For advice on how to best answer this
question, watch this one-minute video.
What was the last book you read?
What is your energy level like? Describe a typical day.
Are you an organized person?
Do
you mange your time well?
How do you organize and plan for major projects?
Have you ever had a weakness in the past that you've been able
to overcome? How did you accomplish this?
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question, watch this one-minute video.
When you're faced with a particularly tough decision, how do you
go about making it? Can you give me an example from your
college days?
Do
you think that you'll prefer to work with others or by yourself?
Are there experiences you have had in school or in part-time
jobs to support that?
How do you handle yourself when you have a conflict with
someone? Are you confrontational? Do you avoid that
person? Why? How do you think you'll behave when you
have a problem with a co-worker?
What causes you to lose your temper?
Education
Why did you choose to go to Manchester College?
What courses did you like best in college? Which of them
did you like the least? Why? What were the factors
influencing your choice of major and minor?
In
what courses did you get your best grades? Why?
In
what courses did you get your worst grades? Why? How do
you think that will affect your performance on the job?
If
you were to start college over again tomorrow, what courses
would you take? Why?
Were there any unusual difficulties you had to overcome to do so
well in college?
Did you do the best job you could while in school? If not,
why not?
How was your education financed? What percent did you pay yourself?
Do
you have any plans to further your education?
Internship / Extracurricular
Your lack of experience bothers me. Why do you think I
should hire someone just out of school, like you?
What did you learn from (or why don't I see any) internships on
your resume? How did you get those internships? What
was the most valuable thing you learned from each?
What extracurricular activities taught you any lessons that
you'd bring to the job?
Did you hold any positions of leadership in any organization?
If
I met some of your peers from college, what do you think they
would say about you?
In
your last job, what were some of the things you spent most of
your time on, and why?
Tell me about a typical day at _________ organization. (full-time,
part-time and summer jobs)
What functions did you enjoy most? Least?
What have you learned from some of the jobs you've had?
What accomplishments have you achieved in each of your jobs?
What supervisor did you like the best? Why did you like
him or her?
What supervisor did you like the least? What did you not
like about him or her?
Career / Job Expectations
What most influenced you to choose the career you're ready to
begin?
What are you looking for in a job?
Why are you interested in this position?
What do you know about our organization? How did you find
this out?
Is
there anything about this company or job that makes you
apprehensive? Why?
What aspects of this job to you think you'll find the most
interesting?
What aspects do you think you'll find least interesting?
How do you think this job will help you achieve your long-term
career objectives?
Let's say your supervisor gave you an assignment that you didn't
understand and then left town for a week. Assume he or she
is unreachable. What would you do?
This is a large (or a small) company. Do you think you'd
like that sort of environment? Why? What do you
think you might not like about it?
What do you know about the financial aspects of this business?
Have any of your studies or readings helped you know about how we
budget, what affects our bottom live?
What is your attitude toward relocations and working on
weekends?
What kind of starting salary are you looking for?
What to Ask Interviewers
Find out why the job is open, who had it last, and what happened
to him or her. Did he or she get promoted or fired?
How many people have held this position in the last couple of
years? What happened to them subsequently?
Why did the interviewer join the company? How long has he
or she been there? What is it about the company that keeps
him or her there?
To
whom would you report? Will you get the opportunity to
meet that person?
Where is the job located? What are the travel
requirements, if any?
What type of training is required, and how long it it?
What type of training is available?
What would your first assignment be?
What are the realistic chances for growth in the job?
Where are the opportunities for greatest growth with the
company?
What are the skills and attributes most needed to get ahead in
the company?
Who will be the company's major competitor over the next few
years? How does the interviewer feel the company stacks up
against them?
What has been the growth pattern of the company over he last
five years? Is it profitable? How profitable?
Is the company privately or publicly held?
If
there is a written job description, may you see it?
How regularly do performance evaluations occur? What model
do they follow?
