Does their social media mimic the same voice as website?
Do they post a lot or not at all?
LinkedIn
Organization's LinkedIn
Interviewer's LinkedIn
Shared Connections
Shared Interests
News
What they have done new?
Product announcement
Changes in senior leadership
Shifts from private to public
Research breakthrough
Job Description
Independently work?
What are the responsibilities?
Is it teamwork or leadership position?
Answers to find
What industry does the organization operate in?
Who are the competitors?
What share of the market do they have?
What are the aspects of their brand? Do they have a logo? Colors? Tagline(s)?
What is their mission and values?
What are the most important products and services?
What do customers say?
Is this an old industry or new industry?
What is the size of the industry with respect to the national or global economy?
Does the organization compete on price or quality?
How do they differentiate their products or services?
Method
S: Set the Situation
T: What was the Task
A: What was YOURActions
R: What was the BusinessResults
Topics
Customer/Client Obsession
Leadership
Ownership
Teamwork
Problem-solving
Decision making
Communication
Inter-personal skills
Conflict resolution
Negotiation skills
Creativity
Personal strength and weakness
Mentorship
Taking a stand
Working with a deadline
Learn and be curious
Disagree but Act as one
Right a lot of times
Think big
Earn Trust
Deliver Results
Sample Questions
Tell me about yourself
What was the last project you led, and what was its outcome?
Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond at work.
Describe a time when your work was criticized, how you responded, and what happened as a result.
Have you ever been on a team where someone was not doing their part? How did you handle it?
Tell me about a time when you had to give someone difficult feedback. How did you handle it?
How do you handle working with people who annoy you?
What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?
Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it?
Tell me about a time when you had to deal with conflict on the job.
What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
Give me an example of a difficult decision you had to make. How did you come to that decision?
Give an example of an idea you implemented.
Describe a mentor who has impacted you in a positive way.
Was there a person in your career who really made a difference? In what way?
Tell me about your proudest achievement.
Tell me about your proudest achievement.
What was the most difficult period of your life, and how did you deal with it?
What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
Where do you see yourself in x amount of years?
What are your weaknesses?
Why should we hire you?
Tell me about a time you worked as part of a team to overcome an obstacle.
Describe a time you worked effectively under pressure.
Describe a time you worked effectively under pressure.
Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.
Tell me about a time you made a mistake at work. How did you resolve the problem, and what did you learn from your mistake?
Describe an occasion when you had to manage your time to complete a task. How did you do it?
Tell me about a time you took the initiative in your career. What was your motivation for doing so?
Describe a time when you used your leadership skills to motivate your team or colleagues.
Describe a time when you were responsible for a task you didn't receive training on and were unsure how to complete. How did you handle it?
Share an example of a career goal you had. What steps did you take to achieve it?
Describe your process for solving problems. What steps do you take to resolve important issues at work?
Give an example of how you set goals.
Describe a decision you made that wasn't popular, and explain how you handled implementing it.
Give an example of how you worked on a team.
How do you handle meeting tight deadlines?
Have you worked on multiple projects? How did you prioritize?
How do you handle it when your schedule is interrupted?
What do you do if you disagree with a co-worker?
Give me an example of when you did or when you didn't listen.
What do you do if you disagree with your boss?
What is your most important career accomplishment? Why?
Give me an example of when you used logic to solve a problem
Describe how you used your problem-solving skills to benefit a team or company.
Tell me about a time when you used creativity to overcome a dilemma.
Name three improvements you made in your most recent position.
Give me an example of when you worked well with a team.
What role do you assume when you work within a team?
What is your biggest regret at work?
Tell me about a decision that you’ve regretted and how you overcame it.
How do you handle unexpected changes or challenges?
Have you ever been lied about? How did you handle that situation?
Tell me a time when you had to work unexpectedly on your own.
Hypothetical Questions
Your team is giving a presentation in two hours and one member just called in sick. What do you do?
If you had to choose between a work environment that was always in chaos and one in which nothing ever changed, which would you choose?
If you inherited so much money that you never had to work again, how would you spend your time?
If you could create a fictional company to make the world a better place, what would that company do?
Imagine that you are the product manager for a consumer device that just launched, but 20% of the devices are breaking in the first week from normal use. What do you do?
Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them.