Interview Questions

Mentioned below are some of the common HR interview questions.

About You

1. Describe yourself in 1 word, 1 sentence

2. Please tell me a little bit about more about yourself.

3. Tell us about your family?

4. What do you consider your key strengths?

5. What do you consider your key weaknesses?

6. What are some of the things you do in your spare time? What are your favorite leisure activities? Do you plan any sports?

7. What motivates you?

8. Tell me about your greatest achievement and greatest disappointment?

Your Career goals

1. Why this field?

2. Why have you decided to shift careers?

3. What are your short and long-range goals and how do you expect to achieve them?

4. What are your career goals? Or what are your future plants?

5. About your dream company, why is it your dream company?

Your work experience

1. What did you like most/ least about your last job? Can you explain this gap in your employment history?

2. What have you learned from your past jobs?

3. What were your biggest responsibilities?

4.  What specific skills acquired or used in previous jobs relate to this position?

5. Which job have you enjoyed the most?

6. Why did you leave your job?

7. Whom may we contact for reference?

Your education

1. How do you think your education has prepared you for this course?

2. What were your favorite classes/ activities at school?

3. What led you to choose that major over others?

4. Do you plan to continue your education?

5. What extra curricular activities did you participate in? What made you choose those activities? Which or them did you most enjoy? Why?

6. Did you hold any relationship positions while you were in college? What do you think you learned?

7. What were the factors that led you to select your college?

8. What type of student were you?

9.  What is your most memorable experience from college?

10. If you could change one thing about your college, what would it be?

People Skills

1. How do you handle yourself when you’re having a conflict with someone? Are you confrontational?

2. Do you avoid that person? Why? How do you’ll behave when you have a problem with co-worker?

3. If I met some of your peers from college, what do you think they would say about you?

4. What types of people do you have trouble getting along with?

Job and Company                           

1. Why do you want to join here?

2. What qualities do you think will be required for this job?

3. What can you contribute to the company?

4. What do you know about this company?

5. What interests you about our company?

6. What can you tell me about my competitors?

7. What type of position are you interested in?

8. What do you expect from this job?

9. How much salary are you expecting?