
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT.
Because if you are not
convinced you are the
best and they should hire
you, they won’t be
convinced either.

8. WHAT ARE
YOUR
GREATEST
(PROFESSIONA
L) STRENGTHS?
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9. SELF-
PROMOTION
TIME

10. YOU SHOULD
DESCRIBE
YOUR BEST
QUALITIES.
INCLUDE THE
ONES WHICH
ARE MOST
RELEVANT FOR
THAT SPECIFIC
POSITION.

11. IF APPLYING FOR A
MANAGEMENT
POSITION, YOU NEED
TO SAY THAT YOU
ARE A GREAT
LEADER.
IF THE JOB REQUIRES
GOOD
COMMUNICATION
SKILLS, DON’T
FORGET TO SAY YOU
ARE GREAT AT
INTERACTING WITH
PEOPLE.

12. WHAT DO YOU
CONSIDER TO BE
YOUR
WEAKNESSES?
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13. NOBODY
WOULD EVER
WANT TO
ADMIT THAT
THEY ARE LAZY,
IRRESPONSIBLE
OR EASILY
DISTRACTED.

14. WHEN ASKED THIS
QUESTION, MOST
PEOPLE SAY THEY ARE
PERFECTIONISTS, OR
WORKING TOO MUCH.
YEAH, RIGHT.

15. WHY
DON'T
YOU BE
HONEST
INSTEAD?
The key is to share
something which you
know you could do better
(e.g. organizing your time,
handling manual tasks,
resolving problems,
working in a team, etc.). It
shows that you are aware
of your weak points and
you are consciously trying
to improve them.

16. WHERE DO YOU SEE
YOURSELF IN 5 / 10
YEARS?
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17. BUT TRY TO BE
HONEST – SHARE
YOUR DREAMS OF
THINGS YOU REALLY
WANT TO ACHIEVE.
IF YOU DON’T HAVE
A VERY SPECIFIC
PLAN OF WHAT YOU
WANT TO ACHIEVE
IN THAT TIME, IT’S
ALWAYS GOOD TO
DRAW A PICTURE
RELATED TO THE
JOB POSITION YOU
ARE APPLYING FOR.

18. UNLESS YOU ONLY
DREAM OF HAVING
COCKTAILS ALL
DAY LONG ON A
BEACH IN THE
MALDIVES.
THEN YOU’D
BETTER LIE.

19. WHY ARE
YOU LEAVING
YOUR
CURRENT
JOB?
WHY DID YOU
LEAVE YOUR
LAST JOB?
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20. OF COURSE, YOU ARE
QUITTING BECAUSE YOU
HATE YOUR JOB
BUT HOW DO YOU SAY THIS
TO YOUR FUTURE
EMPLOYER?

21. TRY TO BE
AS POSITIVE
AS POSSIBLE
THINK ABOUT THE
REAL REASONS WHY
YOU QUIT AND
CHOOSE A
REASONABLE ONE TO
SHARE.
SAY HOW GRATEFUL
YOU ARE ABOUT THE
OPPORTUNITY YOU
GOT WORKING AT
YOUR LAST JOB AND
EVERYTHING YOUR
LEARNED THERE.
BECAUSE ANYTHING YOU SAY ABOUT
YOUR PAST, OR CURRENT SITUATION
WOULD BE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED TO
YOUR FUTURE ONE.

22. WHAT IS YOUR
GREATEST
(PROFESSIONAL)
ACHIEVEMENT?
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23. EVEN IF YOU DON’T THINK
YOU’VE ACHIEVED ANYTHING
THAT BIG, THERE MUST BE
SOMETHING NICE TO SHARE.
LEARNING TO DO WELL
SOMETHING YOU NEVER DID
BEFORE IS ALSO AN
ACHIEVEMENT.

24. TELL ME ABOUT A CHALLENGE OR
CONFLICT YOU’VE FACED AT WORK
AND HOW YOU DEALT WITH IT.9

25. THIS TYPE OF
QUESTIONS
PROVE WHO YOU
ARE BETTER THAN
YOU LISTING ALL
OF THE GREAT
THINGS ABOUT
YOU.
Even if the question is slightly
different but involves resolving a
problem, you can adapt your story
as long as you have it prepared and
it shows you acting adequately.
Usually it is hard to think of a time
when you did this or that during the
interview, so think about it in
advance.

26. DO YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS
FOR US?
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27. EVEN IF
YOU DON'T
IT'S GOOD
TO ASK AT
LEAST ONE
QUESTION
ASKING THE
RIGHT
QUESTIONS WILL
SHOW THAT YOU
ARE TRULY
INTERESTED IN
THE JOB.
YOU MAY ASK ANYTHING
WHICH WAS NOT
MENTIONED DURING THE
INTERVIEW REGARDING
THE WORKING PROCESS,
COMPANY POLICY OR
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE.

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