Typical job interview questions

By Marin Valchev On Sep 25, 2015

Here you will find a list of sample and typical job interview questions most employers ask. For your good job interview preparation, you have to be ready to answer many different questions: on your past job; on your skills and abilities (problem solving, decision making, dealing with conflict abilities); on your leadership, communication and team work skills. You have to prepare to describe yourself and answer the question how do you handle stress.

Making a list of basic and possible questions is an important part of job interview preparation. As you know a good preparation is essential to a successful interview performance and to get the job you want. While there are a wide range of different possible interview questions, it always helps to be ready for anything.

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Typical job interview questions list for a good job interview preparation.

Let’s see the most common and typical job interview questions list.

Basic interview questions:

What are your strengths?
What are your weaknesses?
Why do you want this job?
Why should we hire you?
Why do you want to leave your current company?
Why are you looking for a new job?
Are you willing to travel?
What motivates you?
What are your hobbies?
What’s your dream job?
Describe yourself.

2. Typical job interview questions on the company and position:

How did you hear about this position?
What do you know about our company?
Who are our competitors?
What do you know about our business area?
Why do you want to work with us?
Why do you want this position?
How do you know about this vacancy?

3. Stress management questions:

How you handled a difficult situation?
How do you handle pressure?
Do you enjoy working under pressure?
How do you handle stress?
Do you work better under stress?

4. Career goals questions list:

What are your career goals?
Do you have any goals you set at the moment?
How do you set goals?
Can you tell us about your long-term goals?
Why did you choose this career?
Where do you see yourself in five years?

5. Sample and typical job interview questions on past job:

What can you say about your last job?
What were your responsibilities in your last job?
What was the greatest challenge in your last job and how did you manage it?
Can you tell me about your work history?
What did you enjoy best in your last job?
What did you dislike most in your last job?
How your presence in your past job related to the company’s growth?

6. Team working questions:

Are you a team player?
Do you prefer working independently or on a team?
What are your experiences with working with a team?
What do you dislike most about your teammates?
How would your co-workers describe you?
Have you ever had misunderstanding with a colleague?
Have you ever had difficulty working with superior?

7. Interview questions on skills and abilities:

What are the qualities a good leader should have in your opinion?
What are some of your leadership experiences?
What are your communication skills?
What are your team leader and team building skills and abilities?

8. Salary and promotion questions:

Have you ever been disappointed by your boss?
What are your expectations if you are hired?
What are your salary requirements?
How soon do you hope to be promoted?

9 . Other typical job interview questions list:

Why were you fired?
What makes you uncomfortable?
What is your standard for measuring success?
What was your greatest professional challenge?
What do you consider as your greatest success?
What is your greatest professional achievement?
Have you ever been a failure?
What do you do when you fail?
Would you work holidays/weekends?
What’s your availability?
What questions do you have for me?

These typical job interview questions are a basic for a good job interview preparation and are essential to a successful interview performance.