Interview
questions
generally fall into one of the following categories:
Biographical
Questions:
A
semi-structured exploration of a person's past experiences.
Tell
me a little something about yourself.
Behavioral
Questions:
A
series of questions aimed at eliciting examples of how a person handled
specific situations or experiences in the past.
Tell
me about an instance at work where you took the initiative to finish a
project quickly.
Situational
Questions:
A
series of hypothetical job-related questions in which the responses are evaluated against a set of expected answers.
What would you tell a client if a project is behind schedule?
Projective
Questions:
A series of
seemingly illogical questions that are directed at eliciting information
about a person's character
What
would you do if you saw another employee stealing money? |
Interviewing
skills are as crucial to the employer as to the job seeker.
Many prospective employers base employment decisions largely on
information and impressions obtained in job interviews and the interview
itself will typically be the most significant criterion in hiring.
In
that regard, asking and not asking the right questions because of the
utmost importance and research has proven having structured interviewing
improves the quality of hiring decisions.
Illegal
Questions
During
an interview it is very important that you do not ask questions that are
considered illegal. It is illegal for an interviewer to ask you
questions related to sex, age, race, religion, national origin or
marital status, or to delve into your personal life for information that
is not job.
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