{"id":2418,"date":"2014-02-24T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-24T20:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kbicblog.com\/blog\/construction-recruiter\/?p=2418"},"modified":"2014-02-24T14:04:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-24T20:04:40","slug":"50-job-interview-questions-you-should-be-prepared-to-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kbicblog.com\/construction-recruiter\/blog\/50-job-interview-questions-you-should-be-prepared-to-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Job Interview Questions You Should Be Prepared to Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kbicblog.com\/blog\/construction-recruiter\/files\/2014\/02\/interview-questions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2419\" alt=\"interview questions\" src=\"http:\/\/kbicblog.com\/blog\/construction-recruiter\/files\/2014\/02\/interview-questions.jpg\" width=\"329\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kbicblog.com\/construction-recruiter\/files\/2014\/02\/interview-questions.jpg 329w, https:\/\/kbicblog.com\/construction-recruiter\/files\/2014\/02\/interview-questions-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a>While having the necessary skills is key to landing a new\u00a0job, so is acing the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The online career site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\">Glassdoor<\/a> believes one of the best ways for job seekers to get ready for an interview is to practice their responses to any questions that may be asked. To help those who are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5701-interview-tips-2014.html\">preparing for an upcoming interview<\/a> put their best foot forward, Glassdoor sifted through tens of thousands of their interview reviews to find out some of the most common questions candidates are getting asked.<\/p>\n<p>The 50 most common <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/3948-job-interview-strange-questions.html\">interview questions<\/a> for 2014 are:<\/p>\n<p>What are your strengths?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are your weaknesses?<\/li>\n<li>Why are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?<\/li>\n<li>Where do you see yourself in five years? 10 years?<\/li>\n<li>Why do you want to leave your current company?<\/li>\n<li>Why was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert date]?<\/li>\n<li>What can you offer us that someone else cannot?<\/li>\n<li>What are three things your former manager would like you to improve on?<\/li>\n<li>Are you willing to <span style=\"color: #000000\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5685-why-job-seekers-should-relocate.html\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">relocate<\/span><\/a>?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Are you willing to travel?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about a time you made a mistake.<\/li>\n<li>What is your dream job?<\/li>\n<li>How did you hear about this position?<\/li>\n<li>What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days\/60 days\/90 days on the job?<\/li>\n<li>Discuss your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/li>\n<li>Discuss your educational background.<\/li>\n<li>Describe yourself.<\/li>\n<li>Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.<\/li>\n<li>Why should we hire you?<\/li>\n<li>Why are you looking for a <a id=\"itxthook3\" href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">new job<\/span><\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>Would you work holidays\/weekends?<\/li>\n<li>How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?<\/li>\n<li>What are your salary requirements?<\/li>\n<li>Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.<\/li>\n<li>Who are our competitors?<\/li>\n<li>What was your biggest failure?<\/li>\n<li>What motivates you?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s your availability?<\/li>\n<li>Who\u2019s your mentor?<\/li>\n<li>Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.<\/li>\n<li>How do you handle pressure?<\/li>\n<li>What is the name of our CEO?<\/li>\n<li>What are your career goals?<\/li>\n<li>What gets you up in the morning?<\/li>\n<li>What would your direct reports say about you?<\/li>\n<li>What were your bosses\u2019 strengths\/weaknesses?<\/li>\n<li>If I called your boss right now and asked him what is an area that you could improve on, what would he say?<\/li>\n<li>Are you a leader or a follower?<\/li>\n<li>What was the last book you\u2019ve read for fun?<\/li>\n<li>What are your co-worker pet peeves?<\/li>\n<li>What are your hobbies?<\/li>\n<li>What is your favorite website?<\/li>\n<li>What makes you uncomfortable?<\/li>\n<li>What are some of your leadership experiences?<\/li>\n<li>How would you fire someone?<\/li>\n<li>What do you like the most and least about working in this industry?<\/li>\n<li>Would you work 40+ hours a week?<\/li>\n<li>What questions haven\u2019t I asked you?<\/li>\n<li>What questions do you have for me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5796-job-interview-questions.html\">http:\/\/www.businessnewsdaily.com\/5796-job-interview-questions.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While having the necessary skills is key to landing a new\u00a0job, so is acing the interview. 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