Peopleflex

Choose questions that are most appropriate for the level you are seeking. Develop a custom list of technical questions to determine skill set proficiency. Word your follow up questions in a way to gain insight into the candidate's past behavioral patterns.

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why are you interested in this position?
3. What has been your best/worst work experience?
4. How would you describe your ideal job?
5. What are you especially good at?
6. Why did you choose this career?
7. When did you decide on this career?
8. Why do you want to work in the _____ industry?
9. What do you know about our company?
10. What goals do you have in your career?
11. How do you plan to achieve these goals?
12. What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have?
13. Describe a situation in which you were successful.
14. What do you think it takes to be successful in this career?
15. What accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction in your life?
16. If you had to live your life over again, what would you change?
17. Would your rather work with information or with people?
18. Are you a team player? Describe a time when you worked as a team.
19. What motivates you? Share a time when you were especially motivated at work.
20. Why should I hire you?
21. Are you a goal-oriented person?
22. Tell me about some of your recent goals and what you did to achieve them.
23. What are your short-term goals?
24. What is your long-range objective?
25. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?
26. Where do you want to be ten years from now?
27. Do you handle conflict well?
28. Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or professor? How did you resolve it?
29. What major problem have you had to deal with recently?
30. Do you handle pressure well?
31. What is your greatest strength?
32. What is your greatest weakness?
33. If I were to ask one of your managers/professors to describe you, what would he or she say?
34. Why did you choose to attend your college?
35. What changes would you make at your college?
36. How has your education prepared you for your career?
37. What were your favorite classes? Why?
38. Do you enjoy doing independent research?
39. Who were your favorite managers/professors? Why?
40. Why is your GPA not higher?
41. Do you have any plans for further education?
42. How much training do you think you'll need to become a productive employee?
43. Do you have any location preferences?
44. How familiar are you with the community that we're located in?
45. Will you relocate? In the future?
46. Are you willing to travel? How much?
47. What benefits are important to you?
48. How important is money to you?
49. How much money do you need to make to be content?
50. What kind of salary are you looking for?