When you are preparing for an interview, it is wise to know the main typical interview questions that are asked in attempts to deliver the best possible answer to your future employer. Not all of the questions will actually be questions, some may be statements that allow you to elaborate about your experiences and knowledge.
There are two types of questions that can be asked during your interview: open-ended questions and closed-ended questions. Open-ended questions allow you to talk extensively about your past and anything else you want to mention. Open-ended questions completely drive the interview and if you receive alot of these types of questions from your potential employer, then that is a good sign that they are sincerely interested in you and your set of background skills. This means that they are seriously considering you for the job.
The other type of question that you may get asked are closed-ended questions. These types of questions usually require just a simply yes or no answer. An example of a closed-ended question is, “Did you take ________ class in college?”
Of course if you are savvy and love to converse with people, you could easily turn this closed-ended questions into an interesting conversion, but most times the employer will just expect a yes or no answer for these types of questions. If you are in an interview and the person interviewing you asks alot of closed-ended questions, beware because this means that they are not too interested in hearing you talk and possibly they are not considering hiring you for the position.
Typical interview questions will range from open-ended to closed-ended and are often asked by the interviewer in all types of interviews.
Here is a list of the main typical interview questions below:
- What are the most important rewards that you wish to receive from working in your chosen career field?
- What plans do you have in place that will help you achieve your career goals?
- Can you explain to us your strengths and weaknesses?
- How does your weaknesses allow you to perform well on the job?
- What are your short-term goals and how do you plan to achieve them?
- What are your long-term goals and how do they related to your career now?
- What would you say is your greatest factor of motivation?
- How did you come to chose the career field you are currently working in?
- What about your career do you love?
- Do you dislike any aspects about your career?
- If we were to speak with your professor or previous employer, what type of things would they tell us about you?
- In your mind, how do you evaluate success?
- Do you believe that success is valued by money or happiness and joy?
- Can you describe a time at which you made a large contribution to a project that you were leading or helping with?
- What accomplishments to date are you most proud of?
- Do you feel that your college education contributed to your career success?
- What subjects did you study while you were in college?
- What did you like the most and the least about your college career?
- Has there ever been a situation in which you have worked with someone that you did not get along with and how did you deal with it?
- What particular experiences in college do you cherish the most?
- How did you choose your major or field of study in college?
- Would you consider your grades to be used as a good indication of your career work ethic?
- How did you find out about this position and what made you want to apply?
- Why should we hire you for this position?
- How well do you work under pressure?
- Describe to us what a stressful situation is to you?
- Are you willing to travel for this job, or do you want to stay in this particular area?
- Do you feel that this job would make you happy and why do you think this job is ideal for you?
- If hired, would you have a problem spending at least 6 months to a year as a trainee?
