Interview Questions

Sample Interview Questions with Answers 1

Sample Questions


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Sample Interview Questions with Answers 1

Before you head out to a job interview, it's a good idea to practice answering the types of interview questions employers will likely ask. The Web can be extremely helpful with that, as interviewing is among the most-popular employment topics.

Even so, career advisors can't possibly tell you exactly which interview questions to expect, and especially how to answer them. Interviews are just too personal and situational for that, and there are no single, correct answers anyway. To make it even more complex, there are several interview techniques, resulting in an infinite number of potential questions and answers.

But at least career advisors can give you a feel for the techniques, plus lists of typical interview questions. That's what this article is about.

Interviewers generally use one or more of the following interview techniques.

  • General or Traditional - Canned and common questions about yourself
  • Behavioral - Probes your competencies and how you acted in certain situations
  • Case or Hypothetical - Challenges your problem-solving skills spontaneously and what you'd do "if"

Interviewers usually start with the traditional, canned interview questions and work their way into one or more of the other types, over the course of one or more interviews.



Sample Interview Questions with Answers 2

Sample interview questions of the common type are listed below. Answers are included. But perhaps suggestions for tailoring your responses is a better way to put it, since specific answers are impossible to provide. Practice answering these sample interview questions out loud to yourself or ask a friend or relative to help you.

Don't feel that you have to answer right away. Interviewers know that you're nervous and expect you to think a bit, so do think carefully before you answer. But don't hesitate too long or it'll appear that you're stalling. Interviewers will ask open-ended questions to see where you'll go with them, so try not to ramble while you're thinking of a real answer.

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