CV Workshop Interview questions
Word of advice :
Many sites will give you some standard answers to these questions. My advice is to think of YOUR own answer first, write down a few ideas, then if you need some practice on the right words or expressions to use go to vocabulary of interview questions
1 Personality
Tell me something about yourself that I wouldn’t know by reading your resume .
Tell me about a problem you had with a person (student or professor) you had to work with.
How was it solved ?
Describe a time when you had to assist a co-worker.
Tell me about a learning experience that profoundly shaped your personality.
If you had unlimited leisure time, how would you spend it ?
When you aren’t at work, do you prefer an agenda or are you spontaneous ?
What is your major strength ? your major weakness ?
2 Diligence and professionalism
Tell me about a time you had to extend a deadline.
Give me one example of a specific task you had to do and explain the method you used to achieve your objective.
3 Job fit
What would you like to achieve or develop in this position ?
What is your motivation to do this kind of work ?
Do you prefer continuity in structure or frequent changes in your daily routine ?
Tell me about 2 or 3 aspects of a previous job that you wouldn’t want to repeat.
What are your major inyerests in our company ?
Tell me what you know about the industry.
How do you stay current ?
What skills would you like to develop in this job ?
4 Accomplishments
Give me at least one example where your efforts lead you to accomplish something you can be proud of.
Tell me about a person or group you had to work with to achieve something important.
Tell me about one of your projects that failed ?