CARRER GUIDANCE INTERVIEW QUESTION
1. Tell me about your educational background.
2. How has your college experience prepared
you for a career?
3. What was your biggest challenge as a
student, and how did you handle it?
4. Tell me about your work experience? How
has it prepared you for a career?
5. Have you completed any internships? What
did you gain from the experience?
6. What major problems have you encountered
at work and how did you deal with them?
7. How would you describe yourself?
8. What motivates you?
9. What is your greatest strength?
10. What are you looking for in a job? What is
important to you?
11. What do you see yourself doing five years
from now?
12. Would you still be interested in this job if you
knew, at some point in the future, the work
environment would change from an individual
environment to a team-based approach?
13. Describe situations where you have used
your leadership skills.
14. Give me two examples of good decisions
you have made in the last six months.
15. When you were growing up, what did you do
to earn your own spending money?
16. What have you done to improve yourself
during the last year?
17. Are you willing to go where the company
sends you?
18. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
19. Where do you see yourself 5 years from
now?
20. How would you describe your ideal job
following graduation?
21. Would you rather work alone or in a group?
22. Tell me about the most satisfying job you
ever held. The least.
23. How would one of your professors describe
you?
24. Describe your most rewarding senior high
school experience.
25. What have you learned from your extra-
curricular activities and volunteer experiences?
26. Do you feel you have done the best
scholastic work you are capable of?
27. Do you think your grades are a good
indicator of your academic achievement?
28. How would you describe your personality?
29. Describe your study habits.
30. What college subjects did you like the best?
The least? Why?
31. How would you prepare for important tests or
exams?
32. If I were to ask your professors to describe
you in three words, what would they be?
33. Did you prefer working independently or in
groups on school projects?
34. How do you handle success?

35. How do you handle failure?

36. What can you do better for us than the other

applicants?

37. Why are you the best person for the job?

38. Do you work well with other people?

39. Describe a difficult work situation or project

and how you overcame it.

40. What are your goals for the future?

41. How do you handle stress and pressure?

42. What are your salary expectations?