Common Interview Questions
Any Interview
1. Be prepared to answer any question related to anything listed on your resume, curriculum vitae, or the application
that was filled out when you applied to the position.
2. Be prepared to explain gaps in employment or education.
3. Be prepared to answer a question related to global and/or cultural awareness and the U.S.’s role within the
context of the world.
4. Be prepared to answer questions related to self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship
management.
5. What are your strengths/weaknesses related to this position?
6. What are your short-term and long-term professional goals?
7. Describe your ideal working environment.
8. Describe a difficult work experience and what you learned from it.
9. Describe a positive work experience and what you learned from it.
10. What are ways you deal with stress, challenges, or negative situations at work?
11. Describe your ideal supervisor.
12. What do you do for fun?
13. Why do you believe you would be a good fit for this position?
14. Why are you leaving your current position (if you’re currently employed elsewhere)?
15. Describe a time when you set a goal and achieved it.
16. Tell me about a time when you faced an ethical dilemma and how you handled it.
17. Please discuss an important written document you were required to complete.
18. Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond in order to get a job done.
19. Give me an example of a time when you had to make a split-second decision.
20. What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example.
21. Tell me about a time you were able to successfully deal with another person even when that individual may not
have personally liked you (or vice versa).
22. Tell me about a difficult decision you've made in the last year.
23. What did you like or dislike about previous positions you’ve held?
24. Give me an example of a time when something you tried to accomplish failed.
25. Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead.
26. If you belong(ed) to a student or professional organization, describe your role in it.
27. Tell me about a recent situation in which you had to deal with a very upset customer/patient or co-worker.
28. Give me an example of a time when you motivated others.
29. Tell me about a time when you delegated a project or task effectively.
30. Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem.
31. Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem.
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