We’ve put together a list of the most common job interview questions. These questions are familiar to many, but it’s still worth practicing them before the interview. By practicing the questions in advance, you’ll be more prepared and likely less nervous. Good luck with your job interview!

Common job interview questions

1. What is your greatest achievement?

2. What has been your most challenging situation at work?

3. Describe yourself with three adjectives.

4. What are your weakest points?

5. What is the biggest mistake you have made at work?

6. What areas do you want to improve in the next year?

7. Have you had to work with a difficult coworker, manager, or client?

8. Do you prefer to work alone or in a team?

9. What kind of skills do you want to develop in your future workplace and why?

10. What do you think is a good workplace?

11. Why do you want to leave your current job?

12. What do you think makes a good leader? And what about a bad one?

13. How would your friends or colleagues describe you?

14. What are the three most important things you learned at your previous job?

15. What kind of things do you want to achieve in your new job?

16. What is your dream job like?

17. Why should we hire you?

18. What things motivate you?

19. Where do you see yourself in five years?

20. How do you react to criticism you receive?

21. Tell us about yourself and your work history.

22. What made you apply for this job?

23. What do you think is a good working environment?

24. What kind of hobbies do you have?

25. What kind of projects have you led?

26. What things cause you stress?

27. What do you think of our company?

28. Do you like taking responsibility?

29. What kind of work tasks do you like?

30. What aspects of yourself would you like to develop?

31. What things caught your attention in our job posting?

32. What things do you value?

33. What do you think about our company’s products and services?

34. Why are you changing jobs?

35. Which of your previous experiences is most relevant to this workplace?

36. Have you applied for other jobs?

37. What are some things you are proud of?

38. How do you handle having multiple tasks at the same time?

39. What kind of work tasks do you prefer to do alone?

40. What kinds of work tasks do you prefer to do together with others?

 

Questions for those applying for management positions

1. What do you think are the most important tasks of a manager?

2. What kind of leader are you?

3. How do you motivate others?

4. How do you give feedback (good and bad)?

5. How long have you been in a managerial position?

6. Are you better at leading things or people?

7. Tell me about a situation where you had problems with a subordinate, how did you handle the matter?

8. How do you drive change in your company?

 

Ask the job interviewer

1. Ask about the interviewer

– How did you end up in the company?

– What has working in the company taught you?

2. Ask about the job

– What kind of goals have been set for this job and the new employee?

– What kind of person is most successful in this role?

3. Ask about the work environment

– How would you describe the company culture?

– What are the company’s strengths?

– What are the biggest challenges the company faces this year?

4. Ask for feedback

– What kind of feedback would you give me based on the interview?

– What are the next steps in the recruitment process?