Personnel Selection: Interview Questions: Interests

Do you like working?
Are you looking for a permanent job?
Are you really interested in this job, or are you thinking more about getting out of your present job?
Are you seeking employment in a company of a certain size? Why?
How did you choose this occupation?
What do you like most about your profession?
What do you like most about this job opening?
What did you like (most/least) about your previous job?
What interests you about our product (or service)?
What interests you about this position?
What kind of job are you looking for?
What kind of job do you like to do?
What kind of job do you want immediately?
What kind of work interests you most?
What kind of work interests you the most? The least?
What position are you interested in?
Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing?
Why did you choose this career?
Why did you choose your (previous/current) job?
Why did you leave your previous position?
Why did you quit your job?
Why do you like working in this (field/profession)?
What job do you want to do immediately?
What jobs do you like to do?
What profession do you want to work in?

What do you like most about our company?
Why do you want to work for our company?
Why do you want to work for our organization?
What position in our company interests you?
What interests you about our company?
What about our company interests you the most?
What are you expecting from an employer?
What do you think is the most important thing in working in a company? What do you think is the least important?
What industry do you want to work in?

What are the most important characteristics you are looking for in a job and why?
What are two or three things that are most important to you in a job?
What are the most important things to you in a job?
What are the most important things you want to get out of a job?
What are the most important things a job can offer you?
What aspects of the job are the most important?
What aspects of the job do you believe are the most important?
What aspects to this line of work do you enjoy the most?
What is the most important aspect of your current job?
What do you look for in a job and why do you look for those things?
What do you particularly like about your position?
What work do you like the (most/least)?
What were the most enjoyable aspects of your last job? What were the least enjoyable aspects?

What kind of position are you looking for?
In what jobs have you been most interested?
If I hired you for this position, what responsibilities do you most look forward to filling?
Describe the perfect job.
Describe your ideal job based on the industry right now.
What was your most interesting job?
How would do describe the ideal job for you following graduation?
How would you describe the ideal job for you following graduation?
How would you describe the ideal job or you?
How does your ideal job measure up against the description of the job you're applying for?
If you could construct your own job within our company, what factors would you include?
If you could create an ideal job, what responsibilities and working atmosphere would you like to have?
What is your favorite job?
What jobs have you enjoyed the (most/least)? Why?
What jobs have you enjoyed least (in your career)?
What jobs have you enjoyed most (in your career)?
Which of your jobs have you liked the (most/least)?
What's your idea of the ultimate job?
What do you hope to do in your next job?
What do you hope to do in your next job that you can not do in your present position?
What do you hope your next (job/employer) will be like?
What factors are important to you in a job?
What is most important to you in a job?

If you were to start college over tomorrow, what courses should you take? Why?
Is there any class you have completely disliked? Why?
What did you like least about college?
Why did you choose this (college/university)?
Why did you major in (____)?
Why did you pick this minor?
What lead you to choose your (college/university)?
What lead you to choose your field of study?
What led you to choose your major? What courses have you enjoyed most? Least? Why?
What led you to choose your major field of study?
Is there anything you have been involved in at college that you are really proud of?
Why are you majoring in (____)?
Why did choose the career for which you are studying?

Do you read often?
Do you recycle?
How do you spend your spare time?
In what extra curricular activities did you participate in school? Do you think they were worth the time you devoted?
What are your interests? (or What types of activities do you like the best?)
What are/were some of your extracurricular activities? What did you learn from them?
What do you do to maintain good physical condition?
What do you like to do the most?
What do you like to do with your spare time?
What activities have you participated in? Were these worthwhile?
What are the extracurriculars you participated in during school? What position you held? What did you learn?
What extracurricular activities did you take part in?
What extracurricular activities were you active in?
What were some of your extracurricular activities in college? What did you learn from them? Did you hold any offices?
What kinds of extra-curricular activities have you been involved in?
What were your favorite extracurricular activities?
Which activities did you most enjoy? Why?