Interview Questions for Employers
- Tell me what you know about our company? Why are you attracted to this position?
- Walk me through your career progression. What does a normal work week look like for you? How do you go about setting your day up?
- How have you contributed to your current or past company?
- Obviously you have made some moves during your career. What has been the deciding factor in making those moves? When do you know it’s time to make a move?
- What are you looking for in way of your career? How do you know our company can provide that for you?
- Tell me about your greatest professional accomplishments. Why do you consider them successes?
- Give me an example of how you have incorporated professional integrity into your conduct and position?
- What makes you to stand out or sets you part from your your peers?
- What would your current manager say are your best talents? What are those areas you want to grow or continue to work on?
- Tell me about the toughest situation you have faced thus far in your career? Did you overcome it? How?
- If you had the ability to create the perfect position for yourself, what would that look like?
- When you think of current and/or past leaders that you have been exposed to, what attributes do you admire about their management and leadership style?
- What would your next manager need to do in order to get the best of out of you? What transferable skills do you possess that will make you successful in this position and with our company?
- Do you feel you possess natural leadership skills? Why?
- What methods have you used to gain respect credibility from your peers, colleagues and leaders?
- Provide a situation in which you made a professional error or mistake? How did you address it and what was the outcome?
- Rank these career desires in order of priority: Compensation, Progression & Growth, Company/Cultural Fit, and Work/Life Balance.
- If you are successful in attaining this position, tell me about how you would set your first few weeks?
- What do you do when you aren’t at work?
- What’s a deal breaker for you in way of a compensation package?