Situational Interview Questions
A situational interview is a job interview in which a candidate is asked specific questions about what may arise in relation to the job. Answers to these situational questions give managers insight into your ability to perform well on the job. Describing how you would behave under certain circumstances paints a mental picture regarding your capability to solve problems, resolve conflicts, and achieve goals.
Situational Interview Questions
- Describe situations during work, school, and campus affiliations where you demonstrated leadership qualities.
- Give examples from work experience, classroom, and/or organizational involvement, which demonstrate that you are creative.
- Describe situations that demonstrate you have the ability to work with other people.
- Given the opportunity, list the areas with respect to yourself that you would improve and how you would improve these areas.
- Tell me about a time when you made a major sacrifice to achieve a work-related or personal goal.
- Tell me about a time when you failed or failed to accomplish a goal you set for yourself and how you handled that situation.
- Describe a time when you were under a lot of stress and how you handled it.
- Describe a time when you had a conflict in the workplace and how you resolved it.
- Describe to me in detail the last project you headed up, and what was its outcome?
- Give me an example of a time that you felt you went above and beyond the call of duty to complete a project or resolve a problem.
- Tell me about a time you faced an ethical dilemma in the workplace. What was it and how did you handle it?
- What would you do if the priorities on a major project on which you were working were suddenly changed?
- Tell me about a time when your work was criticized. How did you handle it?
- Describe how you would handle the situation if you met resistance when introducing a new idea or policy to a team or work group.
- Give me an example of a time when you were able to communicate successfully with another person, even when you did not have a successful personal relationship.
- Describe a time when you felt it was necessary to modify or change your actions in order to respond to the needs of another person.
- Can you tell me about a job experience in which you had to speak up and tell other people what you thought or felt?
