I found a pile of papers on my desk that contained a few sheets of interview questions. I don’t know where they are from, but I found myself reading them today. Aren’t interview questions interesting to read? I think most people like to see if they can find a good question to take for themselves. At least that is my approach.
Some standard questions:
Why do you want to work here?
Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
What good books have to read lately?
Why should I hire you? (I despise this question)
That is all pretty standard fare. But I did find a few more interesting offerings:
Why aren’t you earning more money at this stage of your career?
Would you lie for the company?
What changes would you make if you came on board?
Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?
Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of.
Where could you use some improvement?
Tell me something negative you have heard about our company.
On a scale of 1 to 10, rate me as an interviewer.
That last questions would cause me to blow a gasket. That is tough. If the candidate isn’t sincere, they will appear to be either cocky, angry or schmoozy. I’m not sure that is a word, but you get my point. Some good, tough questions there.