General Questions

What interests you in the role and company?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

What are your development areas if you are to be successful for the role?

What is your greatest accomplishment?

Why are you leaving your current job?

Why is there a gap in your resume?

Tell us a bit about yourself.

Run us through your latest role in your resume.

Prioritization

1. Tell us about a time you had to prioritize a large workload. How did you do it?

2. Tell us about a time you had many tasks come in with similar deadlines, how did you
approach the issue?

3. Tell us about a time you were given multiple tasks by your manager. How did you
determine your priorities?

4. Tell us about a time you had to manage conflicting priorities at work

5. Tell us about a time you had to juggle multiple priorities. How did you handle it?

Adaptability

1. Tell us about a time you had to adapt to a different work environment.

2. Tell us about a time you had to learn a new task at work.

3. Tell us about a time you had to adapt to a new challenge at work. How did you go
about it?

4. Tell us about a time you were suffering motivational issues at work how did you
overcome it?

5. Tell us about your experience with COVID 19 and changes in the work environment.
What were the changes and how did you adapt?
Teamwork

1. Describe a situation in the past where you demonstrated strong team-work.

2. Tell us about a past experience where you led a team to a particular objective. Tell us
about your actions and management style used?

3. Tell us about a time you valued one of your team member’s effort more than your
own?

4. Tell us about a time you disagreed with someone’s idea?

5. Give an example of your teamwork skills in a particular situation working in a team.

How did you communicate with other team members?

Leadership

1. Tell us about a time you led a team to a particular objective.

2. Tell us about a time when you demonstrated leadership skills.

3. Tell us about a time that you took the lead on a difficult project.

4. Tell us about a time you had to delegate tasks.

5. Describe a time when you led by example.

Problem Solving

1. Tell us about a situation where you had to solve a difficult problem.

2. Tell us about a time you anticipated a problem.

3. Describe a situation in which you found a creative way to overcome an obstacle.

4. Tell us about a time that you identified a need and went above and beyond the call of
duty to get things done.

5. Tell us about a time when you identified and fixed a problem before it became
urgent.
Communication

1. Tell us about a time you had a to communicate an idea.

2. Tell us about a time you had to provide a presentation.

3. Describe a time you faced conflict and how you addressed it

4. Tell us when you had to communicate a complex issue with a customer. How did
you go about it?

5. Tell us about a time you had to persuade someone.

Decision Making

1. Describe a situation in which you used good judgment and logic to solve a problem.

2. Give me an example of a time when you had to be quick in coming to a decision.

3. Can you tell me about the last time you had to act and there was no formal
procedure on how to do so?

4. You have a number of different choices or options you could choose to solve a
problem. What’s the process you would follow to make a decision that would result
in a positive outcome?

5. Describe the process or methodology you typically follow for making a decision and
forming a plan of action.

Critical Thinking

1. Give me an example of a time you had to make a decision without having complete
information or resources.

2. Tell us when you solved a complex problem. What steps did you take to analyze it?

3. Tell us about a time you had to evaluate the credibility of a source of information.

4. What would you do if you had a deadline coming up, but you do not have all the
components to deliver a project on time?

5. Describe a situation where you find a creative way to overcome a business

challenge.
Persuasion

1. Tell me a time you persuaded a work colleague.

2. Tell me about a time you persuaded others to accept your idea.
3. Give us an example when you persuaded stakeholders.
4. Tell us about a time you persuaded someone who initially disagreed with you.
5. Tell us about a time you influenced a team to achieve a team goal.

Creativity

1. Describe a time when you had to think “outside the box” and how did you go about
it?

2. Can you give me an example of a situation where you used creative or innovative
thinking to eliminate frustration with a product or process?

3. Can you describe a time when you had to come up with a creative solution to a
problem at work? What was the problem and how did you approach it?

4. Give me an example of a time you were able to be creative with your work. What was
exciting or difficult about it?

5. Tell me about a time you were dissatisfied in your role. What could have been done
to make it better?

Integrity

1. Discuss a time when your integrity and values were challenged. How did you handle
it?

2. Describe a time when you had to do something that was against your values?

3. Describe a time when you admitted a mistake to a co-worker or supervisor?

4. Tell us about a time when you had to act as a whistleblower.

5. Tell us about a time when you did the right thing but faced consequences for it or it
was an unpopular decision.
Willing to Learn

1. Tell us about a time you learnt from a mistake.

2. Tell us about the last time you took proactive steps to further your knowledge or
skills related to your career or professional development.
3. Tell us about a time you had an opportunity for personal growth.
4. Tell us about a time you realized you could have done better in a work situation and
improved for future situations.
5. Tell us about a time you sought out a mentor for your professional development.