Top 20 Common Job Interview QuestionsA job is not just another routine but a small stepping stone towards a big career. Every interview will consist of 20 common job interview questions and uncommon interview questions. It is always easier to deal with what you know or are prepared for rather than what you don't know at all. Job interviews are to be treated with all seriousness and it is not an exercise where you can walk in and out just for some fun or entertainment. The questions asked in a job interview vary depending on certain factors like: · The organization · Your skills · The position you have applied for · Work details If you are a graphic designer for example and appearing for an interview for the post of Sr. graphic designer then the interview questions will be of two types: Common or basic interview questions and technical questions that are related to graphic design. This holds true for any field of work. There are 20 common job interview questions that most organizations will ask you and they are: 1. Tell me something about yourself 2. What was the reason behind leaving your last job? 3. Why do you think you are right for this job? 4. Where do you see yourself five or ten years from now? 5. Do you have any long-term career goals? 6. What influenced you to choose this career? 7. Are you are team man? 8. If your team is in a stressful situation, what would you do? 9. If another member in your team does something wrong like breach of company guidelines, what will be your next step? Are you going to complain about him/her to your superiors? 10. If you feel that your superior has made a wrong judgment, how will you react? 11. How would your friends describe you? 12. Give me 3 reasons why I should think that you are an asset to the company? 13. How do you think you can be successful in our company? 14. In the current scenario, what kind of contributions can you make to our company to drive success or generate revenue or streamline processes? 15. Describe two accomplishments in your life and state what you have learnt from them? 16. Describe two mistakes that you made in your career and what you learnt from them? 17. Can you tell us something about our company? 18. Who are our competitors and how do you propose we can move ahead of our competition? 19. What are your strengths and weaknesses? 20. Are you open to travel, and long working hours? These are the questions that you will have to answer in job interview but remember it is never as easy as it seems. You need to first be convinced that you are the best man for the job and then take each of the interview questions at a time and practice till you are perfect. |