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Interview English Lesson - Basic Interview Questions
Interview Basics contain Interview English lessons on Commonly used Interview Questions and Answers such as What
are you Weaknesses and your Strengths. 

Review and study them as many times as you want. 

Basic Interview Questions I   1. Tell me a little about yourself.

2. What are your strengths?
3. What are your weaknesses?
4. What are your short term goals?
5. What are your long term goals?
6. What do you want to be doing five years from now?
7. If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it
be...
8. What does success mean to you?
9. What does failure mean to you?
10. Are you an organized person?
11. In what ways are you organized and disorganized?
12. Do you manage your time well?
13. How do you handle change?
14. How do you make important decisions?
15. Do you work well under pressure?

Basic Interview Questions II    1. Are you better at anticipating or reacting to problems

2. Are you a risk taker or do you like to stay away from risks?
3. Why should I hire you?
4. Tell me about Q's... / Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
5. Tell me about a time you made a good decision.
6. Tell me about a time you made a poor decision.
7. Tell me about a time you fired someone.
8. Tell me about a time you hired someone.
9. Tell me about a time you failed to complete an assignment on time.
10. Tell me about a time you found a solution to save the company
money.
11. Tell me about a time you aimed too high.
12. Tell me about a time you aimed too low.
13. Tell me about a time you made a great sale.
14. Tell me about a time you went over budget.

School Related Interview 1. What extracurricular activities were you involved in?
Q's   2. Why did you choose your major?
3. If you redo college again, what would you major in?
4. What course did you like the most?
5. What course did you like the least?
6. How will your performance in your worst class affect your performance...
7. How would your best friend describe you?
8. How would your professor describe you?
9. How would your mother describe you?
10. Why are you applying for a job that you didn’t major in?
11. During college, how did you spend your summer vacations?
 12. What did you learn from your internship?
13. Did you do any internships?
14. If you could learn something such as a new skill, what would it be?

Work Related Interview Q's 1. If you could start your career over again, what would you do differently?
I   2. During your performance reviews, what criticism do you hear the most?
3. Tell me about your last three positions?
4. Tell me about your last position?
5. What is your management philosophy?
6. What was your favorite job?
7. Tell me about the best manager you ever had.
8. Tell me about the worst manager you ever had.
9. What could you have done to improve your relationship with a manager...
10. What were the most memorable accomplishments in your last position?
11. Why do you want to leave your current job?
12. Where did you tell your boss you were going?
13. Are you currently employed at the last place listed on your resume?
14. What is the title of the person you report to?
15. In your previous position, how much time did you spend ...
16. If you don’t leave your current job, what do you imagine you will be doing...
17. If you’re very happy with your current job, why do you want to leave?

Work Related Interview Q's II   1. If you have problems or complaints with your current job, why haven’t you...
2. Give me a specific example at your last position where...
3. What do you feel an employer owes an employee?
4. What do you expect from your manager?
5. Would you like to have your boss’s job?
6. What did you hear about us?
7. What do you know about our product?
8. Have you managed people in any of the positions you’ve held?
9. What types of people do you have trouble getting along with?
10. Who do you think are our two major competitors?
11. Why do you like sales?
12. Do you see that stapler? Convince me to buy it.
13. How long have you been looking for a job?
14. Why haven’t you received any offers so far?
15. If you don’t understand your assignment and you can’t reach your boss...

Work Related Interview Q's 1. If everyone on the team is a veteran, what will you do to fit in?
III   2. How do you intend to learn what you need to know to perform well for...
3. If your supervisor tells you to do something that you believe can be done...
4. If you’re told to do something that you feel is illegal, what would you do?
5. If you were unfairly criticized, what would you do?
6. What are you looking to gain from your next job?
7. What aspects of this job interest you the most?
8. If you are given work from your manager that is boring and tedious, what...
9. How long do you plan on staying with this company?
10. How do you explain the fact that you frequently change jobs?
11. Tell me about a time you had a big disagreement with your boss.
12. What do you do when there is no work to do?
13. What do you do when there are too many things to do?
14. What do you do when you feel burned out?
15. How do you balance both your family and your job?
16. You’ve been with one company your entire career. Don’t you think you will...
17. What have you heard about our company that you didn’t like?
18. Do you want to work for a small or large company and why?

Working with People Interview 1. What do you do when you’re having difficulty solving a problem?
Q's   2. What do you do when you have a problem with a direct?
3. What do you do when you have a problem with your boss?
 4. What do you do when you have a problem with your job?
5. What do you do when you have a problem with a co-worker?
6. How do you handle conflict?
7. Have you fired anyone?
8. What do you do when a worker is giving the team more problems then...
9. When do you know enough is enough when dealing with a subordinate...
10. Do you like to work by yourself or with others?
11. How do you get along…

Miscellaneous Interview Q's   1. Do you have any physical problems that may limit your ability to perform...
2. What do you do to stay in shape?
3. What do you like to do when you’re not in the office?
4. What’s the most recent book you read?
5. What is the most recent movie you saw?
6. Did you have any trouble finding this place?
7. Will working on weekends be a problem?
8. How do you feel about overtime?
9. Have you filed for bankruptcy?
10. Do you own or rent your home?
11. Do you have any outside income?
12. Do you earn any income from investments or hobbies?
13. Are you willing to travel?
14. Are you willing to relocate?
15. May I contact your current employer?
16. May I contact your references?
17. Is there anything else you want to add?
18. What kind of salary are you looking for?
19. That’s a high salary for this position! Where did you come up with that...
20. How much do you currently get paid?
21. When are you able to start?
22. Are you considering any other offers right now?
23. Asking Questions
Basic Interview Questions I  
Tell me a little about yourself.

"Tell me a little about yourself."

You should take this opportunity to show your communication skills by speaking clearly and concisely in an organized
manner. Because there is no right or wrong answer for this question, it is important to appear friendly.

Short Answers

"I attended MIT where I majored in Electrical Engineering. My hobbies include basketball, reading novels, and hiking."

"I grew up in Korea and studied accounting. I worked at an accounting firm for two years and I enjoy bicycling and
jogging."

"I’m an easy going person that works well with everyone. I enjoy being around different types of people and I like to
always challenge myself to improve at everything I do."

"I’m a hard worker and I like to take on a variety of challenges. I like pets, and in my spare time, I like to relax and
read the newspaper."

"I’ve always liked being balanced. When I work, I want to work hard. And outside of work, I like to engage in my
personal activities such as golfing and fishing."

Long Answer

"I went to the University of Washington and majored in English Literature. I went to graduate school because I really
enjoyed learning. Afterwards, I started my career at Boeing as a web content editor. I’ve been there for 3 years now.
Although my emphasis is in writing, I like numbers. I think solving logic problems and riddles are quite fun. I also
enjoy jogging, reading, and watching movies."

There is no right or wrong answer for this question. Most important thing you should remember is how you deliver the
message. The example above shows a short answer telling a little bit about the person. The answer went from
education to career, and then to personal interests all in a smooth flow.

What are your strengths?

"What are your strengths?"

This is a popular interview question. They want to know what you think of yourself. Although this is a general
question, there is a wrong and right answer. The wrong answer is a generic answer saying you are organized and
friendly. Although it will not hurt you during the interview, it will certainly not help you either. Answer this question
based on the type of job you are applying for.

Short Answers

"I believe my strongest trait is my attention to detail. This trait has helped me tremendously in this field of work."

"I've always been a great team player. I'm good at keeping a team together and producing quality work in a team
environment."

"After having worked for a couple of years, I realized my strength is accomplishing a large amount of work within a
short period of time. I get things done on time and my manager always appreciated it."

"My strongest trait is in customer service. I listen and pay close attention to my customer's needs and I make sure
they are more than satisfied."

Long Answers

Let's say I am interviewing for a management position. You should mention traits that are important for managers.

"A couple strengths I have are planning and execution, and working with people. I've always been very good at
planning and detailing all the steps. Even in college, I would spend time organizing my week and planning a strategy
to tackle each class or assignment. Executing a plan has always come easy for me as well. I believe it's due to
proper planning. I also work with people very well in a way where I use the strengths of each individual in a team to
produce the best results. Because of my easy going personality, I've been told by my directs that it's easy to
approach me."

If you are applying for an accounting position, you should mention strong traits an accountant should have and claim
them to be yours.

"I'm very detail oriented, good at managing time, and very honest. I always incorporate managing time and being
detailed together. By nature I've been detail oriented, and that resulted in taking too much time on a particular task.
After incorporating time management into the mix, I found that my work and efficiency increased dramatically. I plan
better and produce higher quality work in a time constraint environment. Finally, I'm a very honest person. When I
was working as a valet attendant during college, a lady gave me a twenty dollar bill to pay for the three dollar fee. She
almost drove off the lot, but I stopped her and said here is your change. My co-workers said I should have considered
the change as tip, but I know what I did was honest and right. You can fool other people, but you can't fool yourself.
That's what I believe." 

The second example can seem a little wordy. But the power of an example is greater than any great words you can
string together. Everyone can claim they are honest, but with an example, it is much more believable.

What are your weaknesses?

"What are your weaknesses?"

For this answer, you should display a weakness that can be seen as a strength. There are many types of answers
that will work. Some answers will be good answers for certain jobs, while the same answer will be a bad answer for a
different job. Select an answer that will work for the position you are applying for. Here are a few examples.

Short Answers

"This might be bad, but in college I found that I procrastinated a lot. I realized this problem, and I'm working on it by
finishing my work ahead of schedule."

"I feel my weakness is not being detail oriented enough. I'm a person that wants to accomplish as much as possible. I
realized this hurts the quality and I'm currently working on finding a balance between quantity and quality."

"I feel my English ability is my weakest trait. I know this is only a temporary problem. I'm definitely studying hard to
communicate more effectively."

"The weakest trait I struggled with was not asking for help. I always try to solve my own problems instead of asking a
co-worker who might know the answer. This would save me more time and I would be more efficient. I'm working on
knowing when it would be beneficial to ask for help."

Long Answers

"I think my weakest trait is my impatience. Whenever I work in a team and a member is not performing up to my
expectations, I can get impatient and annoyed. I understand if they are working hard and their portion is difficult, but
sometimes a person can't do the assignment due to incompetence or laziness. A while back I would get frustrated
and start complaining, but I realized that I can help out by explaining things to some people and encouraging lazy
people by reminding them of deadlines. I know it's bad to be impatient, but I'm definitely working on it."

"I'm too detail oriented. I never want to leave anything out and I want everything to be perfect. This is bad because it
slows down my work. Initially, I tried to work faster to compensate, but that only made me sloppy. So I decided to put
more emphasis on priority and planning. By doing so, I'm hoping that I can make the proper decisions on what to
work on and what to intentionally leave out."

Both of these examples show an answer that is acceptable. Although being impatient is not good, it shows that you
are a quick learner and that you like efficiency. The second displays a person that is detail oriented, which can be
seen as a good trait. Finally, both answers identify the weakness and show the actions of correcting it.