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Some opinion questions could be:
- What do you see as your biggest professional success to date?
- What’s your preferred management style?
- What would you do if faced with this type of situation?
During a job interview, you may be asked situational interview questions. Interviewers do this to help them see your thought processes and how you’ve used your skills in the past.
Your answers will demonstrate how you have overcome any challenges, help with any company needs or how you work with a team.
This article will explain more about the intent behind situational interview questions as well as how to prepare for them.
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Communicating What You Would Do
A common opinion interview approach might pose, “What would you do?” questions to get a sense of how you would behave in a given scenario. Glassdoor suggests that this is the ideal time to let your problem solving skills shine. Questions are not always related to work, although it’s often wise to respond in a way that correlates to key elements of your profession if you can. For example, the interview might ask, “What you would do if you won a million dollars?” Rather than saying, “Id quit my job in a minute!” you should consider saying something more appropriate like, “I would love to take some vacation abroad, and while that kind of money might allow me to retire a few years early, I don’t think I could ever give up my professional life.”
50+ most common job interview questions
This question seems simple, so many people fail to prepare for it, but it’s crucial. Heres the deal: Don’t give your complete employment (or personal) history. Instead, give a pitch—one that’s concise and compelling and that shows exactly why you’re the right fit for the job. Muse writer and MIT career counselor Lily Zhang recommends using a present, past, future formula. Talk a little bit about your current role (including the scope and perhaps one big accomplishment), then give some background as to how you got there and experience you have that’s relevant. Finally, segue into why you want—and would be perfect for—this role.
“I want to uncover a candidate’s values, but I’ve found that asking about that directly isn’t as effective,” he says. “This question pulls out those drivers in a more subtle, yet honest way. What they admire in others tells you a lot about what they find important.”
“Some of the attributes they list off are surprising,” says Chen. “It helps you think about the role in a different way. I’ve also found that candidates tend to highlight their own strengths, so it gives you a window into who they are. You can also get a sense of whether they’re good at breaking nebulous problems, like hiring, into the key drivers.”
“This question surprises almost everyone,” says Liza Hausman, VP of Industry Marketing at Houzz. (And it’s the perfect one to end on.)
Of course, we’ve shared a fair amount of interview best practices in the past here on the Review. (Two particular must-reads come to mind: the seven characteristics that help you hire a top performer and this roundup of interview questions previously scattered across the Review archive).
Ben Kamens, the founder and CEO of Spring Discovery (and alum of Khan Academy and Fog Creek Software) finds this question to be an effective way to probe candidates’ thoughtfulness when it comes to working with others, uncovering their understanding of how team dynamics and culture intersect.
Interview questions can run the gamut. It’s unlikely you’ll face all 100 of these, but you should still be prepared to answer at least some of them. Thad Peterson, Monster staff
While there are as many different possible interview questions as there are interviewers, it always helps to be ready for anything. Which is why weve taken the time to prepare this list of 100 potential interview questions.
Will you face them all? We hope no interviewer would be that cruel.
Will you face a few? Probably.
Will you be well-served by being ready even if youre not asked these exact questions? Absolutely. To learn how to be prepared for job interview questions, start here.
FAQ
What are 10 good interview questions?
- Tell Me About Yourself. …
- Why Are You the Best Person for the Job? …
- Why Do You Want This Job? …
- How Has Your Experience Prepared You for This Role? …
- Why Are You Leaving (or Have Left) Your Job? …
- What Is Your Greatest Strength? …
- What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
How do you answer an opinion based question?
- I think that….
- I believe that….
- As for me, I think/believe that….
- In my opinion,
- If you ask me,
- From my perspective,
- In my view,
- It is my understanding that….
What are the top 5 questions to ask an interviewer?
- How many basketballs can fit on a bus?
- What two things, aside from food and water, would you want on a deserted island?
- How many pizzas are ordered every night in the United States?
- What would you do if you won the lottery?
- Blue or green?
