Select a common interview question below and offer how you would answer that question on an interview. This will assist you in thinking about the content of your professional development plan or elevator pitch.

Most Common Interview Questions

What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years? What can you offer us that someone else can not? What are three things your former manager would like you to improve on? Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of. Tell me about a time you made a mistake. What is your dream job? What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the job? Tell me how you handled a difficult situation. Why should we hire you? How would you deal with an angry or irate customer? Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project. What was your biggest failure? What motivates you? Whos your mentor? Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss. How do you handle pressure? What are your career goals? What gets you up in the morning? What would your direct reports say about you? If I called your boss right now and asked him/her what is an area that you could improve on, what would he/she say? Are you a leader or a follower? What was the last book youve read for fun? What are your co-worker pet peeves? What are your hobbies? What is your favorite website? What makes you uncomfortable? What are some of your leadership experiences? How would you fire someone? What do you like the most and least about working in this industry? What questions havent I asked you? What questions do you have for me?