The 20 most frequently asked questions are:
- Tell me about yourself.
- Where do you see yourself one year from now, or what are your career goals?
- So, what do you expect from a job?
- What is your best quality, or what is your greatest asset?
- What is a quality you need to develop, or what is your worst quality?
- What would you consider an ideal job for you?
- Give two reasons why I should hire you.
- What do you know about our company? What can you do for us?
- What kind of salary are you looking for?
- Would you consider less?
- What have you done that shows initiative?
- Who has influenced your life?
- How do you define success?
- What major problems have you faced in your career, and how have you solved them?
- Which is more important to you: money or the type of job?
- Why have you held so many (or so few) jobs in the past six years?
- What did you like most about your last job? Least?
- What did you like most and least about your last manager?
- Why did you leave? (Sometimes they ask about each job, so be prepared.)
- Why did you move (if you have relocated)?