Personnel Selection: Interview Questions: Qualifications

Are there reasons I should hire you over another candidate?
Are you an analytical person?
Are you (certified/licensed) in (____)?
Are you overqualified for this position?
Are you overqualified for your current position?
Are you very qualified in finances?
Can you think analytically?
Can you think logically?
Can you think strategically?
Can you think tactically?
Could you give me three reasons why you're better than the other candidates?
Describe what types of software packages you feel comfortable using. (competencies)
Describe one reason I should hire you over a more qualified candidate?
Do you feel qualified to be successful in your position?
Do you have experience with some of the greatest challenges that this industry faces?
Do you have the professional license the position requires?
Do you speak a foreign language?
Doesn't this job represent a step down from the level of work you have been doing?
Don't you think you're overqualified for this position?
I don't think you are suitable for this job. What could you add to convince me to hire you?
Has your work experience prepared you for this position?
Have you ever been overqualified for a position?
Have you ever been underqualified for a position?
Have you performed a job in which you were overqualified?
How are your computer skills?
How are your verbal skills?
How are your writing skills?
How has your education prepared you for this position?
How much do you know about this job?
How would you compare your tactical thinking to your strategic thinking?

How would you compare your verbal and writing skills?
How would you compare your written skills to your verbal skills?
I noticed you have a Master's -- do you think people with Master's degrees are as smart as we're led to believe?
I see in your resume just the bare minimum of qualifications for this position-- why should I hire you?
If you were hiring a person for this position, what qualities would you look for in an applicant?
If you were hiring for this position, what would you be looking for?
If you were hiring, what type of person would you want to fill this position?
Should we consider your grades?
Tell me your (specific) qualifications that make you the best candidate for this job.
What are the most important attributes for this position?
What are there reasons I should hire you over another candidate?
What are the skills you need to work on most?
What are your best skills?
What are your most outstanding traits?
What are your most significant strengths?
What are your most significant weaknesses?
What are your own special abilities?
What are your qualifications (for this position)?
What are your specific strengths and weaknesses?
What are your strengths?
What certifications do you have?
What characteristics do you look for in hiring?
What characteristics do you think a person must have to be successful in your field?
What computer skills do you have?
What do you consider to be your outstanding job-related personal strengths?
What do you feel makes you qualified for this job?
What does it take to be professional?
What is your proficiency in ___?
What kind of experience do you have for this job?
What licenses do you have?

What makes you qualified for this job?
What outstanding traits or talents do you feel you bring to the position for which you are applying?
What parts of the job do you feel less qualified for?
What personal attributes do you have for success in your field?
What personal attributes do you need for success in your field?
What qualifications do you have that make you feel that you will be successful in your field?
What qualifications do you have that make you feel you would be successful in your chosen field?
What qualifications do you have that make you think that you will be successful in business?
What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be successful in your career?
What qualifications do you have that make you think you will be successful?
What skills are most important in the type of work you are seeking?
What skills are you lacking?
What skills do you have that match this job?
What skills do you most need to develop?
What skills do you need to develop for this job?
What skills do you need to develop to continue working in your (previous/current)?
What skills do you think the ideal candidate for this position should have?
What skills do you think this position requires?
What skills do you think you need to improve?
What special characteristics should I consider about you?
What special qualifications (for this position) did you earn in school?
What special qualifications do you have (for this position)?
What things that you learned in school can be used on this job?
What types of positions are you best qualified for?
What would you say is your strongest quality?
Which languages are you fluent in?
Which qualities do you think are the most important in determining who we would hire for this position?
Why are you a strong applicant for this position?
Why are you the best candidate for the job?
Why are you the best person for the position?

Why do you believe you are qualified for the position?
Why do you feel qualified to work here?
Why do you feel qualified to work in this profession?
Why do you feel that you can be successful in this position?
Why do you feel that you are qualified for this job?
Why do you think you are suitable for this (job/line of work)?
Will you have the kind of time this position needs to be effective?
You've had little experience in this field. How do you intend to learn?