QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU

1. Tell me about yourself.

(name, age, location, school, major, work, work exp)

2. Describe something unique about yourself.

3. Tell me about yourself without mentioning work.

4. If you remove all your skills and activities, what really summarizes who you
are?

5. What side of your character surprises people?

6. What is one word which would summarize your application and why?

7. What do your colleagues say about you?

8. How would your co-workers describe what you are like to work with?

9. If I were to ask one of your supervisors to describe you, what would he or she
say?

10. If you tell your co-workers that you are leaving the company, what is the one
thing they would miss most about you?

11. What is your greatest strength?

12. What would your former supervisor say your strongest point is?

13. What is your greatest weakness and how do you overcome it?

14. In your most recent performance review, what strengths were emphasized and what
weaknesses were you advised to improve on?

15. What sets you apart from all the other applicants?

16. Compared to other candidates, how is your English ability?

17. If you are older than the other applicants, how would you sell yourself among
the younger applicants?

QUESTIONS ABOUT WORK HISTORY/EXPERIENCE

18. Tell me about your experience in this field.

19. What abilities have you acquired from your previous work experience?

20. What influenced you to choose this career?

21. Why did you decide to work in your current company?

22. Describe a typical day at work.

23. Describe a typical work week.

24. How did you feel with the fist job assigned to you by your company?

25. What was the most significant thing you've achieved in your career?
26. What was the most fun job you have ever had?

27. Tell me about a time when you were not very satisfied with your performance.
What did you do about it?

28. What was your biggest professional disappointment?

29. Tell me about something you have learned from the mistakes you've had in your
work.

30. What was your biggest failure at work ad what did you learn from it?

31. Describe the most difficult decision you have made recently.

32. Tell me about a suggestion you have made at work recently.

33. Tell me about a conflict you have faced in your job. How did you deal with it?

34. Have you ever experienced a difficult situation with a boss? What was the issue
and how did you resolve the conflict?

35. Have you ever had to work with a manager who was unfair or hard to get along
with? Please describe your experience.

36. Tell me about a time when you helped settle a dispute between other people.

37. Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?

38. Have you ever been asked to leave a position? Describe what happened.

39. How would you compensate for your lack of experience in the field you're
applying for?

40. Describe a situation where you had to handle multiple responsibilities. How did
you organize your work? What was the result?

41. Was there ever a time when you were assigned a task that you are not willing to
do? How did you handle the situation?

42. Describe the toughest challenge you have ever faced at work.

43. Tell me about a time when you proposed a solution to a challenge your company
was facing.

44. If you tell your co-workers that you are leaving, what is the one thing they
would wish you had done differently?

45. What lessons have you learned in your area of expertise that you think might
also apply to other areas?

46. Tell me about a recent job that you would consider as a real learning
experience.

47. How would you assess your abilities in ____(ex: Marketing, Accounting, etc.)?

48. Why did you choose your major in the university?

49. What were your reasons for selecting your university?

50. What extracurricular activities did you participate in during college?

51. How has your education prepared you for a business career?

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW JOB

52. Why do you want to leave your current company and apply in this company?

53. Why are you interested in working in this company?

54. Why should we hire you?

55. How would you be an asset to this organization?

56. What suggestions do you have for this organization?

57. Tell me about the salary range you're looking for.

58. How long are you planning to work for us if we hire you?

59. What is your short-term goal in your career?

60. Describe your long-range goals and objectives in your career.

61. What do you see yourself doing five years from now?

62. Where do you want to be ten years from now?

63. What do you suppose will be the toughest challenge in the future?

64. What qualities do you have that will make you successful in this job?

65. Do you think you are overqualified for this position?

66. What would you do if one of our competitors offers you a position?

67. Describe the impact your absence will have on your firm.

QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHERS

68 What frustrates you about your co-workers? How do you manage to work with these
kinds of people?

69. Tell me about a situation where you had to work with someone who was difficult
to get along with. How did you handle the situation?

70. What qualities do you think a good leader should possess?

71. How do you feel about working in a team?

72. What are advantages and disadvantages of teamwork?

73. When handling projects, which do you prefer - working independently or

collaborating in a group?

74. Describe your ability to work as a member of a team.

75. What qualities of a leader do you possess?

76. How would you describe your style of leadership?

77. What position do you prefer when working on a project as team - the leader or
one of the members?

78. Tell me about the challenges you have faced working in a team.

79. Have you experienced personal conflict with other team members?

80. Describe a situation where people you were working with disagreed with your
ideas.

81. Tell me about a time when you influenced the direction of a team significantly.

82. How would you manage a group where every member comes from a different country
and cultural background?

QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS WORK

83. Do you consider yourself successful now in your career?

84. Describe your philosophy towards work.

85. Tell me about a time when your work ethics had great impact on other people.

86. How do you feel about working overtime? How about working on weekends?

87. What does "working hard" mean to you? Give an example in your previous work
that demonstrates your willingness to work hard.

88. Would it be alright for you to relocate if required?

89. How do you intend to contribute to this company if you were hired?

90. Describe your ideal job.

91. Does your career goal have a social value?

92. What motivates you to go the extra mile on the job?

93. How would you deal with high-pressure situations?

94. Describe your management style.

95. What is your idea about management styles in China?

96. Are you willing to put the interests of the company ahead of your own?

97. Can you work on several assignments simultaneously?

98. What are the consistencies in your job functions?

99. What are the inconsistencies in your job functions?

100. What would you do if your supervisor requests you to do something definitely
wrong?

101. Do you think the Corporate Social Responsibility policy is practical?

102. If you were assigned to manage a project that didn't go well, what would you
bring to and what would you take away from that experience?

103. If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?

104. Which is more important to you, the job itself or the salary?

105. Tell me about a situation you are faced with dishonesty in the workplace. How
did you handle it?

GENERAL QUESTIONS

106. Tell me about a situation where you should adapt to a wide variety of people,
events, and environments.

107. What are your hobbies?

108. What are your interests?

109. What are your passions?

110. Are you proud of your nationality and country?

111. If you are given a chance to change your nationality, what would it be and why
would you change it?

112. What is something you can be proud of your country?

113. Do you like being a man/woman? Why?

114. How does it feel to be at your age?

115. What do you feel about living in ____?

116. Do you have a good relationship with your family?

117. How do your parents influence you?

118. How do your friends influence you?

119. Describe the most important thing you learn about sports.

120. What are you most proud of about yourself?

121. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?

122. If you were an animal, what would you be?

123. If you were a millionaire, how would you use your money?

124. If you were a leader of your country, what would you do?

125. Tell me about a time when a co-worker criticized your work in front of the
others. How did you react?

126. How do you define and evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your
successful achievements.
127. Who is a leader you admire and why?

128. Describe the most creative presentation you have accomplished.

129. Tell me about an idea you had as a child.

130. Tell me about the most difficult thing you have faced in your life.

131. What are three goals you have in your life?

132 If you were interviewing yourself, what would you ask yourself that I haven't
already asked, and how would you answer it?