We can’t read minds, unfortunately, but we’ll give you the next best thing: a list of more than 40 of the most commonly asked questions that will help you prepare for and ace your next job interview.

✔️ Tell us who you are/ Describe yourself in brief?
✔️ What are your strengths and weaknesses?
✔️ What are the three skills or traits you wish you had?
✔️ What makes you unique?
✔️ What is your biggest achievement?
✔️ How do you define success?
✔️ How do you work under pressure?
✔️ Why are you changing careers?
✔️ What is your dream job?
✔️ Describe your ideal workplace?
✔️ Why should we hire you?
✔️ Why do you want to work here?
✔️ What differentiates you from our other candidates?
✔️ What can you bring to the company?
✔️ What interests you about this role?
✔️ Why are you leaving your current job?
✔️ What did you like most/least about your last position?
✔️ What is your salary range expectation? How much do you expect to be earning in five years?
✔️ How long do you expect to work for this company?
✔️ What are your short term/long term goals?
✔️ Where do you see yourself in five years?
✔️ What are your hobbies/passions?
✔️ What has been the most rewarding experience of your career thus far?
✔️ What was your greatest failure, and what did you learn from it?
✔️ Do you prefer to work alone or on a team?
✔️ When were you most satisfied in a previous job?
✔️ How do you deal with unhappy customers/ managers/ colleagues?
✔️ How would you rate yourself as a leader?
✔️ Describe a time when your boss was wrong. How did you handle the situation?
✔️ How would you feel about reporting to a person younger than you?
✔️ What commonly accepted view do you disagree with and why?
✔️ Describe a time you went above and beyond at work.
✔️ Tell us about the last mistake you made.
✔️ What do you like most about yourself?
✔️ Do you have a personal mission statement?
✔️ What do you want to accomplish in the first thirty days of this job?
✔️ Describe a time when you had to give a person difficult feedback.
✔️ How do you want to improve yourself in the upcoming year?
✔️ Which is more important, creativity or efficiency?
✔️ Who has impacted you most in your career?
✔️ Is it better to be good and on time or perfect and late with your work?
✔️ What causes are you passionate about?