20 Commonly Asked Questions

• What are you looking for in a job?
• Why did you decide you wanted to interview with this company?
• Tell me about yourself.
• What do you consider your major accomplishments in school?
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What are your long-range and short-range goals and objectives?
• When and why did you establish these goals and how do you plan to achieve them?
• Describe how your prior work or school experience prepared you for the business world.
• What computer-related courses have you had?
• How would you describe your computer skills?
• Have you had any community service experience?
• What are your outside interests and activities?
• What do you do in your spare time?
• If you had to do it all over again, would you have gone into the same program?
• What kind of research have you done on this industry?
• What do you know about this company? In what way can you make a contribution to this company?
• What are your most important concerns when seeking a position?
• Describe some situations in which you have used initiative in your professional life.
• What are the most important rewards you expect in your career?
• Describe your most rewarding experience.