• Tell me about yourself
• What are your interests outside work?
• What motivates you?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• Where do you want to be in 2 / 5 / 10 years time?
• How do you see this next job fitting into your career?
• What are your short term and long term goals?
• What has been your greatest achievement to date and your greatest regret?
• Tell me about some of your accomplishments - both in your previous jobs and outside?
• What duties do you particularly enjoy?
• What do you enjoy doing least in work?
• What first interested you in this job?
• Why do you want this position?
• Why do you want to work for our company?
• Why should we employ you?
• What qualifications do you have which you feel make you suited to it?
• What would be the advantages to you joining us?
• What would be the most challenging aspects of this job?
• In what way could you make your best contribution?
• Do you work well under pressure?
• What to you is a pressurised environment?
• Do you wok well with people?
• How do you feel about working in an environment where.........?
• What are the most important skills and attributes a [role applied for] should have?
• What are your reasons for leaving your previous employment?
• What are your salary expectations? How have you arrived at this figure?
• Do you have any questions you would like to ask? (ALWAYS make sure you can think of a few, as this shows you are interested in the job).
