English Interview Question

section 1 启动



1. ; ;did you have any trouble finding us?

2. ; ;how do you know about this job and organization?

3. ; ;what kind of work do you want to do?

4. ; ;how would your friends describe you? your professors?

5. ; ;what else should i know about you?

6. ; ;what are your expectations of your future employer?
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7. ; ;what two or three things are important to you in your new position?

8. ; ;what goals have you set for yourself and how are you planning to achieve them?

9. ; ;who has had the greatest influence on the development of your career interests?
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10. ; ;would your supervisor be surprised to learn that you are seeking new employment?
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11. ; ;how long have you been looking for a job?

12. ; ;why do you want to leave your current position?

13. ; ;have you received any offers so far?

14. ; ;how far can you advance with your current employer?
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15. ; ;if you are so happy where you are, why are you looking for another job?

16. ; ;do you know much about our company, department, team?
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17. ; ;why would you like to work for us?

18. ; ;how does this job compare with others you’ve applied for?
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19. ; ;what is the ideal position for you in any company?

20. ; ;based on what you know about our industry right now, how does your ideal job stack up against the description of the job you’re applying for?

21. ; ;if you could make a wish, what would be you perfect job?

22. ; ;what causes you to lose your temper?
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23. ; ;what two adjectives best describe you?
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24. ; ;what are your best professional skills?

25. ; ;if you were in my position, would you hire you?
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section 2 历史



1. ; ;in your capacity as a _____ at _____ company, what did you actually do? please provide details.

2. ; ;what do you feel are the biggest challenges facing this field? this industry?

3. ; ;tell me about your last (or present) job.

4. ; ;what do you think it takes for a person to be successful in your particular area?

5. ; ;how long have you been looking for a position?
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6. ; ;how have previous jobs equipped you for greater responsibility?

7. ; ;what aspects of your current job would you consider to be crucial to the success of the business? why?

8. ; ;what was the least relevant job you have held?

9. ; ;how long will it take for you to make a contribution?
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10. ; ;what did you enjoy most about your last job?
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11. ; ;what did you enjoy least about your last job?

12. ; ;what was the biggest pressure on your last job?

13. ; ;have you held other positions like the one you are applying for today? if yes, describe how you expect the positions to be the same.

14. ; ;in what ways do you expect them to differ?
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15. ; ;what is the most important thing you learned from your previous experience that you would bring to this job?

16. ; ;if there were two things you could change in your last job, what would they be and how would you change them?

17. ; ;why did you leave your last job?

18. ; ;why do you think you were successful in your last job?

19. ; ;how has you r last job changed since you’ve held it?

20. ; ;please describe your last supervisor’s management style.
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21. ; ;if you could make one constructive suggestion to your last ceo, what would it be?
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22. ; ;of all the work you have done, where have you been the most successful?
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23. ; ;describe to me how your job relates to the overall goals of your department and company.
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24. ; ;what are the most repetitive tasks in your job?
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25. ; ;to what extent have you automated your last job?

26. ; ;what technical decisions did you have to make?

27. ; ;what decisions or judgment calls did you have to make in these areas?

28. ; ;what were the most important projects you worked on at your last job?
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29. ; ;can you give a ratio for the amount of time you worked alone to the amount of time you worked with others?
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30. ; ;how effectively did your boss handle evaluations?
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31. ; ;tell me about a method you’ve developed to accomplish a job. what were its strengths and weaknesses?
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32. ; ;how many hours a week, on the average, do you find it necessary to work to get your job done?

33. ; ;can you describe a situation where a crisis occurred and you had to shift priorities and workload quickly?
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34. ; ;how do you feel about your present workload?

35. ; ;how do you feel about your manager contributed to your choosing to leave your present job?

36. ; ;how do you think your supervisor will react when you tender your resignation?

37. ; ;describe the most significant report or presentation you had to prepare.
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38. ; ;what idea have you developed and implemented that was particularly creative or innovative?
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39. ; ;take me through a project where you demonstrated_____ skills.

40. ; ;tell me about a team project of which you are particularly proud and your specific contribution.
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41. ; ;tell me about a difficult decision you had to make.
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42. ; ;what made it difficult? what did you learn?
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43. ; ;describe the way your department is currently organized.
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44. ; ;what was the hardest decision you ever had to make, and how did you handle it?
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45. ; ;what are the most difficult aspects of your current job, and how do you approach them?

46. ; ;what has been your most important work-related innovation or contribution?
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47. ; ;what caused you the most problems in executing your tasks?
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48. ; ;how do you organize and plan for major projects? recall for me a major project you worked on. how did you organize and plan for it?
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49. ; ;what would you say are some of the basic factors that motivate you in your work?
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50. ; ;you’ve had little experience in _____, how do you intend to learn what you need to know to perform well in this job?



第三章 工作能力


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1. ; ;please take me through your professional career.
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2. ; ;why have you chosen this particular field?

3. ; ;what aspects of your education do you rate as most critical?
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4. ; ;what would your greatest business champion say about you?
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5. ; ;what would your greatest business adversary say about you?

6. ; ;what are your long-range goals?

7. ; ;if we hired you, what are the top three goals you would like to see this company achieve?

8. ; ;what can you do for us that someone else cannot?

9. ; ;have you done your best work yet?
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10. ; ;what do you like most about this job?
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11. ; ;what aspect of this job is the least appealing?
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12. ; ;how do you plan your time?
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13. ; ;what are three reasons for your success?
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14. ; ;what kind of leader are you? please provide an example.
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15. ; ;what is the title of the person you report to and what are his or her responsibilities?
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16. ; ;think back to a time when you trained a new employee. tell me exactly what you did to train that employee and bring the person up to the job’s performance standards.
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17. ; ;what were the biggest decisions you made in the past six months?
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18. ; ;how did you go about making them and what alternatives did you consider?
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19. ; ;can you describe a major project with which you encountered problems?

20. ; ;how did you resolve them and what were the results?
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21. ; ;describe one of the best ideas you have ever sold to a peer or supervisor. what were your approach and result?

22. ; ;what kinds of obstacles to completing assignments on time do you most frequently encounter at work?
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23. ; ;what strategies have you devised to handle such obstacles?
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24. ; ;how do you know you are doing a good job?
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25. ; ;how do you prefer to measure performance?
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26. ; ;can you recall a time when you were less than pleased with your performance?
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27. ; ;can you describe some projects that were a result of your own initiative?
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28. ; ;what prompted you to begin such projects? how did they end up?
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29. ; ;what qualifications do you have to make you successful in this field?
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30. ; ;do you prefer to speak with someone or send a memo?
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31. ; ;how do you motivate people?

32. ; ;give an example of a situation in which you failed, and how you handled it.
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33. ; ;what characteristics are the most important in a good manager? how have you displayed these characteristics?
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34. ; ;what two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
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35. ; ;describe a leadership role of yours and tell me why you committed your time to it.
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36. ; ;have you been in charge of budgeting, approving expenses, and monitoring departmental progress against financial goals?