Personnel Selection: Interview Questions: Experience/Responsibilities
Past
- Describe your experience handling telephones.
- Describe your experience working with computers.
- Describe your experience working with difficult people.
- Describe your experience working with money.
- Describe your experience working with numbers.
- What experience did you gain from your internships?
- What experience do you have for this job?
- What experience do you have in making oral presentations?
- What experience do you have?
- What experience do you have with computers?
- What experience do you have with (____)?
- What experience do you have working with (other/difficult) people?
- What experience do you hope to gain from this position?
- What experience do you think makes the best employee? Manager?
- What experiences did you gain from college?
- What experiences did you gain from your (previous/current)?
- What experiences did you have in the military?
- What experiences have influenced you?
- What experiences have benefited you the most?
- What experiences have taught you the most?
- What experiences led you to choose this occupation?
- What experiences led you to choose your career path?
Knowledge Gained
- What have you learned from participation in extra-curricular activities?
- What have you learned from some of the jobs you have held?
- What have you learned from some of the other jobs you have held?
- What have you learned from your (education/college)?
- What have you learned from your experiences?
- What have you learned from your extracurricular activities?
- What have you learned from your jobs?
- What have you learned from your (previous/current) job?
- What have you learned from your mistakes?
- What have you learned on your current job?
- What was the most important lesson you've ever learned?
- What work experience has helped you the most?
- Which of your jobs presented the best (learning) experience?
- Describe a mistake you made. What have you learned from that mistake?
Typical Experiences
- Can you describe a typical day at your (last/current) job?
- Describe your typical workday.
- What is your typical day?
- What are the responsibilities of your position?
- What are your (major/primary) responsibilities?
- What is an example of a working relationship outside of your company that you've handled successfully?
Military
- Do you have military experience?
- Where were you stationed in the military?
- Have you served in the military?
- When were you in the military?
Other Experience
- Are you experienced in making presentations?
- Describe your current job for me.
- Have you given any (speeches/presentations)?
- Have you handled fiscal duties?
- Have you made presentations?
- Have you made presentations before large audiences?
- How much experience do you have with (____)?
- How much experience do you think someone should have in this position?
- How many years have you used (____)?
- What is the least relevant job you've taken?
- What is your level of experience with (_____)?
- What jobs have you held?
- What kind of projects using leadership skills have you done?
- What kind of projects using typing/word processing skills have you done?
- What was the most interesting job you've had?
- Which are the most important (functions/divisions) that you control?
- With which departments did you interact most with in your first position?