these steps: -
• I left my previous company because of
Reasons: -
(i) Inadequate compensation for the work I performed or undertook and then state the work or projects you have completed.
(ii) Because of travel related problem if you have one because of long distance travelling to the work place.
(iii) Extensive outstation works demanded the job which affected my health thought which prompted me to quit the company etc., there can “n” number of reasons and it is good to state them by being honest.
3) Why do you want to work for this organization in particular? Explain why?
Before answering to this question you need to do a lot of research work. Do research work on your company and the job position you have applied to.
Some interviews ask you behavioral interview questions it is better to think and answer those questions. Those questions test your knowledge and past experience never try to fool.
4) What interests you in this job particularly than the other jobs?
Try to explain him about the interests you have in this job and also the necessary reasons which promoted to choose this field than the other sectors. If you are into computer science explain why you like computer science and what are your interests you have in this Job.
5) What are your goals and ambitions?
When answering this question you should say why you have that specified goal and ambition.
(i) How you would like to achieve the goal
(ii) What company can do for that accomplishment?
(iii) To what extent you have achieved your goal and the progress of that?
6) Does you friend know about this job position?
This is a trick question and you should answer it accordingly never try to convince the interviewer speak facts.
7) Where would you like to see yourself after five years? When answering this question make yourself comfortable, this question is framed in many different ways?
I would like to see my self as an------ and I am confident in achieving that position because of my skills and abilities. This is the way in which I would like to achieve that position and then start explaining to the interviewer about the blue print. While answering these types of questions you need to speak to the point. Don’t drag the conversation because it can have a negative point.
8) What was your contribution to your previous project?
Make sure to detail him about all the possible ways you helped in completing the project. The interviewer should understand about the possible ways and technical skills you have used to complete the project in time. You need to explain him all the procedures you incorporated like the platform, IDE, Testing tools, debugging, major problems you faced, etc.
9) How much do you expect your salary and state if you want any additional benefits?
When answering this question do detail him about your salary expectations. Interviewers will negotiate when you say you want some extra amount than the normal pay scale so the ball is in your court do have high expectations.
Group Interview Questions
Group interview is an ideal win and win situation for both
the employers and the employee. Both of them get benefited from the situation.
This process helps the candidate to know more about the company and the
interviewer will have a better chance to know about the communication skills, team
play, management skills, ideas, IQ, etc.
Group interviews are being conducted by many companies and institutions. Companies initially have a group interview session to determine whether a candidate is suitable for an in-person interview session thereby avoiding costs and saving time. This is also a sort of group elimination technique used by the companies. Candidates will have greater chance to prove themselves at the initial phase about their qualities and strengths.
There are two types of group interviews to be precise. In the first one group of candidates are given various questions, topics, etc to discuss about often when required interviewer steps into. He might not be present physically but he observes the group and records the process.
In the second type a candidate attends to a group of interviewers often greater than two this is also called as panel interview.
Initially you will be observed for
1) Clothing and body language.
2) Communication and interaction skills are very important from the employer perspective because you would be using those skills while working with colleagues.
3) Importantly participation and management skills.
Some of the important points which you need to do before going to the interview are: -
1) Do enough research about the company and the job position which you are applying to.
2) Make sure you are prepared for the technical and non technical questions.
3) Have some meaningful questions to ask the group and the interviewer about the company and in general.
4) Always remember that some candidates come unprepared so it is always better to stand out and ask questions.
5) Do some logical thinking exercises which will help you during the interview process because some companies conduct logical thinking exercises after the interview session.
6) During the process of logical thinking a group will be split into different sub groups and they will be presented with a case sheet. As per the logic you need to solve the problem presented before you with your team mates. In certain instances you may need to describe the way you approached to the solution along with your batch mates. Also be prepared to explain to the interviewer in person.
Some of the skills which you might be scrutinizing during the process of interview are: -
1) Interpersonal communication skills.
2) Communication skills.
3) Teamwork, leadership, stress management, persuasion, leadership, etc.
Some of the additional skills which are observed are: -
1) Stress management, planning and improvisation.
2) The way you handle criticism and resolve issue at hand.
3) Most importantly they will be testing the way you handle knowledge.
Some of the soft skills which you should follow during the interview process are: -
1) Take multiple copies of resume which you might need to distribute to the panel before the interview.
2) Shake hands with the panel which shows you about the confidence to approach your superiors in handling tasks.
3) Thank the panel before answering the question because they gave you a chance to speak.
4) When somebody from the panel asks you a question look at them before giving an answer and then maintain eye contact with every one in the panel which gives them the urge to know more about you and the interview in general.
5) When finishing the answer make sure that you finish it by looking at the person who asked you.
6) When it’s your turn to ask a question direct it to a specific person and maintain an eye contact.
Some of the interview question which might be asked: -
1) General topic of interest such as
• Whether open source is beneficial or a proprietary source
• Will Commodities trading benefit for economy or is it increasing prices.
• Graduates entering into BPOs rather than their main stream.
• Delivery (speed), quality, efficiency, etc which one is important, etc.
Make sure that you have all the topics written out and then prepare on those topics and in general.
Interview questions asked in the panel will be almost similar to the ones which are asked in in-person interview. Some of the questions which will be asked are as follows such as: -
1) Explain about one of your hobbies in detail?
This is an important question because it is asking about the details present in your hobbies. Be honest and detail as much as you know. Try not to bluff the panel because they know much more than you.
2) Which is the most favorite work which you can do for ever?
This question is asking you about your passion. Be honest and detail as much as possible. Try not to bluff the panel.
3) Describe about your self and your technical expertise?
As the question states you need to express about your technical expertise and yourself. Explain to him about everything present in your resume and also your project in detail.
HR Interview Questions
Interview is very important because it decides your future
and gives you an employment in the desired field. HR interview questions are
particularly important because HR expects you to ask him some questions about
the company, your job responsibilities, day to day functions, etc.
He might also judge your level of confidence when you are asking him questions.
You can ask questions to HR but do limit the number of questions you would be asking him because it should not become the other way round. Don’t provoke the HR it can have negative implications on your profile if you are selected also it will have implication on your confidentiality report. Ask genuine questions to the interviewer don’t try to fake your personality. Ask questions which are relevant to the company, job position, responsibilities, dress code, etc.
There are instances where candidates got rejected because of being over aggressive don’t let that happen to you. Be polite and wait for the reply from the HR and then shot your next question. If there is any clarification ask him to elaborate on that particular topic don’t hesitate. Framing of questions is very important firstly he needs to understand what you are saying and secondly he will be judging you. Remember you are in the interview till the last moments don’t ever forget that.
Soft skills are very essential and are mostly required by many companies so develop them. Generally HR interview questions are asked after the general completion of the interview. Greet him and thank him for giving the opportunity to speak and clarify your doubts. Don’t abruptly get started with the questionnaire. Have a pencil or pen and a paper to make some important notes. Never try to make a fool out of the HR or underestimate his caliber. He is talented and has been interviewing candidates for quiet a while.
Some of the important questions to be asked to the HR are as follows: -
1) How is the work environment in your company?
2) How often can salary raise be expected?
3) What would be the work timings?
4) Can you please tell me some of my job responsibilities?
5) How should a sub ordinate address the management?
If you would like to know whether you are through the interview or not you can frame your questions in this manner: -
What do you think are the chances of me getting this job?
Generally HR people will never respond to these questions and their favorite reply is we need to interview other candidates you can counter this by asking
Think I am the only person or candidate for this job position then would you give me the job?
If the interviewer hesitates in replying to this question then there are a lesser number of chances for you to pass through the interview. Generally it is good to wait till the final result is out may be you are through.
6) Can you tell me about the company`s policies, work ethics, and vision?
7) What exactly does the company expect from me?
This question will clarify you about your job responsibilities. It gives you an exact picture. It also gives you the area you need to concentrate on.
8) What are the various benefits I obtain from this company?
9) Will I be provided with pick up and drop (travel benefits)?
10) How many branches are present for our company and what are the chances of me being posted near by?
11) Will the company provide scholarships or encourage higher studies?
Generally it is good to know the HR interviewer name and title because you can address him by those. It is good to have this information prior because it can help you.
12) How many employees will be assigned to my team?
OR
With how many employees I need to work with?
13) What are the chances of promotion and what is the criterion for higher level position?
14) Is there any bond, advance or bond I need to sign?
15) Still are there any more rounds of interview?
16) Can I know about the company policy of equal opportunity and pay?
17) How often would I go on tours?
18) Will the company relocate me?
19) Where branch would I report to and specifically to whom should I report?
20) Which technology would I be working on?
21) Can you give me a brief job description?
There will be many questions on cafeteria, lunch, discounts, offers, gym, facilities, etc. Make a note that all these questions are not mean to be specifically for a fresher or experience it all depends upon the situation, experience, achievements, job position etc. Try no to ask all these questions just pick a few and ask the interviewer.
Phone Interview Questions
Generally phone interview is used as a screening process
for final interview or in face interview. Process of conducting interviews
through telephone is increasing by day and companies do often get their
candidates during this initial phase. This process also reduces expenditure of
the company. Patience level exhibited by recruiters on telephonic interview is
minimal if you have
• Poor communication skills
• No command on the language
• Lack of technical skills
• Low grasping capabilities
These defects are prime concern for an interviewer and the worst part is you may never know when you would be receiving the call. Be prepared for the call always when you have applied for one.
There are also benefits with this process to the candidate they are
• One can attend the interview in his comfort zone.
• He can comfortably speak irrespective of the concerns for body language, clothing, etc.
• Have technical help with him during the process of interview.
• Can make good use of his communication skills without being afraid of one-one interview sessions.
When you are attending a telephonic interview you would get only few minutes to express about yourself and your technical capabilities. Make sure that you speak to the interviewer clearly and in audible tone.
Some of the things which you should have on your desk are
1) An updated resume which contains all the information about your project.
2) Project report and a short list of accomplishments
3) Have a Pen and paper handy for jotting down any important piece of information.
4) Call waiting should be turned off.
5) Be free from external noise turn off your stereo or music player, tell your family and friends to stay put for sometime, Shut the dog, etc.
6) Make sure that you avoid cell phone and prefer a landline instead because a cell phone can have a dropped call, a static influence, etc.
7) Have all the things spread on your desk which are deemed to be important. Most importantly be far from distractions.
Interview determines your career progress and it details about your job prospects. There are some dos and don’ts which should be taken care of during the interview they are
1) Avoid chewing gum, smoking, drinking, eating, etc during the interview.
2) Have some water beside you incase you need to wet your mouth.
3) Smiling has a profound effect which makes you and the interviewer comfortable. Make sure you develop a habit of smiling because it will help you in your interview.
4) Speak clearly, slowly, and explain to him in a pleasant tone.
5) Use Mr. or Ms and if you know their last name then use it.Ask for permission if you need to use their first name.
6) Never ever interrupt while some one is talking which applies here also.
7) Short answers are best answers be specific wherever requested.
8) Don’t rush go slow take a moment to think about the answer.
9) Ask for a face to face interview whether it is possible to have one scheduled.
There are telephone`s ethics which should be followed during the conversation because it makes you professional make sure that you follow.
Here are sample phone interview questions: -
1) Explain about your past work experience?
When you are answering this question make sure that you speak about your past experience. Don’t fumble or get nervous while answering this question.
2) Explain about all the job responsibilities you have undertaken?
Make sure that you have your resume in front of you to tell the employers about all the work you have undertaken so far and the job responsibilities you have undertaken.
3) Explain about the most challenging project you have undertaken?
When answering this question make sure that you have a rough abstract of the project report before you. This makes your work simpler rather than recollecting it. Technical specifications should be explained as clearly as possible. Deadlines, key points, specifications, etc should be explained very clearly.
4) Any extracurricular activities you undertook?
Make sure that you explain all the extra curricular activities you have started or participated in your employment. Have some papers or certificates which can suffix that. These activities are important because they can show your team play and leadership skills.
5) What is your goal after five years from now?
Explain to the interviewer about how you would see you’re self after five years from now. You can speak about your long term goals and short term goals. Also state whether you would like to learn any language or specific skill during this period.
6) What do your employers say about you?
State positive attributes about yourself and also remember that we do have our negatives just state some of them which you would like to stop or reduce. Employers like to always have neutral employees rather than over positive or negative people around them. Try to be calm, neutral and honest
7) What are all the languages or skills you have with our current opening?
This is a chance to express about you. Make sure that you explain to him about skills you have which might not be relevant to the current opening but they will have long term benefits when you are selected. If you are not selected then you will have an edge when those skills are required by the employer.
Project Interview Questions
Every candidate will be questioned and judged on the
projects he has completed. A candidate worth is known only by the projects he
has completed and the learning (work) experience he obtained from it.
For a fresher it is very important to have a good project if he wants to land in the job with a good starting salary. If a candidate wants to enter into software field but has is major project in Mechanical it is very important for him to relate or link that mechanical project with software programming. This can also improve the reliability of the mechanical structure and can give him an edge from other candidates who solely rely on programming without linking it to real time development application structures.
Experienced candidates are known as experienced because they have real time experience in a project. They need to explain about the project they had handled in their company. Entire description of the project should be known to the employee and with that: -
1) Environment
2) Team play
3) Project description
4) Technicalities
5) Programming languages, complexities, platforms and trouble shooting guidelines should be clearly stated.
6) Contribution.
At times employers need to suffix their experience certificates. Experience certificates speak a lot about you and it is general practice to bring letters of recommendation from your ex employer.
Some of the questions which might be asked are as follows: -
1) What are all the different standards you employed for the project?
For this question you have to state the various different standards you employed during the project. This question needs detailed explanation and you can explain the various standards applied for quality, testing, cost and delivery, etc. This question can be answered only when you have actually participated in the project.
2) What was the duration of the project and how did you meet the deadlines?
In this example you need to explain about the duration of the project and the necessary commitments from your team members for the completion of the project. You need to explain to him various stages of development and the team member’s participation (including you) and contribution to the project.
3) Tell and explain to us about a specific situation during the project where you have to cope with a less experienced candidate in your team and what are the measures you took to meet your deadlines?
When answering this question you have to explain about the specific part of the project which you handled. Try to have a positive tone when explaining about the problem your team has faced and the way you overcame the problem by taking corrective measures. Be honest and explain to the interviewer everything in detail including the problem, measures you took and the important one outcome.
4) What are all the technical measures and aspects required in the project? Explain?
Explain to the interviewer about the technical aspects which were required in the project. Make sure that you detail him about all the fields.
Some of the points which will help you are: -
• Behavior
• Environment
• Technical aspects
• Platforms
• Programming languages
• IDE
• Trouble shooting, testing, debugging and bugs found.
• Rectification measures
5) How many projects did you participate in and how do judge the work you have done?
Tell him about the number of projects you have completed and the rating you can give to each project in which participated, remember the rating reflect upon your work and not the project. Support the rating with examples, certificates, awards, LOR, client testimonials, etc.
6) What do you know about this company and this job position?
To answer this question you should do some research on the company and the Job position as a whole. Explain to him about the relevant skills which you have relevant to the job opening and how best you can give your experience to the company which it can benefit from.
7) What are your strengths and weakness in general and technical?
Make an exhaustive list about all your strengths and weakness. Explain to him about them make sure that you don’t place emphasis either on your weakness or strengths. Explain to him everything in detail and the corrective measures you are taking to overcome the strengths and benefits.
8) Tell us some of your extraordinary skills which place you in the leading position over the other finalists?
This question is giving you chance to stand out of the group. Again you can explain to him about your project, team management skills, leadership, efficiency, stress management, etc. Don’t forget to mention your technical skills.
9) What was the criticism you got during your projects, how did you handle it and what are the measures you took to avoid repetition of the same?
There are always criticisms during the project either due to wrong logic, deployment, etc. Be honest and explain to him the criticism you received during that and the specific situation in which you have received it. After stating that explain to him about the corrective measures you had taken to avoid the same.
Questions to ask during an Interview
It is always good to do some research about the company and
the job position to which you are applying to you. A thorough research should
be involved which will answer points on the project and the job position.
Questions will be based on the requirements of the company. Try to view
frequently asked general questions and technical questions based on the job
position you are going to apply.
Interviewers expect you to ask questions and it is always a good practice to ask questions. There is no better person than the interviewer to clear your doubts on the company and the job position.
Make sure that you get clear insight about the company needs and expectations from you, salary, company products, performance, promotions, etc. Don’t ask questions for the sake of asking them instead make a thorough research for the doubts or questions you have. If they are not resolved then ask the interviewer.
These are some of the questions to ask to the interviewer: -
1) Can you describe the work environment in your organization ?
2) To what extent do you describe and support the philosophy of your organization?
3) How soon would you fill this position?
4) What are the chances of my interview becoming success when compared to other candidates?
5) In what ways can I improve to do a much better interview the next time?
6) How do you rate my skills compared with others whom you have interviewed?
7) What are the verticals in your company?
8) Within how many years one can get a promotion?
9) What are the projects your company has currently? Which project I might handle?
10) Is there any thing you would like to know from me about my skills or ability?
Please do remember that some of the questions are intended for highly experienced candidates. Make a note of all the questions which are relevant to you and your experience or to your level of employment position. Never provoke the HR interviewer because it can have drastic consequences in some cases it might also be recorded as over aggressive behavior.
11) Can you explain me about the day to day responsibilities which I would handle?
12) What are the benefits which I will be getting from your organization?
13) How many people I will be working with in a team?
14) Can you tell me about the people with whom I will be working in a team?
15) What would be the most probable assignment I would take up?
16) Will the company sponsor for higher studies for career advancement?
17) Is there any dress code present in the company?
18) Can you tell me about the holidays and allowances?
19) Can you please tell me about the equal opportunity and diversity and the company`s commitment to this?
20) How will the subordinates address superiors?
The above questions are formal ones and they give you a knowledge about the company, its working environment, staff and assignments you would be given. To some of these questions you may not receive a reply because of trade agreements, confidentiality, etc.
21) Do you have any advice for someone in this job position?
22) Are there any other job positions present in the company to which a possible transfer can be obtained?
23) How will I be intimated if I pass through the interview?
24) What possible responsibilities can I get in the management cadre?
These are some of the questions you can ask to the interviewer. Always maintain a positive tone and don’t forget you may be questioned during the process also. Ask them about the
1) Projects they have.
2) Whether the company is in healthy position.
3) Guarantee of employment (try maintaining a positive tone because it can give them a hint that you want greener pastures and not the work in general).
4) Benefits
5) Holidays and the time to put on work
6) Global and local tours.
Make sure that you ask them after the interview.
If you want to know the status of your interview you can always ask him. Many HR employees do not divulge the details before the interview they always divulge it after the interview. You can frame your question in this manner
1) What is the outcome of the interview do I have enough chances?
If they don’t reply and say that they need to interview then you can post a question which is: -
2) What if I am the only candidate for this job will have any chances?
If they hesitate in answering this question then pack yourself for another interview session.
Remember never ever feel you are in control of the situation it can be changed drastically.
Sample Job Interview Questions
These are some of the interview questions which are
generally asked during the interview: -
1) Give us an introduction about you (or) tell me about your self?
When you are asked this question don’t forget that you have been given a chance to express yourself. Do express yourself and make sure that a brief introduction is given about you. Try to give an introduction about yourself and try to keep it small.
2) What are your achievements so far?
When you are asked this question it can be achievements in your project and in managing a team. Do produce necessary certificates to substantiate what you’re saying with relevant certificates, documents, copies, etc. Also you can produce some documents say a training course attended etc.
3) Why do you like to work in this company and not your previous company?
4) What are your salary expectations and do you require any additional benefits apart from the specified list?
When answering this question have thorough thought on your experience and be open for negotiations if you are a fresher. For experienced people it is always good to consult an expert
5) What were your achievements in your previous company?
6) Why do you consider working for us?
7) Can you state the job requirements for which you have applied?
8) What was your contribution to the project? Which part of the project you handled?
9) Explain the different ways by which you manage stress? When do you get stressed out?
10) Can you work late nights when the situation demands?
11) Why should we consider hiring you?
12) Explain about your technical achievements?
13) What made you to choose that project for your graduation?
14) How do you think or in what way will your education background help in fulfilling the requirements of this job?
15) Explain us about your hobbies and interests and in particular why you developed that interest?
16) Make a small introduction about yourself to the group or panel?
17) In software sector to what extent do you give importance to reusability?
18) Explain the role of team leads?
19) What is the most important quality an employee should have during his career?
20) Tell us about a situation when you had to resolve a dispute among your team mates and team leads?
21) There are times when we disagree with our colleagues or management explain about those situations?
There are analytical questions always try to prepare for those questions also. Questions do differ for various kinds of posts. A person applying for graduate level will have different questions from the person applying for masters level position.
Sample Interview Questions
1) Give us a brief introduction about yourself?
In this question you need to describe about yourself make a point not to exaggerate yourself. Also he is giving you a chance to impress him. Give an outline about who you are and how capable you are. Try to keep it short and simple and that will be much appreciated by the interviewer.
2) What made you to apply for this organization?
When an interviewer asks you this question he is testing your knowledge about this company as to why you are interested in this company. Remember to correlate your job functions and the relevance of company`s requirement. Also do some homework about the company you are going to apply.
3) Can you please explain about the projects which you have handled?
Describe about all the projects which you have handled so far and then start to explain first try to give an outline about the project then step by step start to explain to him in detail about your achievements.
4) How do you balance your work schedule?
In this question he wants to know whether you are organized or not he basically wants to know how planned you are. Detail him about your work timings and your family, how you spend time with them by efficiently managing work at hand. Tell him all that’s possible which you do to meet deadlines.
5) How do you handle stress of working late shifts?
In this question he likes to know two things about you first he wants to know whether you can work late nights at times of urgency. Also remember if you have worked late night the day before still the employer likes to see you again at the office. Tell him how you handle stress (Meditation, time management, yoga, exercise, etc).
6) Where do you like to be after few years?
In this question he wants to know your long term and short term objectives explain to him about your goals. State something which is achievable within the timeframe of five years. Also you can state about the promotions or salary hike you got in your previous company.
7) Why should we hire you (or) how best can you help the company?
In this question try to be describe you technical and managerial skills which can directly and indirectly help the company. About your previous achievements and laurels which helped your ex employer. Basically he wants to know how best you are suited to the company`s requirement.
8) Are you comfortable in a team?
Try to answer this question by explaining to him about your team leading skills, team play, past achievements which you achieved by being a part of the team are very important. State them how many members were there in your team and how you worked with them for the completion of project. Be honest.
9) What is your last drawn package?
In this question you need to answer about all the benefits you obtained in your previous employment. Be as specific as possible and tell him about your current desire of salary and benefits. This will clarify his thoughts. Clarity should be present in your answer.
10) What made you to leave your previous job?
For this question never be negative or pessimist in your opinion. Try to be as positive as you can about your previous employer because this will help not give out negative vibes about you. At times it speaks a lot about your self and also he actually may know about the company.
11) Did you ever miss a deadline?
In corporate sectors there is something known as a deadline which is set weekly, biweekly or monthly to access progress on a specific project. If you ever missed one explain it to him about how you missed it and what circumstances prevailed at that time. Don’t try to bluff the interviewer because he already has recommendation letters given by your previous employer.
12) Tell us about the sports you play?
Explain to him about all the games you play. It would be an added advantage if you can include sports played during your school, competitions participated, games won, whether you were the captain of the team, how you supported your team during worst seasons, moral courage you gave, etc.
13) State us your hobbies and interests?
Hobbies are done during the leisure time and they involve extra effort from you besides your regular carrier. Try to describe something which you do apart from your work like gardening, etc.
14) How often did you go to tours in your previous employment?
Interviewer wants to know whether you are comfortable in going to tours. Traveling is present in many corporate jobs it can be either for a lecture to fresher’s, business development, new technology introduction, etc.
15) To what extent do you have knowledge about programming?
This is a very important question make good use of it by explaining to him about how you prepared reports, programs, flow charts, designs, etc. Try to explain to him about all the computer programs you have learned so far. Also he wants to know which programming language you have used on live projects.
16) Do you have international exposure?
Answer this appropriately if you have international exposure then tell him that you have and how best you can use it for development of the organization. Tell him about the places you visited and the purpose you went there for.
17) Can you explain the new avenues which IT companies can look for?
Interviewer wants to know whether you are struck with the time or you move with the time. Keep abreast of all the new technologies in your field or specialization. Explain to him about the future of your specialization and the new developments from major competing companies.
Sample Interview Questions and Answers
Interviews are very important as they foster your career
forward by giving you a job. During the interview professionalism should be
maintained because it gives you an edge over other candidates and company does
require professionals. Generally have the necessary documents with you because
they can assure the interview that you are talking something which you have
done. There can never be a perfect answer to an interview questions. Think and
answer to the interviewer question and never forget that your interviewer has
knowledge more than you in the required field. This thought process can make
you concentrate on the essentials rather than over doing yourself.
These are some sample interview questions and answers make sure that you prepare answers to these questions and then try to compare it or get it evaluated by your friends, family members or colleagues.
Here are some sample questions on
1) Direct interview questions
2) Situational interview questions
3) Behavioral interview questions
4) Stress interview questions
5) Spontaneous or versatility questions
6) Technical questions.
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These are some of the stress interview questions: -
During a stress interview questions will be asked to test the performance of the candidate during stress. Companies believe that candidates will perform in the same measure as performed during stress. Stress interview questions are very important from the interviewer perspective.
Questions asked will be the same as direct interview questions: -
1) An interviewer may keep you waiting for a long time or he might be chatting with his colleagues making you wait, etc.
2) He might be asking you the same question again and again to test your patience.
3) He will be over aggressive to defend his thought process.
4) He will be acting rude or sarcastic and he generally disagrees with your point of view. Try not to have any of these things affect you personally they are just made to test your stress quotient. These type of interviews generally do not occur but when they occur you should be prepared.
Direct interview questions: -
1) One of the most famous interview questions which is tell me about you and your achievements?
This question is giving you a chance to express yourself make sure that you capture maximum points during this face of the interview.
My name is ---- and I passed my graduation from XYZ College with 75% aggregate. My ex employer is ABCD and I have completed ABCD project under my supervisor. I learnt various technical aspects such as Security measures, loop holes, bugs, virus identification and elimination, Apache tools, network and protocol security measures, etc. I found that this job requires these qualifications so I have applied for it. I have passion coding open source projects and some of these are ---------------.
2) What was your biggest failure and accomplishment?
I had my share of failures and accomplishments which strengthened me as an ideal candidate for this position. These are some of my achievements they are: -
• I devised a separate LAN security system for my company which reduced the overhead costs of transmission and security. It drastically brought down the memory leak.
• My failure was in not implementing a concrete security model for the database. We were late in implementing it due to various reasons and it paved the way for security breach into the system. We implemented it and rectified it.
Just try to put these in your own words and also make sure that you are honest. Try to have a detailed project because it gives you scope to suffix what you say.
3) Did you fire or report about a specific employee in your company to your superiors?
When answering this question maintain a positive and affirmative tone which will give credibility to what you speak. Explain to him in detail about the situation why you need to take such action.
4) Tell me something about your boss or direct superior his negatives and positives?
Same reasoning applies maintain positive tone and explain about his positives and negatives. Be honest they might know him.
5) What were some of the problems and challenges you faced with your college/previous employer and how did you handle it? Basically work related?
I faced challenges and problems during my career and I feel ups and downs make a person stronger than he was. The biggest challenge I faced was during my graduation one of my team member got sick and I had to double my work hours and duty time. I had worked day and night to meet everyday target.
When I was in my previous company I faced problem with one of my team member who had to work with me for on a specific technology. He was having less experience and I had to coach him on various aspects it was like taking double burden on my shoulders.
Behavioral questions and answers: -
1) There are times when we tend to underestimate ourselves tell us about a situation in which you underestimated yourself?
During my last project there was this fancy named technology and requirements of developing it and framing a logic I underestimated my self and walked out of the project. Then after thorough explanation from my project manager we delivered it before the delivery time to the testing department.
2) What makes you interested in this field and why do you like it?
There are various answers to this question but one day I had a chance to listen to a startling reply which was it calms my nerves. He was such a passionate candidate that he was hired to the status of Asst project manager. He explained all the intrigues of his job requirement and the projects he did etc. All this he being a fresher.
Situational Interview Questions
Interview needs a lot of preparation and research on some topics. A candidate needs to speak according to the situation. Candidates need to speak according to the job position they applied. If they have applied for management position they need to speak according to that and have their body language right for the job position.
Situational and behavioral interviews are gaining popularity among the HR department professionals and it is imperative that you start preparing them. Before even reading the situational interview questions you need do some homework which is: -
1) Jot down all the projects you have so far handled in your entire career.
2) All your positive and negative points while handling these projects.
3) Details about the project should include these: -
(i) Environment
(ii) Behavior
(iii) Team members
(iv) Contribution
(v) Negative and positive aspects of the entire process.
4) Companies you worked with
5) Research about this specific company and the job position you applied to.
6) Goals, ambitions, hobbies and passion details.
Discuss about the interview process with your friends, colleagues, superiors, family members, etc.
Situational interviews generally have a concept which is entirely focused on your past performance and they believe it will reflect in the future performance of the candidate. Situational interviews test your analytical and problem solving skills specific to a situation. They would give you a problem (imaginative) and ask you to react and solve it accordingly. They would analyze your performance on how you handled the situation with minimal preparation, analytical and problem solving skills are specifically noticed. Some of these scenarios may have occurred in your work so it is a kind of behavioral interview questions.
Some of the situational interview questions are as follows: -
1) How would you handle an angry customer who was promised of the delivery today but due to delay in testing, the product was not delivered on time? The customer needs compensation? How would you deal with the situation and the way you would speak with him?
2) You are a project manager and your team members are leaving the company in alarming ratio, what would you do? What`s the best known approach to you?
3) A project is given to you and in your analysis you found out that the project cannot be completed in time as per the specification. What would you do and how will you convey your message?
4) Company already has the project, how would you explain the client for time?
When you are asked this question the best way is to speak to the manager who gave you the project for extra employees if that cannot be done you would explain to the business development manager about the technicalities involved in it and in a soft tone that the project cannot be done in time. For this you would also give him the necessary charting, documents, etc.
5) What is the best way to be a part of the team in a new enterprise?
6) What would you do when you have learnt that the company you are working has just slipped into negative for the quarter?
7) Which one do you support open source or proprietary source?
8) Which is your favorite platform and programming language explain why?
9) How would you handle an employee who is arriving late daily to the office thus sending negative vibes throughout the company?
10) You are assigned a project in which there is a person who is less qualified to do the work and you are falling shorter of the progress what would you do?
11) What was your past experience in a project while handling a team?
12) Tell us about a situation in which you had to disagree with your superiors how did you handle it?
13) Tell us about a logical situation which you encountered during your project and how did you overcome it?
14) What was the chief reason to leave your ex employer and what made you to choose this company?
15) These days IT companies are having high ration of job hopping why do you think it is happening?
16) Why should the company hire you state some examples?
17) What are your achievements so far and what did you learn from them?
Before answering situational questions it is always good to have some stories written up from your previous work experience. Write stories on your last project how you handled it etc. Make sure that you speak with logic during situational interviews. Situational interviews are meant to test your stress factor, management skills, technical skills, etc.
18) You are working on a project which should be done entirely on a server suddenly your data is lost? In this situation what are the necessary precautions you could have taken which will help you at this point of time?
19) How do you explain to the client about the adoption of new technology?
20) There are instances when the program does not respond to the programming logic? What method will you employ to solve them?
21) Did you have any instances in which you would like to bang or hang your computer?
22) Do you regret taking this field?
• I left my previous company because of
Reasons: -
(i) Inadequate compensation for the work I performed or undertook and then state the work or projects you have completed.
(ii) Because of travel related problem if you have one because of long distance travelling to the work place.
(iii) Extensive outstation works demanded the job which affected my health thought which prompted me to quit the company etc., there can “n” number of reasons and it is good to state them by being honest.
3) Why do you want to work for this organization in particular? Explain why?
Before answering to this question you need to do a lot of research work. Do research work on your company and the job position you have applied to.
Some interviews ask you behavioral interview questions it is better to think and answer those questions. Those questions test your knowledge and past experience never try to fool.
4) What interests you in this job particularly than the other jobs?
Try to explain him about the interests you have in this job and also the necessary reasons which promoted to choose this field than the other sectors. If you are into computer science explain why you like computer science and what are your interests you have in this Job.
5) What are your goals and ambitions?
When answering this question you should say why you have that specified goal and ambition.
(i) How you would like to achieve the goal
(ii) What company can do for that accomplishment?
(iii) To what extent you have achieved your goal and the progress of that?
6) Does you friend know about this job position?
This is a trick question and you should answer it accordingly never try to convince the interviewer speak facts.
7) Where would you like to see yourself after five years? When answering this question make yourself comfortable, this question is framed in many different ways?
I would like to see my self as an------ and I am confident in achieving that position because of my skills and abilities. This is the way in which I would like to achieve that position and then start explaining to the interviewer about the blue print. While answering these types of questions you need to speak to the point. Don’t drag the conversation because it can have a negative point.
8) What was your contribution to your previous project?
Make sure to detail him about all the possible ways you helped in completing the project. The interviewer should understand about the possible ways and technical skills you have used to complete the project in time. You need to explain him all the procedures you incorporated like the platform, IDE, Testing tools, debugging, major problems you faced, etc.
9) How much do you expect your salary and state if you want any additional benefits?
When answering this question do detail him about your salary expectations. Interviewers will negotiate when you say you want some extra amount than the normal pay scale so the ball is in your court do have high expectations.
Group Interview Questions
Group interview is an ideal win and win situation for both
the employers and the employee. Both of them get benefited from the situation.
This process helps the candidate to know more about the company and the
interviewer will have a better chance to know about the communication skills, team
play, management skills, ideas, IQ, etc. Group interviews are being conducted by many companies and institutions. Companies initially have a group interview session to determine whether a candidate is suitable for an in-person interview session thereby avoiding costs and saving time. This is also a sort of group elimination technique used by the companies. Candidates will have greater chance to prove themselves at the initial phase about their qualities and strengths.
There are two types of group interviews to be precise. In the first one group of candidates are given various questions, topics, etc to discuss about often when required interviewer steps into. He might not be present physically but he observes the group and records the process.
In the second type a candidate attends to a group of interviewers often greater than two this is also called as panel interview.
Initially you will be observed for
1) Clothing and body language.
2) Communication and interaction skills are very important from the employer perspective because you would be using those skills while working with colleagues.
3) Importantly participation and management skills.
Some of the important points which you need to do before going to the interview are: -
1) Do enough research about the company and the job position which you are applying to.
2) Make sure you are prepared for the technical and non technical questions.
3) Have some meaningful questions to ask the group and the interviewer about the company and in general.
4) Always remember that some candidates come unprepared so it is always better to stand out and ask questions.
5) Do some logical thinking exercises which will help you during the interview process because some companies conduct logical thinking exercises after the interview session.
6) During the process of logical thinking a group will be split into different sub groups and they will be presented with a case sheet. As per the logic you need to solve the problem presented before you with your team mates. In certain instances you may need to describe the way you approached to the solution along with your batch mates. Also be prepared to explain to the interviewer in person.
Some of the skills which you might be scrutinizing during the process of interview are: -
1) Interpersonal communication skills.
2) Communication skills.
3) Teamwork, leadership, stress management, persuasion, leadership, etc.
Some of the additional skills which are observed are: -
1) Stress management, planning and improvisation.
2) The way you handle criticism and resolve issue at hand.
3) Most importantly they will be testing the way you handle knowledge.
Some of the soft skills which you should follow during the interview process are: -
1) Take multiple copies of resume which you might need to distribute to the panel before the interview.
2) Shake hands with the panel which shows you about the confidence to approach your superiors in handling tasks.
3) Thank the panel before answering the question because they gave you a chance to speak.
4) When somebody from the panel asks you a question look at them before giving an answer and then maintain eye contact with every one in the panel which gives them the urge to know more about you and the interview in general.
5) When finishing the answer make sure that you finish it by looking at the person who asked you.
6) When it’s your turn to ask a question direct it to a specific person and maintain an eye contact.
Some of the interview question which might be asked: -
1) General topic of interest such as
• Whether open source is beneficial or a proprietary source
• Will Commodities trading benefit for economy or is it increasing prices.
• Graduates entering into BPOs rather than their main stream.
• Delivery (speed), quality, efficiency, etc which one is important, etc.
Make sure that you have all the topics written out and then prepare on those topics and in general.
Interview questions asked in the panel will be almost similar to the ones which are asked in in-person interview. Some of the questions which will be asked are as follows such as: -
1) Explain about one of your hobbies in detail?
This is an important question because it is asking about the details present in your hobbies. Be honest and detail as much as you know. Try not to bluff the panel because they know much more than you.
2) Which is the most favorite work which you can do for ever?
This question is asking you about your passion. Be honest and detail as much as possible. Try not to bluff the panel.
3) Describe about your self and your technical expertise?
As the question states you need to express about your technical expertise and yourself. Explain to him about everything present in your resume and also your project in detail.
HR Interview Questions
Interview is very important because it decides your future
and gives you an employment in the desired field. HR interview questions are
particularly important because HR expects you to ask him some questions about
the company, your job responsibilities, day to day functions, etc. He might also judge your level of confidence when you are asking him questions.
You can ask questions to HR but do limit the number of questions you would be asking him because it should not become the other way round. Don’t provoke the HR it can have negative implications on your profile if you are selected also it will have implication on your confidentiality report. Ask genuine questions to the interviewer don’t try to fake your personality. Ask questions which are relevant to the company, job position, responsibilities, dress code, etc.
There are instances where candidates got rejected because of being over aggressive don’t let that happen to you. Be polite and wait for the reply from the HR and then shot your next question. If there is any clarification ask him to elaborate on that particular topic don’t hesitate. Framing of questions is very important firstly he needs to understand what you are saying and secondly he will be judging you. Remember you are in the interview till the last moments don’t ever forget that.
Soft skills are very essential and are mostly required by many companies so develop them. Generally HR interview questions are asked after the general completion of the interview. Greet him and thank him for giving the opportunity to speak and clarify your doubts. Don’t abruptly get started with the questionnaire. Have a pencil or pen and a paper to make some important notes. Never try to make a fool out of the HR or underestimate his caliber. He is talented and has been interviewing candidates for quiet a while.
Some of the important questions to be asked to the HR are as follows: -
1) How is the work environment in your company?
2) How often can salary raise be expected?
3) What would be the work timings?
4) Can you please tell me some of my job responsibilities?
5) How should a sub ordinate address the management?
If you would like to know whether you are through the interview or not you can frame your questions in this manner: -
What do you think are the chances of me getting this job?
Generally HR people will never respond to these questions and their favorite reply is we need to interview other candidates you can counter this by asking
Think I am the only person or candidate for this job position then would you give me the job?
If the interviewer hesitates in replying to this question then there are a lesser number of chances for you to pass through the interview. Generally it is good to wait till the final result is out may be you are through.
6) Can you tell me about the company`s policies, work ethics, and vision?
7) What exactly does the company expect from me?
This question will clarify you about your job responsibilities. It gives you an exact picture. It also gives you the area you need to concentrate on.
8) What are the various benefits I obtain from this company?
9) Will I be provided with pick up and drop (travel benefits)?
10) How many branches are present for our company and what are the chances of me being posted near by?
11) Will the company provide scholarships or encourage higher studies?
Generally it is good to know the HR interviewer name and title because you can address him by those. It is good to have this information prior because it can help you.
12) How many employees will be assigned to my team?
OR
With how many employees I need to work with?
13) What are the chances of promotion and what is the criterion for higher level position?
14) Is there any bond, advance or bond I need to sign?
15) Still are there any more rounds of interview?
16) Can I know about the company policy of equal opportunity and pay?
17) How often would I go on tours?
18) Will the company relocate me?
19) Where branch would I report to and specifically to whom should I report?
20) Which technology would I be working on?
21) Can you give me a brief job description?
There will be many questions on cafeteria, lunch, discounts, offers, gym, facilities, etc. Make a note that all these questions are not mean to be specifically for a fresher or experience it all depends upon the situation, experience, achievements, job position etc. Try no to ask all these questions just pick a few and ask the interviewer.
Phone Interview Questions
Generally phone interview is used as a screening process
for final interview or in face interview. Process of conducting interviews
through telephone is increasing by day and companies do often get their
candidates during this initial phase. This process also reduces expenditure of
the company. Patience level exhibited by recruiters on telephonic interview is
minimal if you have• Poor communication skills
• No command on the language
• Lack of technical skills
• Low grasping capabilities
These defects are prime concern for an interviewer and the worst part is you may never know when you would be receiving the call. Be prepared for the call always when you have applied for one.
There are also benefits with this process to the candidate they are
• One can attend the interview in his comfort zone.
• He can comfortably speak irrespective of the concerns for body language, clothing, etc.
• Have technical help with him during the process of interview.
• Can make good use of his communication skills without being afraid of one-one interview sessions.
When you are attending a telephonic interview you would get only few minutes to express about yourself and your technical capabilities. Make sure that you speak to the interviewer clearly and in audible tone.
Some of the things which you should have on your desk are
1) An updated resume which contains all the information about your project.
2) Project report and a short list of accomplishments
3) Have a Pen and paper handy for jotting down any important piece of information.
4) Call waiting should be turned off.
5) Be free from external noise turn off your stereo or music player, tell your family and friends to stay put for sometime, Shut the dog, etc.
6) Make sure that you avoid cell phone and prefer a landline instead because a cell phone can have a dropped call, a static influence, etc.
7) Have all the things spread on your desk which are deemed to be important. Most importantly be far from distractions.
Interview determines your career progress and it details about your job prospects. There are some dos and don’ts which should be taken care of during the interview they are
1) Avoid chewing gum, smoking, drinking, eating, etc during the interview.
2) Have some water beside you incase you need to wet your mouth.
3) Smiling has a profound effect which makes you and the interviewer comfortable. Make sure you develop a habit of smiling because it will help you in your interview.
4) Speak clearly, slowly, and explain to him in a pleasant tone.
5) Use Mr. or Ms and if you know their last name then use it.Ask for permission if you need to use their first name.
6) Never ever interrupt while some one is talking which applies here also.
7) Short answers are best answers be specific wherever requested.
8) Don’t rush go slow take a moment to think about the answer.
9) Ask for a face to face interview whether it is possible to have one scheduled.
There are telephone`s ethics which should be followed during the conversation because it makes you professional make sure that you follow.
Here are sample phone interview questions: -
1) Explain about your past work experience?
When you are answering this question make sure that you speak about your past experience. Don’t fumble or get nervous while answering this question.
2) Explain about all the job responsibilities you have undertaken?
Make sure that you have your resume in front of you to tell the employers about all the work you have undertaken so far and the job responsibilities you have undertaken.
3) Explain about the most challenging project you have undertaken?
When answering this question make sure that you have a rough abstract of the project report before you. This makes your work simpler rather than recollecting it. Technical specifications should be explained as clearly as possible. Deadlines, key points, specifications, etc should be explained very clearly.
4) Any extracurricular activities you undertook?
Make sure that you explain all the extra curricular activities you have started or participated in your employment. Have some papers or certificates which can suffix that. These activities are important because they can show your team play and leadership skills.
5) What is your goal after five years from now?
Explain to the interviewer about how you would see you’re self after five years from now. You can speak about your long term goals and short term goals. Also state whether you would like to learn any language or specific skill during this period.
6) What do your employers say about you?
State positive attributes about yourself and also remember that we do have our negatives just state some of them which you would like to stop or reduce. Employers like to always have neutral employees rather than over positive or negative people around them. Try to be calm, neutral and honest
7) What are all the languages or skills you have with our current opening?
This is a chance to express about you. Make sure that you explain to him about skills you have which might not be relevant to the current opening but they will have long term benefits when you are selected. If you are not selected then you will have an edge when those skills are required by the employer.
Project Interview Questions
Every candidate will be questioned and judged on the
projects he has completed. A candidate worth is known only by the projects he
has completed and the learning (work) experience he obtained from it.For a fresher it is very important to have a good project if he wants to land in the job with a good starting salary. If a candidate wants to enter into software field but has is major project in Mechanical it is very important for him to relate or link that mechanical project with software programming. This can also improve the reliability of the mechanical structure and can give him an edge from other candidates who solely rely on programming without linking it to real time development application structures.
Experienced candidates are known as experienced because they have real time experience in a project. They need to explain about the project they had handled in their company. Entire description of the project should be known to the employee and with that: -
1) Environment
2) Team play
3) Project description
4) Technicalities
5) Programming languages, complexities, platforms and trouble shooting guidelines should be clearly stated.
6) Contribution.
At times employers need to suffix their experience certificates. Experience certificates speak a lot about you and it is general practice to bring letters of recommendation from your ex employer.
Some of the questions which might be asked are as follows: -
1) What are all the different standards you employed for the project?
For this question you have to state the various different standards you employed during the project. This question needs detailed explanation and you can explain the various standards applied for quality, testing, cost and delivery, etc. This question can be answered only when you have actually participated in the project.
2) What was the duration of the project and how did you meet the deadlines?
In this example you need to explain about the duration of the project and the necessary commitments from your team members for the completion of the project. You need to explain to him various stages of development and the team member’s participation (including you) and contribution to the project.
3) Tell and explain to us about a specific situation during the project where you have to cope with a less experienced candidate in your team and what are the measures you took to meet your deadlines?
When answering this question you have to explain about the specific part of the project which you handled. Try to have a positive tone when explaining about the problem your team has faced and the way you overcame the problem by taking corrective measures. Be honest and explain to the interviewer everything in detail including the problem, measures you took and the important one outcome.
4) What are all the technical measures and aspects required in the project? Explain?
Explain to the interviewer about the technical aspects which were required in the project. Make sure that you detail him about all the fields.
Some of the points which will help you are: -
• Behavior
• Environment
• Technical aspects
• Platforms
• Programming languages
• IDE
• Trouble shooting, testing, debugging and bugs found.
• Rectification measures
5) How many projects did you participate in and how do judge the work you have done?
Tell him about the number of projects you have completed and the rating you can give to each project in which participated, remember the rating reflect upon your work and not the project. Support the rating with examples, certificates, awards, LOR, client testimonials, etc.
6) What do you know about this company and this job position?
To answer this question you should do some research on the company and the Job position as a whole. Explain to him about the relevant skills which you have relevant to the job opening and how best you can give your experience to the company which it can benefit from.
7) What are your strengths and weakness in general and technical?
Make an exhaustive list about all your strengths and weakness. Explain to him about them make sure that you don’t place emphasis either on your weakness or strengths. Explain to him everything in detail and the corrective measures you are taking to overcome the strengths and benefits.
8) Tell us some of your extraordinary skills which place you in the leading position over the other finalists?
This question is giving you chance to stand out of the group. Again you can explain to him about your project, team management skills, leadership, efficiency, stress management, etc. Don’t forget to mention your technical skills.
9) What was the criticism you got during your projects, how did you handle it and what are the measures you took to avoid repetition of the same?
There are always criticisms during the project either due to wrong logic, deployment, etc. Be honest and explain to him the criticism you received during that and the specific situation in which you have received it. After stating that explain to him about the corrective measures you had taken to avoid the same.
Questions to ask during an Interview
It is always good to do some research about the company and
the job position to which you are applying to you. A thorough research should
be involved which will answer points on the project and the job position.
Questions will be based on the requirements of the company. Try to view
frequently asked general questions and technical questions based on the job
position you are going to apply.Interviewers expect you to ask questions and it is always a good practice to ask questions. There is no better person than the interviewer to clear your doubts on the company and the job position.
Make sure that you get clear insight about the company needs and expectations from you, salary, company products, performance, promotions, etc. Don’t ask questions for the sake of asking them instead make a thorough research for the doubts or questions you have. If they are not resolved then ask the interviewer.
These are some of the questions to ask to the interviewer: -
1) Can you describe the work environment in your organization ?
2) To what extent do you describe and support the philosophy of your organization?
3) How soon would you fill this position?
4) What are the chances of my interview becoming success when compared to other candidates?
5) In what ways can I improve to do a much better interview the next time?
6) How do you rate my skills compared with others whom you have interviewed?
7) What are the verticals in your company?
8) Within how many years one can get a promotion?
9) What are the projects your company has currently? Which project I might handle?
10) Is there any thing you would like to know from me about my skills or ability?
Please do remember that some of the questions are intended for highly experienced candidates. Make a note of all the questions which are relevant to you and your experience or to your level of employment position. Never provoke the HR interviewer because it can have drastic consequences in some cases it might also be recorded as over aggressive behavior.
11) Can you explain me about the day to day responsibilities which I would handle?
12) What are the benefits which I will be getting from your organization?
13) How many people I will be working with in a team?
14) Can you tell me about the people with whom I will be working in a team?
15) What would be the most probable assignment I would take up?
16) Will the company sponsor for higher studies for career advancement?
17) Is there any dress code present in the company?
18) Can you tell me about the holidays and allowances?
19) Can you please tell me about the equal opportunity and diversity and the company`s commitment to this?
20) How will the subordinates address superiors?
The above questions are formal ones and they give you a knowledge about the company, its working environment, staff and assignments you would be given. To some of these questions you may not receive a reply because of trade agreements, confidentiality, etc.
21) Do you have any advice for someone in this job position?
22) Are there any other job positions present in the company to which a possible transfer can be obtained?
23) How will I be intimated if I pass through the interview?
24) What possible responsibilities can I get in the management cadre?
These are some of the questions you can ask to the interviewer. Always maintain a positive tone and don’t forget you may be questioned during the process also. Ask them about the
1) Projects they have.
2) Whether the company is in healthy position.
3) Guarantee of employment (try maintaining a positive tone because it can give them a hint that you want greener pastures and not the work in general).
4) Benefits
5) Holidays and the time to put on work
6) Global and local tours.
Make sure that you ask them after the interview.
If you want to know the status of your interview you can always ask him. Many HR employees do not divulge the details before the interview they always divulge it after the interview. You can frame your question in this manner
1) What is the outcome of the interview do I have enough chances?
If they don’t reply and say that they need to interview then you can post a question which is: -
2) What if I am the only candidate for this job will have any chances?
If they hesitate in answering this question then pack yourself for another interview session.
Remember never ever feel you are in control of the situation it can be changed drastically.
Sample Job Interview Questions
These are some of the interview questions which are
generally asked during the interview: -1) Give us an introduction about you (or) tell me about your self?
When you are asked this question don’t forget that you have been given a chance to express yourself. Do express yourself and make sure that a brief introduction is given about you. Try to give an introduction about yourself and try to keep it small.
2) What are your achievements so far?
When you are asked this question it can be achievements in your project and in managing a team. Do produce necessary certificates to substantiate what you’re saying with relevant certificates, documents, copies, etc. Also you can produce some documents say a training course attended etc.
3) Why do you like to work in this company and not your previous company?
4) What are your salary expectations and do you require any additional benefits apart from the specified list?
When answering this question have thorough thought on your experience and be open for negotiations if you are a fresher. For experienced people it is always good to consult an expert
5) What were your achievements in your previous company?
6) Why do you consider working for us?
7) Can you state the job requirements for which you have applied?
8) What was your contribution to the project? Which part of the project you handled?
9) Explain the different ways by which you manage stress? When do you get stressed out?
10) Can you work late nights when the situation demands?
11) Why should we consider hiring you?
12) Explain about your technical achievements?
13) What made you to choose that project for your graduation?
14) How do you think or in what way will your education background help in fulfilling the requirements of this job?
15) Explain us about your hobbies and interests and in particular why you developed that interest?
16) Make a small introduction about yourself to the group or panel?
17) In software sector to what extent do you give importance to reusability?
18) Explain the role of team leads?
19) What is the most important quality an employee should have during his career?
20) Tell us about a situation when you had to resolve a dispute among your team mates and team leads?
21) There are times when we disagree with our colleagues or management explain about those situations?
There are analytical questions always try to prepare for those questions also. Questions do differ for various kinds of posts. A person applying for graduate level will have different questions from the person applying for masters level position.
Sample Interview Questions
1) Give us a brief introduction about yourself?In this question you need to describe about yourself make a point not to exaggerate yourself. Also he is giving you a chance to impress him. Give an outline about who you are and how capable you are. Try to keep it short and simple and that will be much appreciated by the interviewer.
2) What made you to apply for this organization?
When an interviewer asks you this question he is testing your knowledge about this company as to why you are interested in this company. Remember to correlate your job functions and the relevance of company`s requirement. Also do some homework about the company you are going to apply.
3) Can you please explain about the projects which you have handled?
Describe about all the projects which you have handled so far and then start to explain first try to give an outline about the project then step by step start to explain to him in detail about your achievements.
4) How do you balance your work schedule?
In this question he wants to know whether you are organized or not he basically wants to know how planned you are. Detail him about your work timings and your family, how you spend time with them by efficiently managing work at hand. Tell him all that’s possible which you do to meet deadlines.
5) How do you handle stress of working late shifts?
In this question he likes to know two things about you first he wants to know whether you can work late nights at times of urgency. Also remember if you have worked late night the day before still the employer likes to see you again at the office. Tell him how you handle stress (Meditation, time management, yoga, exercise, etc).
6) Where do you like to be after few years?
In this question he wants to know your long term and short term objectives explain to him about your goals. State something which is achievable within the timeframe of five years. Also you can state about the promotions or salary hike you got in your previous company.
7) Why should we hire you (or) how best can you help the company?
In this question try to be describe you technical and managerial skills which can directly and indirectly help the company. About your previous achievements and laurels which helped your ex employer. Basically he wants to know how best you are suited to the company`s requirement.
8) Are you comfortable in a team?
Try to answer this question by explaining to him about your team leading skills, team play, past achievements which you achieved by being a part of the team are very important. State them how many members were there in your team and how you worked with them for the completion of project. Be honest.
9) What is your last drawn package?
In this question you need to answer about all the benefits you obtained in your previous employment. Be as specific as possible and tell him about your current desire of salary and benefits. This will clarify his thoughts. Clarity should be present in your answer.
10) What made you to leave your previous job?
For this question never be negative or pessimist in your opinion. Try to be as positive as you can about your previous employer because this will help not give out negative vibes about you. At times it speaks a lot about your self and also he actually may know about the company.
11) Did you ever miss a deadline?
In corporate sectors there is something known as a deadline which is set weekly, biweekly or monthly to access progress on a specific project. If you ever missed one explain it to him about how you missed it and what circumstances prevailed at that time. Don’t try to bluff the interviewer because he already has recommendation letters given by your previous employer.
12) Tell us about the sports you play?
Explain to him about all the games you play. It would be an added advantage if you can include sports played during your school, competitions participated, games won, whether you were the captain of the team, how you supported your team during worst seasons, moral courage you gave, etc.
13) State us your hobbies and interests?
Hobbies are done during the leisure time and they involve extra effort from you besides your regular carrier. Try to describe something which you do apart from your work like gardening, etc.
14) How often did you go to tours in your previous employment?
Interviewer wants to know whether you are comfortable in going to tours. Traveling is present in many corporate jobs it can be either for a lecture to fresher’s, business development, new technology introduction, etc.
15) To what extent do you have knowledge about programming?
This is a very important question make good use of it by explaining to him about how you prepared reports, programs, flow charts, designs, etc. Try to explain to him about all the computer programs you have learned so far. Also he wants to know which programming language you have used on live projects.
16) Do you have international exposure?
Answer this appropriately if you have international exposure then tell him that you have and how best you can use it for development of the organization. Tell him about the places you visited and the purpose you went there for.
17) Can you explain the new avenues which IT companies can look for?
Interviewer wants to know whether you are struck with the time or you move with the time. Keep abreast of all the new technologies in your field or specialization. Explain to him about the future of your specialization and the new developments from major competing companies.
Sample Interview Questions and Answers
Interviews are very important as they foster your career
forward by giving you a job. During the interview professionalism should be
maintained because it gives you an edge over other candidates and company does
require professionals. Generally have the necessary documents with you because
they can assure the interview that you are talking something which you have
done. There can never be a perfect answer to an interview questions. Think and
answer to the interviewer question and never forget that your interviewer has
knowledge more than you in the required field. This thought process can make
you concentrate on the essentials rather than over doing yourself.These are some sample interview questions and answers make sure that you prepare answers to these questions and then try to compare it or get it evaluated by your friends, family members or colleagues.
Here are some sample questions on
1) Direct interview questions
2) Situational interview questions
3) Behavioral interview questions
4) Stress interview questions
5) Spontaneous or versatility questions
6) Technical questions.
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These are some of the stress interview questions: -
During a stress interview questions will be asked to test the performance of the candidate during stress. Companies believe that candidates will perform in the same measure as performed during stress. Stress interview questions are very important from the interviewer perspective.
Questions asked will be the same as direct interview questions: -
1) An interviewer may keep you waiting for a long time or he might be chatting with his colleagues making you wait, etc.
2) He might be asking you the same question again and again to test your patience.
3) He will be over aggressive to defend his thought process.
4) He will be acting rude or sarcastic and he generally disagrees with your point of view. Try not to have any of these things affect you personally they are just made to test your stress quotient. These type of interviews generally do not occur but when they occur you should be prepared.
Direct interview questions: -
1) One of the most famous interview questions which is tell me about you and your achievements?
This question is giving you a chance to express yourself make sure that you capture maximum points during this face of the interview.
My name is ---- and I passed my graduation from XYZ College with 75% aggregate. My ex employer is ABCD and I have completed ABCD project under my supervisor. I learnt various technical aspects such as Security measures, loop holes, bugs, virus identification and elimination, Apache tools, network and protocol security measures, etc. I found that this job requires these qualifications so I have applied for it. I have passion coding open source projects and some of these are ---------------.
2) What was your biggest failure and accomplishment?
I had my share of failures and accomplishments which strengthened me as an ideal candidate for this position. These are some of my achievements they are: -
• I devised a separate LAN security system for my company which reduced the overhead costs of transmission and security. It drastically brought down the memory leak.
• My failure was in not implementing a concrete security model for the database. We were late in implementing it due to various reasons and it paved the way for security breach into the system. We implemented it and rectified it.
Just try to put these in your own words and also make sure that you are honest. Try to have a detailed project because it gives you scope to suffix what you say.
3) Did you fire or report about a specific employee in your company to your superiors?
When answering this question maintain a positive and affirmative tone which will give credibility to what you speak. Explain to him in detail about the situation why you need to take such action.
4) Tell me something about your boss or direct superior his negatives and positives?
Same reasoning applies maintain positive tone and explain about his positives and negatives. Be honest they might know him.
5) What were some of the problems and challenges you faced with your college/previous employer and how did you handle it? Basically work related?
I faced challenges and problems during my career and I feel ups and downs make a person stronger than he was. The biggest challenge I faced was during my graduation one of my team member got sick and I had to double my work hours and duty time. I had worked day and night to meet everyday target.
When I was in my previous company I faced problem with one of my team member who had to work with me for on a specific technology. He was having less experience and I had to coach him on various aspects it was like taking double burden on my shoulders.
Behavioral questions and answers: -
1) There are times when we tend to underestimate ourselves tell us about a situation in which you underestimated yourself?
During my last project there was this fancy named technology and requirements of developing it and framing a logic I underestimated my self and walked out of the project. Then after thorough explanation from my project manager we delivered it before the delivery time to the testing department.
2) What makes you interested in this field and why do you like it?
There are various answers to this question but one day I had a chance to listen to a startling reply which was it calms my nerves. He was such a passionate candidate that he was hired to the status of Asst project manager. He explained all the intrigues of his job requirement and the projects he did etc. All this he being a fresher.
Situational Interview Questions
Interview needs a lot of preparation and research on some topics. A candidate needs to speak according to the situation. Candidates need to speak according to the job position they applied. If they have applied for management position they need to speak according to that and have their body language right for the job position.
Situational and behavioral interviews are gaining popularity among the HR department professionals and it is imperative that you start preparing them. Before even reading the situational interview questions you need do some homework which is: -
1) Jot down all the projects you have so far handled in your entire career.
2) All your positive and negative points while handling these projects.
3) Details about the project should include these: -
(i) Environment
(ii) Behavior
(iii) Team members
(iv) Contribution
(v) Negative and positive aspects of the entire process.
4) Companies you worked with
5) Research about this specific company and the job position you applied to.
6) Goals, ambitions, hobbies and passion details.
Discuss about the interview process with your friends, colleagues, superiors, family members, etc.
Situational interviews generally have a concept which is entirely focused on your past performance and they believe it will reflect in the future performance of the candidate. Situational interviews test your analytical and problem solving skills specific to a situation. They would give you a problem (imaginative) and ask you to react and solve it accordingly. They would analyze your performance on how you handled the situation with minimal preparation, analytical and problem solving skills are specifically noticed. Some of these scenarios may have occurred in your work so it is a kind of behavioral interview questions.
Some of the situational interview questions are as follows: -
1) How would you handle an angry customer who was promised of the delivery today but due to delay in testing, the product was not delivered on time? The customer needs compensation? How would you deal with the situation and the way you would speak with him?
2) You are a project manager and your team members are leaving the company in alarming ratio, what would you do? What`s the best known approach to you?
3) A project is given to you and in your analysis you found out that the project cannot be completed in time as per the specification. What would you do and how will you convey your message?
4) Company already has the project, how would you explain the client for time?
When you are asked this question the best way is to speak to the manager who gave you the project for extra employees if that cannot be done you would explain to the business development manager about the technicalities involved in it and in a soft tone that the project cannot be done in time. For this you would also give him the necessary charting, documents, etc.
5) What is the best way to be a part of the team in a new enterprise?
6) What would you do when you have learnt that the company you are working has just slipped into negative for the quarter?
7) Which one do you support open source or proprietary source?
8) Which is your favorite platform and programming language explain why?
9) How would you handle an employee who is arriving late daily to the office thus sending negative vibes throughout the company?
10) You are assigned a project in which there is a person who is less qualified to do the work and you are falling shorter of the progress what would you do?
11) What was your past experience in a project while handling a team?
12) Tell us about a situation in which you had to disagree with your superiors how did you handle it?
13) Tell us about a logical situation which you encountered during your project and how did you overcome it?
14) What was the chief reason to leave your ex employer and what made you to choose this company?
15) These days IT companies are having high ration of job hopping why do you think it is happening?
16) Why should the company hire you state some examples?
17) What are your achievements so far and what did you learn from them?
Before answering situational questions it is always good to have some stories written up from your previous work experience. Write stories on your last project how you handled it etc. Make sure that you speak with logic during situational interviews. Situational interviews are meant to test your stress factor, management skills, technical skills, etc.
18) You are working on a project which should be done entirely on a server suddenly your data is lost? In this situation what are the necessary precautions you could have taken which will help you at this point of time?
19) How do you explain to the client about the adoption of new technology?
20) There are instances when the program does not respond to the programming logic? What method will you employ to solve them?
21) Did you have any instances in which you would like to bang or hang your computer?
22) Do you regret taking this field?
