INTERVIEW QUESTIONS BANK

Suggested questions that we can ask a Fresh college Graduate 1. What do you know about our company? 2. Which was the best year in college? Why? 3. Didn't you get placed through your campus? 4. What are your career goals/ career aspirations? 5. How do you plan to achieve these goals? 6. How will this job help you to achieve your career goals? 7. What kind of job are you looking for? 8. What would you like to accomplish, if you had this job? 9. What are your strengths and areas of improvement? 10. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now 11. If given the opportunity, what changes would you make in your college? Why? 12. Have you ever had a conflict with a professor, etc? How did you resolve it? 13. If I were to ask one of your professors to describe you, what would he or she say? 14. What skills do you think is required to excel in this job? 15. What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why? 16. What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing? 17. What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction? 18. Would your rather work with information or with people? Why? 19. What motivates you? 20. Tell me about one of your most recent goals and what you did to achieve it 21. What are your short-term goals? 22. What is your long-range objective? 23. How much training do you think you'll need to become a great sales & Marketing person? 24. Are you willing to travel to different places in India & abroad? Why? 25. Is money or career more important to you? Why? 26. you look very smart and confident, however haven't you got place through your campus ? 27. What kind of people did you find most difficult to get along with? Why? 28. Why should we hire you?

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Suggested questions that we can ask a well qualified person 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. What are your career goals/ career aspirations? How do you plan to achieve these goals? How will this job help you to achieve your career goals? What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now? What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in your job? Why do you think you will be successful in this role? What would you like to accomplish, if you got this job? What are your strengths and areas of improvement? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now Can you share any past positive experience that has created an impact in your career? Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why ? What skills do you think is required to excel in this job? Why do you want to change your field from XYZ to this industry? What do you think is different between a goal and an ambition? (Expected response can be-Goals need to be SMART and Ambition is volatile and if your ambitious it helps you to achieve your goal) Did you get an opportunity to work under pressure, if yes please elaborate? What are some of the things you feel you have done particularly well in your job or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way? What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why? What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why? Do you prefer working alone or in a group?
How do you evaluate success?

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What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing? What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction?? Would your rather work with information or with people? What motivates you? Why should we hire you? Tell me about one of your most recent goals and what you did to achieve it. What are your short-term goals? What is your long-range objective? Have you ever had a conflict with a boss, etc? How did you resolve it? What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have? What do you know about our company? If given an opportunity would you like to relocate to a new city? Are you willing to travel? How much? Is money or career more important to you? Why?

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Suggested questions that we can ask an experienced person 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. What are your career goals/ career aspirations? How do you plan to achieve these goals? How will this job help you to achieve your career goals? What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now? What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in sales marketing? What kind of job responsibility you will like to be indulged in near future? Why do you think you will be successful in this role? What would you like to accomplish, if you got this job? What are your strengths and areas of improvement? Where do you see yourself 5 years from now Can you share any past positive experience that has created an great impact in your career? Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why what skills would be required to excel in this job? Why do u want to change your field from XYZ to this industry What do you think is different between a goal and an ambition?? (Expected response can be-Goals need to be SMART and Ambition is volatile and if your ambitious it helps you to achieve your goal) Did you get an opportunity to work under pressure, if yes please elaborate? What are some of the things you feel you have done particularly well in your job or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way? What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why? What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why? Do you prefer working alone or in a group? How do you evaluate success? What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing? What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction?? Would your rather work with information or with people? What motivates you? Why should we hire you? Tell me about one of your most recent goals and what you did to achieve it What are your short-term goals? What is your long-range objective? Have you ever had a conflict with a boss, etc? How did you resolve it? What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have? Are you willing to travel? How much? Is money or career more important to you? Why? give me a example from your past experience where you have proved your leadership role.

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Suggested questions to be asked to a very smart candidate 1. What are your career goals/ career aspirations?
2. How do you plan to achieve these goals?

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How will this job help you to achieve your career goals?
What kind of job do you see yourself holding five years from now?

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What do you feel you need to develop in terms of skill & knowledge in order to excel in your job?
Why do you think you will be successful in this role?

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What would you like to accomplish if you had this job?

What are your strengths and areas of improvement?

9. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now 10. Can you share any past positive experience that has created an impact in your career? 11. Who or what in your life has influenced you most in relation to your career growth? Why 12. what skills would be required to excel in this job? 13. Why do u want to change your field from XYZ to this industry 14. What do you think is different between a goal and an ambition?? (Expected response can be-Goals need to be SMART and Ambition is volatile and if your ambitious it helps you to achieve your goal) 14. Did you get an opportunity to work under pressure, if yes please elaborate? 15. What are some of the things you feel you have done particularly well in your job or in which you have achieved the greatest success? Why do you feel this way? 16. What are the things, you may want to avoid in a job? Why? 17. What kind of people do you find it most difficult to work with? Why? 18. Do you prefer working alone or in a group?
19. How do you evaluate success?

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What do you think it takes to be successful in sales & marketing? What accomplishments in your life have given you the most satisfaction? Would your rather work with information or with people? What motivates you?
Why should we hire you?

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Tell me about one of your most recent goals and what you did to achieve it What are your short-term goals? What is your long-range objective? Have you ever had a conflict with a boss, etc? How did you resolve it? What qualities do you feel a successful manager should have? Are you willing to travel? How much?
Is money or career more important to you? Why? We are looking for a role where in another 6 to 8 months depending the performance, the selected candidate should be able to manage a team of 30 people or more, could you manage this chore, if so how would you?

34. If selected we will put you on the field tomorrow, to evaluate your confidence of speaking to people, are you comfortable with it ?

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