Interviewer Questions - Company
Questions that the company may ask in an Interview:
- Describe the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative.
- What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
- Recall a time from your work experience when your manager or supervisor was unavailable and a problem arose. What was the nature of the problem? How did you handle that situation? How did that make you feel?
- Describe a situation in which you had to arrive at a compromise or guide others to a compromise.
- What have you accomplished that shows your initiative and willingness to work?
- How have you differed from your professors in evaluating your performance? How did you handle the situation?
- Describe a specific problem you solved for your employer or professor. How did you approach the problem? What role did others play? What was the outcome?
- Give me a specific occasion in which you conformed to a policy with which you did not agree.
- What level of compensation would it take to make you happy?
- Tell me about a major problem you recently handled. Were you successful in resolving it?
Interviewee Questions - Canidate
Questions that you should considering asking your future employer:
- What makes this company different from its competitors?
- How would you describe your management style and interaction with your staff?
- What do you like about this company? What keeps you here?
- What are the attributes of the job that you'd like to see improved?
- What have been the department's successes in the last couple of years?
- How big is the team I'd be working with?
- What are the biggest hurdles you hope to overcome in the next quarter?
- How many people would I be managing?
- What are the goals of this department?
- What is the typical work week? Is overtime expected?