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Sample of general interview questions

Below is a list of sample of general interview questions.  You can select a few from this list and combined with some of the behavioral questions, you can create a standardized interview questionnaire to help guide you in your selection process.

What has been the most difficult decision you have made in the last six months? What made it difficult?

What kinds of decisions do you make rapidly and which ones do you take more time on? Give examples.

How do you keep associates informed of what is going on in the organization?

How have you oriented and trained new associates?

How did you learn the technical aspect of your last 2 to 3 jobs? How long did it take?

Tell me about the last time you took a stand on an issue others disagreed with. What were the merits in the other’s viewpoint?

Describe a situation at work where someone criticized you. How did you do?

What was the highest pressure situations you have been under in recent years? How did you cope?

What are your standards of job success? What have you done to meet these standards?

What was a big obstacle you had to overcome to get where you are today?

How have you scheduled your time? How do you set priorities?

What have you done recently to develop your knowledge or abilities? How have you applied that knowledge to your present job?

Describe a project that you worked on as a team member. How did you contribute in completing the work?

What was one of the best ideas you ever sold to a superior? What was your approach?

Can you give me some examples of when you found errors in your work? What were the causes? How did you handle them?

What was the most difficult/easiest task that you had to learn on your last 2 to 3 jobs?

Why should we consider you for this position?

Where do you want to be in five years?

Describe a time your work was criticized and what you learned from it?

If I hire you, in six months, why will I be pleased with my decision?

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