Job Interview Question Samples
Samples of job interview questions are linked below. Many of the
resources also indicate what interviewers are seeking and suggest
answers or ways of responding. Includes common, behavioral, case,
tough and other types of questions, plus virtual interview practice.
See the Interview Center right
here at TechnicalJobSearch.com for more interview tips and sample
questions. See also Interviews for
self-help books on the subject.
Answering
Questions
Tips, mistakes to avoid and sample common questions. Includes some
of the tough ones, such as explaining employment gaps in your resume
and why you're leaving your current job. All include ways to answer.
Basic
Interview Preparation 
Among its many other services, the popular Vault.com job bank will coach you
by phone before upcoming interviews. They also offer a money-saving package deal
that includes both coaching and resume writing or review. Called the "best place
on the Web to prepare for a job search" by Fortune Magazine and included
among the "Best of the Web" by Forbes Magazine.
Behavioral
Interview Questions
Job Searching Guide Alison Doyle explains the purpose of a behavioral
interview, how it differs from the traditional interview and how
to prepare. She also provides samples of common behavioral interview
questions.
Behavioral
Interview Questions
Samples of the types of questions asked, grouped by skill.
Case
Interview Preparation
Among its many other services, the popular Vault.com job bank will coach you
by phone before upcoming case interviews with consulting firms. They also offer
a money-saving package deal that includes both general interview coaching and
resume writing or review. Called the "best place on the Web to prepare for a
job search" by Fortune Magazine and included among the "Best of
the Web" by Forbes Magazine.
Case
Interview Guide
Helps you to navigate these difficult interviews with over 50 examples of actual
cases, and an interactive section for practicing with your friends and colleagues.
Priced right and offers a free excerpt. One of several guides by the popular
Vault.com, published since 1997 and touted as the premier source of insider career
information. After you click the link above, look for Vault Guide to the
Case Interview under the category Consulting. See also Vault
Case Interviews Practice Guide: More Sample Cases.
Case
Interview Virtual Practice
Business-consulting example cases, including finding revenue growth,
increasing profit, crafting a distribution strategy, and developing
a competitive strategy. Also includes an interactive, e-commerce
strategy case you may practice online. Courtesy of the Boston Consulting
Group, a company that hires consultants to help organizations make
improvements in their direction and performance.
Common
Job Interview Questions
Organized by type, mostly for entry-level students and grads (includes
sample questions about school). Also includes sample questions
to ask near the end of an interview and after a job offer.
Common
Interview Question with Answers
Also includes a list of sample questions to ask interviewers.
Common
Interview Questions with Answers
As suggested by experienced campus recruiters, from JobWeb.
Consolidated Interview
Sample Questions
If instead of piecing together tips from the Web, you'd prefer
them all in one place with plenty of sample questions with suggested
answers, consider buying a good book on the topic. Click the link
above for a list of good books.
Entry-Level
Job Interview Questions
Standard questions interviewers might ask for entry-level
jobs, but most also apply for any job interview. Includes other
interview resources for students and recent grads, such as general
tips and questions to ask.
Interview Tips, Techniques & Questions
Yahoo! HotJobs offers several, including illegal questions, body language, phone screens and
worst-case survival.
Job
Interview Questions and Answers
40 of them with model answers from Resume Magic, a resume writing
service. Includes questions to ask, plus illegal questions and
their legal equivalents.
Technical
Interview Questions
Brainteasers "which have been floating around some Internet
circles" and offered by a software engineer for programmers.
But he indicates that he's not about to answer them for you. See
also Technical Interview
Tips, Techniques & Questions.
Virtual
Interview Practice
Questions with multiple-choice answers that give you immediate
feedback, courtesy of Western State College of Colorado.
Virtual
Interview Practice
Look for the drop-down box to choose from among several occupational
fields, including Internet and Technology (IT), to practice answering
"puffball to killer" questions online. Monster.com offers
many more resources.
Register
with "My Monster" to manage your job search, post your resume and customize
your jobs by email options. It's all free.
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