• Tell me about yourself.
  • How do you deal with pressure and stressful situations?
  • What motivates you and helps you get through tough days?
  • Why are you leaving / have you left your job?
  • Have you applied for any other jobs?
  • What are your salary expectations?

  • Have you ever had to resolve a conflict with a colleague?
  • What is your biggest weakness?
  • What is your biggest strength?
  • Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Do you have any questions for us?

The most common job interview questions.

There are some questions that are more common than others in English language job interviews around the world. These are the questions that you should be most ready to answer...
Tell me about yourself is the most common first question in English language job interviews. This question may also be presented as, "walk me through your CV", or "tell me about your career". Before we move onto any other questions, it's important that we build a good answer for this question.
Can you tell me about a time when...
... you solved a problem.
... you failed.
... you made a mistake.
... you were a great team player.
... you had to cope with pressure / stress.
... you had to deal with conflict.
... you supported a colleague.
... you faced a challenge and how you overcame it
... you showed leadership
... you a time you set a goal and accomplished it.
... you went above and beyond.
... you managed several tasks at once.
... you communicated well with others.
  • Can you tell me about a time that you went above and beyond?
  • Can you tell me about a time that you failed?
  • How do you deal with pressure and stressful situations?
  • What motivates you and helps you get through tough days?
  • Why are you leaving / have you left your job?
  • Have you applied for any other jobs?
  • What are your salary expectations?

  • Have you ever had to resolve a conflict with a colleague?
  • What is your biggest weakness?
  • What is your biggest strength?
  • Where do you see yourself in 5 years?
  • Do you have any questions for us?
Leadership questions.
Once you're confident answering all of the most common job interview questions, let's start applying good job interview theory to the most common job interview questions in your industry.

What's next?