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Rights and Wrongs of Interviewing:

 

WRONG  (Closed-Ended)

  • Do you feel you are qualified for this position?

  • Did you get along with your last supervisor?

  • Where you able to handle difficult on-the-job situations easily?

  • Do you consider yourself a good decision  maker?

  • Do you set periodic standards of performance for your subordinates?

  • Did your job at __________ prepare you for greater responsibility?

  • Can you learn quickly under pressure?

  • Are you ambitious?

  • Have you ever thought of doing any other type of work?

  • Can you accept criticism easily?

  • Do you usually work at your optimum?

  • Are you satisfied with your present state of professional development?

  • Have you had any meaningful problems with personal relationships on the job?

  • Do you consider yourself a leader?

 

RIGHT  (Open-Ended)

  • How have your past job experiences prepared you, directly or indirectly, for this position?

  • How would you describe your previous supervisor?  In what ways were you alike and different?

  • Describe an unpleasant work situation in the past and tell how you dealt with it.

  • What methods have you found successful in setting job objectives for your subordinates?

  • In what methods do you use to make decisions?

  • In what ways did your job at _________ prepare you for greater responsibility?

  • Under what kinds of conditions do you feel you learn best?

  • What is your interpretation of “success”?

  • If you could structure the perfect job for yourself, what would you do, and why?

  • Give some examples of situations in which you have been criticized.  How did you react and why?

  • What kinds of challenges do you feel bring out your potential?

  • In what areas do you feel you would like to develop further?  How do you plan to do that?

  • Tell me about two serious interpersonal relationship problems you’ve had on the job.

  • In groups, do you often emerge as a dominant figure?  What do you feel causes this?

 

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