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The document provides a list of 16 questions that are commonly asked in job interviews and asks the reader to categorize each question as relating to skills, passion, or fit in a three-column table. It notes that some questions may relate to more than one category. The questions aim to uncover what skills and experiences make candidates qualified for the role, what motivates their interest in the company or position, and how well they would fit the company culture and work requirements.

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Question Behind Questions

The document provides a list of 16 questions that are commonly asked in job interviews and asks the reader to categorize each question as relating to skills, passion, or fit in a three-column table. It notes that some questions may relate to more than one category. The questions aim to uncover what skills and experiences make candidates qualified for the role, what motivates their interest in the company or position, and how well they would fit the company culture and work requirements.

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Questions Behind Questions 🤔

 Please don’t edit this document. Copy the list of the following questions and the table in your own PW
document and then fill it there as a part of your project work
 Identify what exactly an employer wants to find out by asking these questions
 Fill out the table by placing each question from the list according to their group: Skills, Passion, Fit
 Note: there might be more than one question behind a question

Questions:
1. Tell me about a recent difficult situation with a fellow student or co-worker.
2. Why do you want to work here at (Company)?
3. Are you able to do that with or without reasonable accommodation?
4. How would you accomplish XYZ task?
5. Are you familiar with the corporate culture here? How do you think you’ll fit in?
6. What are your strengths/weaknesses?
7. Would you be willing to come to work on Sunday mornings?
8. Technical/skill-based question re various skills listed on resume
9. What’s a recent failure/mistake that you made, and what did you learn from it?
10. What makes you different from the other candidates?
11. Tell me about a time you had to make a difficult decision
12. Why have you applied for this particular position?
13. What do you know about (Company)?
14. Tell me about yourself.
15. What was your favorite course at (University)?
16. Tell me about the best/worst professor (or boss/supervisor) you had.
# SKILL PASSION FIT

1 Tell me about a recent difficult


situation with a fellow student or
co-worker.

2 Why do you want to work


here at (Company)?

3 Are you able to do that with or


without reasonable
accommodation?

4 How would you


accomplish XYZ task?

5 Are you familiar with the corporate


culture here? How do you think
you’ll fit in?

6 What are your What are your


strengths/weaknesses? strengths/weaknesses?

7 Would you be willing to Would you be willing to come to


come to work on Sunday work on Sunday mornings?
mornings?

8 Technical/skill-based
question are various
skills listed on resume

9 What’s a recent failure/mistake


that you made, and what did you
learn from it?

10 What makes you What makes you different


different from the other from the other
candidates? candidates?

11 Tell me about a time you Tell me about a time you had to


had to make a difficult make a difficult decision
decision

12 Why have you applied Why have you applied for


for this particular this particular position?
position?

13 What do you know about What do you know about


(Company)? (Company)?

14 Tell me about yourself. Tell me about yourself.

15 What was your favorite What was your favorite course at


course at (University)? (University)?

16 Tell me about the best/worst


professor (or boss/supervisor) you
had.
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why do you want this job or why you join us?
3. Why should we hire you?
4. What is your greatest strength and weakness?
5. Why is there a huge gap in your work experience what are you doing till
now?
6. Why do you leave your job?
7. What are your salary expectations?
8. How do you handle stress and pressure?
9. What are your goals for the future?
10. What are your hobbies and skills?

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