can you do the job?
do you have the knowledge sets, skill sets and personal attributes to allow you to do the job?
types of questions could include:
what parts of your education do you see as relevant to this position?
what prompted you to study�..?
tell me about a time when you had to communicate information to a group of people.
tell me about a significant achievement in your life.
tell me about a time where you had to work towards a deadline. did you meet it? if not, what would you do differently next time?
do you want the job?
do you want to work in this position/organisation? are you willing to learn? are you ambitious and keen to succeed?
types of questions could include:
why do you want to work for us?
what do you know about our company/practice/business?
what are your short term/long term goals?
where do you see yourself in five years time?
describe a time where you set yourself a challenging goal? what happened? what would you do differently?
will you fit in?
the interviewer wants to determine if you will be a good team player, someone who will be absorbed into the organisation without disruption to the existing team dynamics.
types of questions could include:
describe a time where you had to work with a group of people to achieve a common goal?
can you give me an example of working as part of a team. what was your contribution to the team and what was the outcome of this exercise?
