PERFORMANCE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

• Tell me about your last position and what you did.
  
• Tell me about the last time you made a mistake and how you corrected it.
  
• If you don't leave your current job, what will happen there? How far can you advance?
  
• Of all the work you have done, where have you been most successful?
  
• I see you were unemployed for a period of time. Tell me about it.
  
• Give me an example of when you've demonstrated your customer service skills.
  
• How do you define continuous improvement? What is the last new procedure you integrated into your job?
  
• What makes you stand out among your peers?
  
• What have you done to reduce your department’s operational costs or to save time?
  
• What would your current supervisors say makes you most valuable to them?
  
• If I asked your boss to evaluate your performance, what would he or she say?
  
• Have you held positions similar to this one? If so, tell me about them.
  
• What is the most important thing you learned at a previous job?
  
• What did/do you enjoy most/least about your last/present job?
  
• If there were two things you could have changed about that job, what would they be?
  
• How did your job change while you held it?
  
• Describe your supervisor’s management style.
  
• What kinds of people do you deal with on the job?
  
• What qualifications do you have that make you successful in this field?
  
• What have you learned from previous jobs?
  
• Describe a typical day at work.
  
• How have your previous positions prepared you for this one?
  
• What parts of your job do you consider most important?
  
• What job tasks do you feel most successful doing?
  
• What special skills or knowledge have you gained to help in this job?
  
• Describe an important project you worked on.
  
• What sort of person do you enjoy working for?
  
• Define excellent customer service.
  
• You have a lot of experience. Why would you want this job?
  
• What do you consider your greatest strength?
  
• What is your most significant professional accomplishment?
  
• What was the last job related book you read?
  
• What was your favorite job? Why?
  
• You've stayed with the same organization for years. Why have you decided to leave?