Interview Questions

 Instructions

Research using at least 5 resources, questions you might expect to be asked during an interview.

List 20 that you found most useful, interesting, or unexpected.

This should be a prep guide for you as you prepare for an interview, so please think about the best way to answer each question.

Research 

1. The Muse 

2. Career Sidekick 

3. Pramp.com 

4. Glassdoor 

5. Indeed.com 

Questions

1.  If you were an animal, which one would you be and why? 

2.  What’s something new you’ve learned recently outside of work, and how did you go about learning it?

3.  How would you explain [a core skill of the job] to someone with no background in it?

4.  If you could improve one thing about our company, what would it be?

5.  Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone to see things your way.

6.  What’s a professional risk you took, and what did you learn from it?

7.   Teach me something complex in five minutes.

8.  If you had unlimited resources, what kind of project would you create in this field?

9.  Describe a time when you had to debug a really tricky problem. How did you approach it?

10.  What’s the most innovative solution you’ve ever come up with under pressure?

11.  If you were hired, what’s the first thing you’d want to change here?

12.  Describe a failure you’re proud of.

13.  What would your critics say about you?

14.  If you had to start your career over, what would you do differently?

15.  How do you measure success, both personally and professionally?

16.  What would you do if you had a conflict with your manager’s decision?

17.  If you could design your ideal job, what would it look like?

18.  Which book, movie, or podcast has influenced your professional outlook the most?

19.  If we gave you $50,000 to launch your own business, what would you create?

20.  What’s the most surprising feedback you’ve ever received? 

 

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