Interviewing

Most Common Interview Questions

Tell me about yourself? 

• Share what you do, achievements, tie-in (watch video).

• Share who you are, where you are from, where you are going, achievements, stats and fun facts (watch video).

Why this job?

Why this company?

What do you hope to accomplish in 5 years?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

• Video: How to respond to "what is your great weakness?"

• Use ChatGPT to answer this question: 

  • Prompt: Based on my own resume, please help me structure an answer to the interview question: "What is your buggest weakness?" Use the STAR answer framework: Situation, Task, Action and Results. Here is my resume for reference..." Via jeffsu.org 

Questions You Should Ask at a Job Interview

1. Why is the position open?

2. If I were wildly successful in this job, what would that look like? What do you think are the most important qualities for someone to excel in this role? How is success measured?

3. What is the training and onboarding process for this role?

4. What professional development opportunities are offered?

5. What are the top 3 goals to accomplish?

6. What roles have others been promoted into from here?

7. What are some of the challenges you expect the person in this position to face? 

8. Is there anything in my resume or background that could be a concern?

9. What excites you most about your job, and what do you like most about this company? 

10. What is the company's definition of work-life balance?

Resources

• Seven Job Interview Questions You Forgot To Ask Your Potential Hire

• Mastering Self-Introductions On Zoom Or Teams Meetings