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Common Interview Questions and RequestsEvery interview is different, but there are often common themes to questions asked. Reviewing the following list of questions may assist you to prepare for interviews:
- How have you come to be here today? (The interviewer is interested to understand your motivations for attending the interview. For example, are you actively in the market for new opportunities or is this merely an exploratory step.)
- Talk me through your background. (The interviewer wants the opportunity to hear you structure your thoughts, and clearly and concisely explain the salient points in your career to date.)
- What aspects of your current role do you enjoy? (The interviewer is seeking to ascertain the accountabilities you are likely to want in the future.)
- Are you happy with the progress of your career to date? (The interviewer wants to see how optimistic and self-confident you are.)
- What are your strengths? (The interviewer is interested to understand how self-aware you are, and may contrast your responses with those gained later through the reference checking process.)
- What are your areas for further development? (The interviewer is interested to see whether you have confidence and self-awareness to admit that you are not "perfect" at everything, but not so lacking in confidence that you doubt your own abilities.)
- Tell me about a difficult situation you faced, and how you managed it. (The interviewer is keen to understand what you define as "difficult" and the depth of your problem solving abilities.)
- What motivates you? (The interviewer wants to know what will drive your performance, to what extent, and in what circumstances.)
- How would others describe you? (The interviewer is endeavouring to test your self-awareness, self-perception and self-confidence.)
- How do you measure your own performance? (The interviewer wants to know how much accountability you take for your actions.)
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