Sample Interview Questions answers

• Describe your most important accomplishment with your present company.
• What other accomplishments have you had?
• What haven't you accomplished in this period that you feel you should or wish you had?
• What do you like best about your present company and what would you change if you could?
• What do you like best and least about your supervisor?
• Describe to me your current compensation program. (Salary, Bonus, Commission, Automobile, Benefits)
• What types of people do you find it easiest to get along with?
• What types of people are the most difficult for you to get along with?
• Tell me about a time when you took a new product or idea to your boss and he shot it down. How did you handle it and what were the results?
• Describe an occasion where you turned a bad situation into a good situation.
• Describe how you prepared for this interview.

Tell me when you accomplished the most by involving your manager or persuading co-workers to share resources?

• What was the situation?
• How did you persuade others to help?
• What help did others provide?
• What was the end result?

Give me an example or a time when you fell behind in productivity or you fell behind in meeting your targets and you worked faster or put in more hours to do better.

• How did you know you were falling behind?
• Did anyone inform you that you were falling behind?
• What did you do to move faster and become more productive?
• How many times has this occurred in the last 6 months? If more, tell me about another time.

Can you describe a situation when you did not receive as much advance notice of a deadline, as you like to receive.

• What was the situation?
• How much advance notice do you usually require?
• What did you do when this much time was not received?
• How did you change your plans to effectively meet the deadline requirements?

Tell me about a situation where you thought that your manager was exercising too much control over you.

• What was the situation?
• What specific controls was your manager imposing on you?
• Describe why you were frustrated with your manager over this behavior?
• Did you discuss this situation with your manager? What did he / she say?
• Describe the position you would like to have if you could write your own job description?
• What are the three most important things you are looking for in a new company?
• What would you say are your greatest strengths?
• In what areas do you feel you need to grow?
• Describe how you went about assimilating and applying, in a timely manner, new job-related information that might vary in complexity.
• What steps have you taken to identify new areas for learning; and how have you used newly gained knowledge and skill on the job?
• Describe how you actively participate as a member of a team to move the team toward the completion of goals?
• Tell me what action you have taken to influence events and achieve goals beyond what is required?
• How do you effectively manage your time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently?