THE INTERVIEW GAME

PICK FROM THE FOLLOWING JOB POSSIBILITIES. WRITE A RESUME.

  • English teacher
  • Flight attendant/ground staff
  • Hotel/restaurant/other service
  • School staff/secretary
  • Translator/interpreter
  • Hospital/counseling/social work
  • Sales
  • Civil servant

THE QUESTIONS. PRACTICE YOUR ANSWERS AND MAKE SURE YOU CAN CONTINUE THEM!

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What are your greatest strengths?

3. What are your greatest weaknesses?

4. Why do you want to leave your present position?

5. Why should I hire you?

6. Where do you see yourself five years from now?

7. Describe your ideal company, location and job.

8. Why do you want to work at our company?

9. Why don't you have a job now?

10. What good books have you read lately?

11. Tell me about a situation when your work was critized.

12. What are your outside interests?

13. How do you feel about reporting to a younger person or a woman?

14. Would you lie for the company?

15. Looking back, what would you do differently in your life?

16. Can you work under pressure?

17. What makes you agnry?

18. Who has inspired you in your life, and why?

19. What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?

20. Tell me about the most boring job you ever had.

21. I'm concerned that you don't have as much experience as we'd like in English.

22. How do you feel about working nights and weekends?

23. Are you willing to relocate or travel?

24. Do you have the stomach to fire people?

25. What would you say to your boss if he's crazy about an idea but you think it stinks?

26. May I contact your teacher for a reference?

27. Give me me an example of your creativity.

28. Where could you use some improvement?

29. What do you worry about?

30. How many hours a week do you normally study? (work?)

31. What do you think will be the most difficult part about this job?

32. Have you considered starting your own business?

33. What are your goals?

34. Here. Sell me this stapler (clock, pen, etc.)

35. The salary question--- How much do you want?

36. What was the toughest part of your last job?

37. How do you define success?

38. If you won 10 million yen in a lottery, would you still work?

39. Tell me something negative you've heard about our company.

40. On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer.