There is no limit to the range of questions you may be asked and the variation between them. However, there are many questions which come up time and time again. You should have thought of the answer to these questions for your own peace of mind. The questions given below are typical of the kind of questions you may be asked. The list is not exhaustive, but gives general guidelines.<\/p>\n
Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n Why did you study X at school\/college? Work experience<\/strong><\/p>\n What does your present job involve? Working style<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you prefer to work alone or as part of a team? How do you motivate others?<\/p>\n Ambition and personal motivation<\/strong><\/p>\n Where do you want to be in five years\u2019 time? Interests<\/strong><\/p>\n What are your leisure interests\/activities? Personality<\/strong><\/p>\n Tell me about yourself? Health<\/strong><\/p>\n How often did you have time off in your last job? Background<\/strong><\/p>\n Where were you brought up? There is no limit to the range of questions you may be asked and the variation between them. However, there are many questions which come up time and time again. You should have thought...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2107],"class_list":["post-73250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speaking","tag-interview-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73251,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73250\/revisions\/73251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nWhat are your educational qualifications?
\nHow important do you think qualifications are?
\nWhat were your best subjects at school or college?
\nWhat training have you had since leaving full-time education?
\nHave you been in any courses whilst in your present employment?
\nAre you willing to undertake training even if this takes place in your spare time?<\/p>\n
\nWhat do you enjoy most\/least about it?
\nWhat did you find easiest\/most difficult in your last job?
\nWhat are your greatest achievements\/failures at work?
\nWhy did you choose this career?
\nWhy did you leave your previous job?
\nWhy are you seeking a new job?
\nWhat kind of work are you looking for?
\nHave you ever done this kind of work before?
\nWhy were you out of work for so long?
\nWhy were you made redundant?
\nIsn\u2019t this job a step down for you?
\nGive evidence of a time when you demonstrated initiative in your job?
\nHave you any experience of managing staff?<\/p>\n
\nWhat are your working relationships like?
\nHow do you get on with your boss?
\nHow would you change things if you came to work here? Can you work under pressure?
\nGive evidence to show that you are used to meeting deadlines.<\/p>\n
\nWhat sort of work would you most like to do, given the choice?
\nWhat would you do if you inherited\/ won a large sum of money?
\nWhich is more important to you, money or power?
\nWhat sort of people do you get on with best?
\nWhat sort of people do you find it difficult to get on with?
\nAre you a competitive person?
\nHow would you describe your management style?
\nHow long do you think you will stay in this job?
\nHow much do you know about this organization?
\nDo you know the name of the chairman of this company?<\/p>\n
\nWhich newspaper do you read?
\nWhat television programmes do you watch?<\/p>\n
\nWhat is your greatest weakness?
\nWhat do your consider to be your strengths?
\nAre you political\/ religious?<\/p>\n
\nHow many days sick leave did you take in the last year?
\nHave you had any serious illnesses?
\nHow do you cope with stress\/pressure?<\/p>\n
\nWhich school did you attend?
\nTell me about your family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"