Sample Interview Questions

Information Based

• Tell me about yourself.
• What do you know about our company?
• Why did you decide to pursue your degree?
• What are your greatest strengths?
• What is one of your weaknesses?
• What are some of your long-term career goals?

Behavioural

• Describe a situation where you used communication skills to successfully get someone to see things your way.
• Describe a time when you were faced with a stressful situation.
• Give a specific example when you used good judgement and logic in solving a problem.
• Give an example of a time when you had to multi task.
• Give an example of a time you showed initiative.
• Give an example of a time when you motivated others.
• Describe a time when you were faces with a problem and how you went about solving it?

Situational

• If someone in another department wanted you to create an application that was technically impossible, what would you say to the individual and how would you remedy the situation?
• If a co-worker was not completing their work and the team was falling behind on a project, what would you do?
• If you were asked to complete projects from multiple supervisors at conflicting time periods, what would you do?