Questions Asked By Employers
Questions Asked By Employers
1. Questions about your college experience
- Why did you choose The College of Wooster?
- Why did you choose your major?
- Which classes and subjects did you like the best? Least? Why?
- Do you think your grades are a good indication of your academic ability?
- Describe your most rewarding college experience.
- Have you participated in any extracurricular activities?
- What have you learned from participating in them?
- What do you like to do in your free time?
2. Questions about your characteristics
- What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses?
- How would a friend or a professor who knows you well describe you?
- What accomplishment has given you the most satisfaction?
- What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?
3. Questions about your work experience
- What have you learned from some of the jobs you have held?
- What job have you enjoyed the most?
- What kind of work environment do you prefer?
4. Questions about the position/employer
- Why did you decide to seek a position with this firm/organization?
- What do you know about our firm/organization?
- What criteria are you using to evaluate a particular firm/organization?
- What factors are important to you in a job?
- What are you looking for in a supervisor?
- Do you have a geographic preference?
- Are you willing to travel?
- How do you handle pressure?
- How do you evaluate success?
- What are your long-term goals?
- Where do you see yourself in five years/ten years?
5. Open-ended questions
- Tell me about yourself.
- Why should I hire you?
- What makes you unique?