COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. “Tell me a little about this goal] and expand on my current skillset while also learning, growing and
yourself.” contributing to a great organization that aligns with my values.”

Example answer: “I’m very proud of my strengths in [learning new concepts and tools
quickly / communicating clearly with others / focusing on goals and outcomes] and
2. “What are your biggest even though these are strengths I’m always trying to build on them.“
strengths?”

Example answer: “I’m very self-aware of the things that I can improve on, which
some would call “weaknesses” and those would be [proficiency with X tool or
3. “What are your biggest program / giving feedback to colleagues or manager(s) / multi-tasking under
pressure]. I’m actively working on this, though, and am always getting better.”
weaknesses?”

Example answer: “Because I have all of the skills you’re looking for in this role and the
enthusiasm about the company that will help me thrive here. I also believe I can
4. “Why should we hire you?” contribute positively to the company culture by [X]….”
(similar question also asked: “What can you *The key is to be specific to THIS role and THIS company, and what you can offer them
offer that someone else can not?”) rather than just what you can get out of the role.
Example answer: “I am a [positive 5. “Why do you want this job?”
adjectives] [x] professional with [x] (similar question also asked: “Why are you interested in this company?")
years of experience. I’m excited to
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6. “What motivates you?” Example answer: “I want this job because the role matches what I am looking for the
(similar question also asked: “What next step in my career growth and also because I am very drawn to the mission and
are you passionate about?") values that this company stands for [such as X, Y, Z]. I feel like I can provide a lot of
value to the company but also grow with it.”

7. “How do you think you will Example answer: “What motivates me is [making customers happy / creating
fit in this role?” campaigns from scratch, from strategy to execution / tackling different problems and
coming up with meaningful solutions to them]. I believe that I’d be able to do that
here.”

8. “What do you know Example answer: “I think I would fit really great into this role. From what I’ve learned
about our company?” (similar so far about the role and the company, I think there is a natural fit when it comes to
question also asked: “How did you learn needs on both sides and it makes me excited to think about getting to know the team
about the opening?”) and all the things I can learn and can contribute.”

Example answer: “I know that this company is known for [X] and is in the [X]
9. “Describe industry. The company is based in [X] and has about [X] total employees. I also
SIMILAR QUESTIONS your ideal role.” know that it’s an attractive place to work for people like me who want [ X].” *you
have to have actually done research on the company to answer this well!

10. “What type of 11. “What are you 12. “What about this role
environment are you looking for now?” / company attracts
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13. “Why do you want to leave on from my current job and that includes [wanting to gain X new skill or grow current
skill in X / more career growth in the direction I’m interested in].
your current job?” (similar question
also asked: "Why are you looking?”) *The key is to focus on positives and be future-focused, rather than focusing on
negatives things about the present or past at your current role.

Example answer: “In five years I’d like to be an established team member of a
14. “Where do you see yourself company like this where I [will have mastered skills that I’m just learning now / will
take on new responsibilities and learn the next level of skills I’d need to continue my
in five years?”
career path / will have taken on a leadership role where I am helping manage and
grow others]”

Example answer: “I deal with pressure or stressful situations by [reminding myself

that things are temporary / making sure I stay grounded and understand what I can
15. “How do you deal with and cannot change / knowing when and how to ask for help from my team members
pressure or stressful or manager] and taking things one step at a time.”
situations?” *This is a chance to demonstrate your ability to stay calm and work through any
Example answer: “There are a couple tough situation, and also your emotional intelligence.
of main reasons I’m looking to move

16. “Tell me about a challenge 17. “Tell me about a time you 18. “What would your
SIMILAR QUESTIONS or conflict you've faced at work disagreed with a decision. last boss / colleagues say and how
you dealt with it.” What did you do?” about you?”

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QUESTIONS THE INTERVIEWER MIGHT ASK TO FIND
THE ANSWER:
Previous work relationships / self-
awareness
19. “What would your previous boss or colleagues say you excelled most
at / needed most improvement in?”
Leadership skills
20. “Describe a time you exercised leadership?”
Teamwork skills
21. “Can you give an example of how you worked on a team?”
Your specific skills for the role

22. “How familiar are you with working with X (tool, language, etc.)?”
How serious your job search is
23. “What other companies are you interviewing with?”
Your personality / culture fit
24. “What do you like to do outside of work?”
Your loyalty / commitment
25. “Why was there a gap in your employment between these dates?”
Your loyalty / whether you actually
know what you want 26. “Can you explain why you’ve bounced around to many different
types of roles (in unrelated areas)?”

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