1) Why do you want to work for this company/go to this university? 2) Why are you interested in this job/placement/course? 3) Have you done this kind of work before? 4) What kind of training or qualifications do you have? 5) Tell me about yourself. Why should we hire you? 6) What do you do in your spare time? 7) What do you think of working in a group? 8) How do you react to instruction and criticism? 9) With the kind of work experience you have had, do you think this job would bore you? 10) Why did you choose this line of work? 11) How well do you work under pressure or tight deadlines? 12) What are your long-term goals or career plans? 13) What do you feel are your greatest strengths? 14) What do you feel are your weaknesses? 15) How would you describe your last employer? 16) What five words would be describe you? 17) What type of salary are you looking for? 18) What do you know about our company/university/charity? 19) Do you have any other skills of experiences that we have not discussed? 20) What can you do for us that other candidates can't?  21) Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond? 22) Can you describe a time when your work was criticized?  23) Have you ever been on a team where someone was not pulling their own weight? How did you handle it?  24) If I were your supervisor and asked you to do something that you disagreed with, what would you do? 25) What's the most difficult decision you've made in the last two years and how did you come to that decision?

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