Sample Interview Questions

What are your long term goals - work and education?

Tell me about yourself?

Give me an example of how you go about setting goals for yourself?

Describe the most difficult situation you have encountered at QC?

As a club officer (supervisor), how do you go about getting the support or help needed from a difficult person?

Why did you choose QC? Why did you choose your particular major?

Give me an example of a project at QC that required creativity.

How has your job experiences prepared you for the position you are interviewing for?

What do you consider your strengths/weakness?

How do you plan to achieve your career goals?

How has your college experience prepared you for a business career?

Why should I hire you?

How do you determine or evaluate success?

What do you think it takes to be successful in a company like ours?

What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why?

Describe your most rewarding college experience?

Why did you select your college or university?

What led you to choose your field of major study?

If you could do so, how would you plan your academic study differently?

What have you learned from participation in extracurricular activities?

How do you work under pressure?

What do you know about our company?

What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

What have you learned from your mistakes?

Tell me about an important goal you set for yourself and the progress you made?

Describe a situation when you had a conflict with a classmate or a co-worker; and how did you handle it?

Be prepared for both general and behavioral types of questions.When responding to:

- General question, your response should not only describe what you did but also describe how it will benefit the position you are being interviewed for.

- Behavioral question, it is always helpful to use the PSR format ( P = describe the problem, S = give the solution; R = tell the result.)