INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
GENERAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
Tell me about yourself.
What do you consider to be your greatest strengths
and weaknesses?
Why did you choose Central Michigan University
and your area of study?
Which classes have you enjoyed most? Least? Why?
In what extra‐curricular activities have you
participated? Which did you enjoy most and why?
What are your short‐term and long‐term career
goals, and how do you plan to achieve them?
What leadership positions have you held? Describe
your leadership style.
What motivates you to put forth your greatest
effort?
Why are you interested in our organization and this
position?
What do you think it takes to be successful in an
organization like ours?
What qualities do you think a successful manager
would possess?
What three accomplishments have given you the
greatest satisfaction?
How would your previous supervisor and coworkers describe you?
What criteria are you using to evaluate the company
for which you hope to work?
Why are you the best candidate for this position?
QUESTIONS TO ASK THE INTERVIEWER
What would be the first project or initiative for the
successful candidate?
What is your favorite thing about your job?
What do you anticipate to be the greatest
challenges of this position?
What professional development opportunities
would be available to the successful candidate?
What is the timeline of the hiring process?
How would you describe your management style?
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BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
How have you demonstrated initiative?
Tell me about a time when you successfully
interacted with a difficult person.
How have you motivated yourself to complete an
assignment or task that you did not want to do?
Think about a complex project or assignment you
have been given. What approach did you take to
complete it?
Tell me about the riskiest decision you have made.
Tell me about a challenge in which you successfully
exceeded expectations.
Give an example of when your persistence had the
biggest payoff.
Describe a situation where class assignments and
work or personal activities conflicted. How did you
prioritize and manage your time?
How have you most constructively dealt with
disappointment and turned it into a learning
experience?
Describe a situation in which you effectively
developed a solution to a problem by combining
different perspectives or approaches.
Give me an example of a time when you needed to
learn something new in a short amount of time.
Describe a time when you disagreed with a
supervisor.
TIP:
Use what you’ve learned from the
interview to ask specific questions:
“You mentioned that
... I was curious to
know more about ... ”