The Nameless Blog

1. Tell me about yourself?
2. What are your long and short-term career goals?
3. Why did you decide to study computer science?
4. Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?
5. What courses did you like best? Least? Why?
6. What is your understanding about the nature of this job?
7. What do you think are the most important aspects of this job?
8. Why do you want to work for our company? What do you know about our company?
9. How did you research this postion?
10. What jobs have you held? Enjoyed the most? Least? Why?
11. What have you learned from the jobs you have held?
12. In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable?
13. Do you prefer working with others or by yourself?
14. Do you like routine work? Regular hours?
15. Name a major problem you have encountered and describe how you solved it.
16. What have you done which shows initiative and willingness to work? Give two examples.
17. What two accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?
18. Why do you believe you should be hired for this job?
19. What are your special abilities and strong points?
20. What are your weaknesses?
21. What parts of the job do you think you would find most satisfying? Least satisfying? Why?
22. In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our firm?
23. How would you describe your ideal job?
24. How would you describe yourself?
25. What motivates you to put forth your best effort?
26. Are you willing to travel or relocate if required?
27. Define co-operation.

PERSONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS

• Please tell me about yourself.
• How would you describe yourself?
• What are some of the greatest personal challenges you have faced during your lifetime?
• What are some of your personal goals, and have you achieved them?

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• What skills and abilities do you possess that will help make you successful in today's job market?
• Please discuss some of your past leadership roles and your accomplishments in them.
• Please describe a frustrating experience from school or work, and tell me how you dealt with it.
• How do you interact with people around you (i.e. leadership, communication, socializing, etc.)?
• Why should our organization hire you?
• Have you ever supervised someone in a similar position with another organization?
• How would you describe your supervisory style?
• Who was the most difficult person you have ever dealt with, and how did you respond?
• How did you organize your time in school/work/play?
• What are your major strengths and weaknesses?
• What personal factors do you consider most important when evaluating yourself?
• In what organizational structure do you function best?
• What organizational techniques do you use on a daily basis to accomplish your academic, work, and social goals?
• Give me an example of an idea you had and what you did with it.
• Tell me about a project you initiated.
• Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities.
• Give me an example of a problem you solved and the process you used to solve it.
• Please tell me about your communication skills, your personal skills relevant to work experiences, and your problem-solving abilities.
• Please describe your leadership style.
• What skills and/or special qualities do you possess for this job that would make you stand out from other candidates?
• For you, what are some of the pros and cons of working on a team project?
• When you take on a project do you like to attack it in a group or individually?
• How well do you work with others? What are your team-player qualities? Give examples.
• Tell me about a team project of which you are particularly proud and your contribution.
• What skills and abilities do you bring to this job?
• Please list three personal attributes that you would like to improve, and tell me any efforts you've made to make improvements in these areas.
• How would your friends describe you?
• What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?
• In what areas are you working to improve?
• Who are two people you admire and respect the most, and why?
• What aspects of your job at the XYZ organization were most frustrating?
• If you could create the perfect job for yourself, what would you be doing?
• What is special about you that you feel would make you an attractive candidate for our organization?
• How would others describe your weaknesses?
• Give me a situation in which you failed and how you handled it.
• What types of situations put you under pressure, and how do you deal with pressure?
• How do you organize your time?
• Are you creative? . . . I am writing a book entitled "101 Everyday Uses for the Common Red Brick." Can you give me five uses for the common red brick?
• What could you see as the major objectives of this job? If you were hired by our organization, how would you identity the major roles and responsibilities of your new position?
• What roles and responsibilities have you accepted in work, social, and other activities?
• What have you admired in people who have previously supervised your work? What haven't you admired in these individuals? (In general, questions related to work ethic and value systems might also be posed.)

CAREER GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

• What are your long range goals and objectives? How are you preparing to achieve them?
• What are your goals and aspirations for the next three years? five years? ten years?
• What are your standards of success/goals for a job? Are you goal oriented?
• Do you prefer theoretical or practical problems?
• Why do you want to work for XYZ company?
• Please tell me five things about yourself that would make you an asset to any or ganization that hired you.

• With what extracurricular activities have you been involved?
• Please tell me about your accomplishments in extracurricular activities.
• What have been your greatest challenges for improvement of a campus organization?
• What do you enjoy doing most? Please describe your most rewarding school experiences.
• Please cite examples of the challenges you experienced during your leadership positions with campus activities.
• Did you have an opportunity to work as a member of a team? If so, please explain. What were some of the problems you encountered?

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Why did you choose this major field of study?
• What are your favorite college courses, those you liked most? Least? Why?
• Please tell me about accomplishments in your academic program that are relevant to your future career goals.
• What is your grade point average (GPA)? How do you feel about this?
• Should grades be used as an indicator of future career potential when an organization is considering new graduates?
• How would you relate your academic accomplishments to future career aspirations?
• How satisfied are you with your accomplishments in this academic program?
• What electives did you take outside of your major? Why did you choose these courses?
• What are your academic strengths? What courses gave you the most difficulty?

WORK EXPERIENCE

• What prior work experiences have you had?
• What were your accomplishments in these prior work experiences?
• What were your most significant achievements?
• What problems did you experience while on the job?
• What would your last two employers say about you as an employee, either good or bad?
• What projects were accomplished during your time on the job? How were these accomplished?
• What experiences did you have when meeting deadlines for project completion? Explain.
• What can you tell me that you enjoyed most about your previous job experiences? Least?
• Please tell me about a conflict situation and how you resolved it.
• Please elaborate on one of the work experiences listed on your resume.
• Please tell me about the duties/requirements of your last job. What did you see as your major strengths and/or weaknesses on this job?

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• In addition to your educational and professional experiences, what else would you like us to know about you in order to make an appropriate decision?
• Of what accomplishments are you most proud?

KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION

• Why did you select XYZ company?
• What are your expectations of the XYZ company?
• Why do you want to work in the position you are seeking?
• What attracts you to this industry? Other industries?
• Why are you interviewing with XYZ company?
• What do you know about our company?
• What personal qualities do you bring to this firm?