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# [50 Typical Interview Questions - Ten2Two Recruitment Experts](https://www.ten2two.org/resources/interview-questions)

 Written by [deborah o'sullivan](https://www.ten2two.org/resources/author/deborah-osullivan) | May 18, 2023, 12:25:46 PM

**We often get asked for examples of typical interview questions that might be asked in a job interview. So here we’ve listed examples of interview questions you might be asked and also provided you with some typical interview questions you can also ask.**

**Don’t forget to read our other guides on ‘[How to Job Interview](https://www.ten2two.org/resources/how-to-succeed-in-a-job-interview)‘ and ‘[How to write a CV](https://www.ten2two.org/candidates/hints-and-tips/how-to-write-cv/)‘.** 

### Interview Questions you might be asked about your career to date:

- What have been your achievements to date?
- Are you happy with your career to date?
- What do you like about your present job?
- What do you dislike about your current role?
- Why do you want to leave your current employer?
- When were you most satisfied with your job?
- Who has had the greatest impact on your career to date? Why?
- What kind of personality do you work best with and why?
- What will you miss about your present/last job?
- What’s the most difficult decision you’ve made in the last two years?
- What is the biggest problem you have faced recently and how you resolved it?
- What example can you give me of when you feel you have been out of your depth?
- Tell me about a time you’ve had to deal with conflict in your job.
- What negative thing would your last boss say about you?

### Interview Questions you might be asked about yourself:

- Tell me about yourself…
- Tell me the most difficult situation you have had to face and how you tackled it?
- What are your strengths? & what are your weaknesses?
- What kind of pressures have you encountered at work?
- How would you feel about working for someone who knows less than you?
- Are you a self-starter? Give me examples to demonstrate this.
- How would your colleagues describe you?
- How would you describe your workstyle?
- What would your referees say about you?
- What changes in the workplace have caused you difficulty and why?
- What area of your skills do you want to improve?
- What five adjectives would you use that best describe you? (Both in and out of the workplace).
- What are three positive character traits you don’t have?
- What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
- List five words that describe your character.

### Interview Questions you might be asked relating to the new employer:

- What attracted you to this company?
- What can you bring to this organisation?
- What are you looking for in a company?
- Why do you think you would like this role?
- Where would you like to be in five years?
- Why should I give this position to you instead of the other people on the shortlist?
- Which part of this role is least attractive to you?
- How do you feel about working long hours and/or weekends?
- What do you look for in terms of culture in a company?
- How would you go about establishing your credibility quickly with the team?
- What do you see yourself doing within the first 30 days of this job?
- If you were interviewing someone for this position, what traits would you look for?

### Not-so-Typical Interview Questions You Might be Asked:

- If you were an animal, what would you be?
- There isn’t a right answer to this but if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be? Why?
- Sell me this pencil.
- Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.
- What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?
- What is your greatest achievement outside of work?
- What do you do in your spare time?
- Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.
- If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do?

### Interview Questions for you to ask:

- What will my responsibilities be?
- How has the position become vacant?
- How will you assess my performance?
- How does the role fit into the structure of the department?
- How does the department fit into the organisation as a whole?
- Who will I report to and are there persons reporting to me?
- Where does my line manager fit into the structure?
- What encouragement is given to undertake further training?
- Who are your customers?
- Where is the company going? Expansion plans?
- Where is the specific location of the position? Are there any plans to change this?
- Will the position entail travelling?
- How soon will you decide on the appointment?
- What is the next step?

 

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