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Sample Interview Questions
and Answers
Try answering the following sample interview questions below on your own, then click on the link to reveal the answer and specific advice for this kind of question.
Typical Interview Questions
Tell me about yourself.
Tell me about your greatest accomplishment.
What is your greatest weakness?
In your last performance review, what did you boss say you should be working to improve?
How do you manage your time?
Where would you like to be in 5 or 10 years?
Behavioral Interview Questions
Tell me about a time when you had to persuade someone at work (boss, customer, co-worker).
Tell me about the most complex business problem you've had to solve in the last couple of years.
Article on Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
"Smart" or "Problem Solving" Interview Questions
If you were to stack quarters on top of each other, how many quarters high do you think the Empire State Building is?
Why are man hole covers round?
If you were on a boat in the middle of a very deep lake, how long do you think it would take for the anchor to reach the bottom if you threw it overboard?
"Illegal" Interview Questions
Do you have children? How old are they?
What religion are you, anyway?
"Silly" Interview Questions
"If you were a piece of fruit in a fruit bowl, which piece of fruit would you be?"
More Sample Interview Questions
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