Typical Questions Asked by Clients
- Tell me about yourself
- What do you know about our company?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why are you looking to change positions?
- What do you like most about your current job (or manager)? What do you like least?
- Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
- What is the best thing (strengths) that your boss will say about you? What is the worst (improvement area)?
- How much money do you want?
- Why did you choose to major in ______? Why that particular college?
- What is there about this job (this company, this industry) that interests you?
- What do you do in your spare time?
- Can you do this job?
- Why are you the right person for this job?
- What are you really good at?
Typical Questions Asked by Candidates
- What skills do you feel are important to be successful in this position? Reconfirm strength or overcome a weakness.
- What can I do if I am to start here to ease your workload or make an impact over the first few months?
- What is it going to take for a person to come in and be successful at doing this job?
- What are your plans for the company/department and where do you see US 2-3 years from now (mentally jump on board and join the team)?
- Based on good performance in the current position, where could you see this opportunity leading 2-3 years from now?
- What in your company has caused you to look outside for a person to fill this job?
- Are there problems you are trying to solve by hiring from the outside?
- Could you share with me a little about your background and why you decided to join this company? (People love to talk about themselves and it lets the person take off their interviewer hat for a moment).
- What is the culture/environment like?
- Can you give me any insight about the company (beyond what is on the website)?.
- What concerns do you have about my background that would prevent me from being a viable candidate?