Career Guide - Michelin Career Center - Clemson University

Clemson University
Career Guide 2012 - 2013
DURING THE INTERVIEW (CONT.)
Questions Asked By Employers
Personal:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What are your hobbies?
3. Why did you choose to interview with our organization?
4. Describe your ideal job.
5. What can you offer us?
6. What do you consider to be your strengths/weaknesses?
7. Define success. Define failure.
8. Have you ever had any failures? What did you learn from
them?
9. Of which three accomplishments are you most proud?
10. Who are your role models? Why?
11. How does your college education or work experience relate
to this job?
12. What motivates you most in a job?
13. Have you had difficulty getting along with a former
supervisor/co-worker? How did you handle it?
14. Have you ever spoken before a group of people? How
large?
15. Why should we hire you rather than another candidate?
16. What do you know about our organization (products,
services and history)?
17. What was the most useful criticism you ever received, and
who was it from?
18. Where do you want to be in five years? Ten years?
19. Do you plan to return to school for further education?
Education:
1. Why did you choose your major/college/university?
2. Do you think you received a good education? In what
ways?
3. In which campus activities did you participate?
4. Which classes did you like best? Least? Why?
5. If you were to start over, what would you change about
your education?
6. Do your grades accurately reflect your ability? Why or why
not?
7. Describe your leadership style.
8. In a particular leadership role you had, what was the
greatest challenge?
9. Were you financially responsible for any portion of your
college education?
Experience:
1. What job related skills have you developed?
2. Did you work while going to school? In what positions?
3. What did you learn from these work experiences?
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4. What did you enjoy most about your last employment?
Least?
5. Have you ever quit a job? Why?
6. What are your team-player qualities? Give examples.
7. Have you ever done any volunteer work? What kind?
8. How do you think a former supervisor would describe your
work?
9. What frustrates you most?
10. How would you react to having your credibility
challenged?
Behavioral:
Before you begin interviewing, think about these questions and
possible responses and discuss them with a career advisor.
Those questions asking for a story should be portrayed in a
positive light, and include specifics of the situation, your action
and the results. Conduct mock interviews and be sure you are
able to communicate clear, unrehearsed answers.
1. Tell me how you feel about allowing subordinates to
make decisions. Can you give me an example of how
you have made decisions with a group? What was the
result?
2. Tell me about a situation in which you were responsible
for establishing a course of action for yourself and for
others to accomplish a goal. How did you go about
planning job assignments for people? What was the
result?
3. Tell me about a difficult decision you have had to make
in your life. How did you approach it? What was the
result?
4. Tell me about something you are committed to. How did
you become committed to it? What action(s) have you
had to take to become and remain committed?
5. Can you tell me about a job that you did with little
direction or supervision?
6. Give an example of a situation in which you provided a
solution to an employer.
7. Give an example of a time in which you worked under
deadline pressure.
8. Can you tell me about the things you did to make the
transition from high school to college? What helped you
most? How were your grades during your first semester?
9. Can you tell me about the times you have had to adapt to
a new job or change in environment? What did you do to
make it easier for yourself?
10. Tell me about a time you were disappointed by your
personal performance on a project.