POSSIBLE GENERIC INTERVIEW

QUESTIONS

1. Take us through your resume

2. Why do you think you are suitable for this role/
domain/ company?
3. Self assessment of your strengths & weaknesses
4. If you are given an opportunity to change one thing
about you, what would that be and why?
5. What do you think is missing in your resume?
6. In what way has your special personal interest been a
value add to your personality and development?
7. So, what is your story?
8. Why are you interested in us?
9. One thing you liked about your old company and one
thing you would like to change there
10.
Briefly introduce yourself
11.

What are your strengths?

12.

How did the students find the pre-placement talk?

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14.

Where are you from?

What was the most challenging task that you

faced?
15.
What is NOT there on your resume?
16.
Whats the recent development in respect of our
company or industry between PPT and now?
17.
Why did you join ISB, what were the drivers?
18.
What are the major relationships you have
handled?
19.
Why did you leave your previous job?
20.
Show me you are passionate about this job
without referring to your past work experience

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22.

Talk to me....about anything you want

Questions about extracurricular how much you

know about the domain and what have you really

done there
23.
What is your favorite subject
24.
Tell me about yourself - where you grew up, what
school, etc.
25.
Did you attend my presentation?
26.
What do you want to do post ISB?
27.
Why our company?
28.
Location preferences?
29.
Why ISB?
30.
Which other jobs are you applying to?
31.
How would you describe your role? (earlier job)
32.
How was your experience at undergrad?
33.
How has ISB been so far?
34.
What are you looking at after ISB?
35.
What would you like me to know about you that is
not on your resume?
36.
What are the three most important events of your
life?
37.
Where did you grow up?
38.
What are your three major accomplishments?
39.
What was an experience in your life that you
would want to go back and change?
40.
How would your friends describe you?
41.
Give me three words to describe YOU?
42.
Do you consider yourself an introvert or
extrovert?
43.
What new goals have you established for yourself
recently?
44.
What are your five to ten year career goals?
45.
What are your career and educational goals?
46.
What are your personal plans?
47.
Why are you pursuing this field?

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What would you like your lasting impression to

be?
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50.
51.
52.

What
What
What
What

do you get passionate about?

does success mean to you?
does failure mean to you?
are the values you stand by? Give an

example when you stood by

these values even in

the face of adversity. (Name 3 values & prepare 2

situations each)
53.
Who do you admire? Why?
54.
Who is your idol, and why? Identify one of his/her
weakness.
55.
How important are ethics compared to getting the
job done?
56.
How do you think a former supervisor would
describe your work?
57.
What did you enjoy most about your last
employment? Least?
58.
Describe the job or the activity that has had the
greatest impact on your career goals
59.
Define leadership.
60.
Tell me about a time when you successfully
resolved a conflict.
61.
Give me an example of a leadership role you have
held when not everything went as planned.
62.
Tell me about a decision you have made that you
later regretted
63.
Is it important to lead or be a team player?
64.
What have you done that you consider creative?
65.
Why should we hire you?
66.
How do your skills relate to our needs? What can
you offer us?
67.
What have you disliked in your past jobs?

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What are your hobbies, interests? How do you

plan to pursue them?

69.
How competitive are you?
70.
How do you work under pressure?
71.
Describe the course that has had the greatest
impact on your thinking.
72.
What is your favorite book/movie/song/painting-or
author/actor/singer/artist?
73.
Which magazines/newspapers do you read
regularly? Which books have you read recently?
74.
Have you ever done volunteer activities?
75.
How have you balanced academics and
extracurricular?
76.
Tell me a joke.
77.
Given you have no background in this field, why
the interest?
78.
What do you know about our company / industry
79.
What is management to you?
80.
How would you define your management style?
81.
What do you like to see in a manager?
82.
How do you resolve differences of opinion
between yourself and others? Between others as a
third party?
83.
How do you manage a non performer in your
team?
84.
Can a person be a leader and a follower at the
same time?
85.
Tell me about a time that you decided to do
something that others were avoiding.
86.
Tell me of a time when you last took a decision
with insufficient information? What did you consider?
What was the outcome? What worked? What didnt?
87.
What do you hope to learn on the job?

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Would you consider yourself more strategic or

more tactical?
89.
What do you think this job requires? How do you
fit in?
90.
Where do you think the industry will be in 5
years?
91.
What interests you about this position?
92.
What part of this job you think you will not be fully
satisfied with?
93.
If you were the CEO of this company what would
you do differently?
94.
What are the biggest short term / long term
opportunities in this industry?
95.
What are the biggest threats to this industry /
company?
96.
Are there any location or family constraints?
97.
How much did you make in your previous job?
98.
What are you looking to make in your next job?
Your expectation?
99.
How did you prepare for this interview?
100. Questions to check out your ethical values.