外企面试问题大全

Section 1 启动

1.Did you have any trouble finding us?

2.How do you know about this job and organization?

3.What kind of work do you want to do?

4.How would your friends describe you? Your professors?

5.What else should I know about you?

6.What are your expectations of your future employer?

7.What two or three things are important to you in your new position?

8.What goals have you set for yourself and how are you planning to

achieve them?

9.Who has had the greatest influence on the development of your career

interests?

10.W ould your supervisor be surprised to learn that you are seeking new

employment?

11.H ow long have you been looking for a job?

12.W hy do you want to leave your current position?

13.H ave you received any offers so far?

14.H ow far can you advance with your current employer?

15.I f you are so happy where you are, why are you looking for another

job?

16.D o you know much about our company, department, team?

17.W hy would you like to work for us?

18.H ow does this job compare with others you’ve applied for?

19.W hat is the ideal position for you in any company?

20.B ased on what you know about our industry right now, how does your

ideal job stack up against the description of the job you’re applying for?

21.I f you could make a wish, what would be you perfect job?

22.W hat causes you to lose your temper?

23.W hat two adjectives best describe you?

24.W hat are your best professional skills?

25.I f you were in my position, would you hire you?

Section 2 历史

1.In your capacity as a _____ at _____ company, what did you actually

do? Please provide details.

2.What do you feel are the biggest challenges facing this field? This

industry?

3.Tell me about your last (or present) job.

4.What do you think it takes for a person to be successful in your

particular area?

5.How long have you been looking for a position?

6.How have previous jobs equipped you for greater responsibility?

7.What aspects of your current job would you consider to be crucial to

the success of the business? Why?

8.What was the least relevant job you have held?

9.How long will it take for you to make a contribution?

10.W hat did you enjoy most about your last job?

11.W hat did you enjoy least about your last job?

12.W hat was the biggest pressure on your last job?

13.H ave you held other positions like the one you are applying for today?

If yes, describe how you expect the positions to be the same.

14.I n what ways do you expect them to differ?

15.W hat is the most important thing you learned from your previous

experience that you would bring to this job?

16.I f there were two things you could change in your last job, what would

they be and how would you change them?

17.W hy did you leave your last job?

18.W hy do you think you were successful in your last job?

19.H ow has you r last job changed since you’ve held it?

20.P lease describe your last supervisor’s management style.

21.I f you could make one constructive suggestion to your last CEO, what

would it be?

22.O f all the work you have done, where have you been the most

successful?

23.D escribe to me how your job relates to the overall goals of your

department and company.

24.W hat are the most repetitive tasks in your job?

25.T o what extent have you automated your last job?

26.W hat technical decisions did you have to make?

27.W hat decisions or judgment calls did you have to make in these areas?

28.W hat were the most important projects you worked on at your last

job?

29.C an you give a ratio for the amount of time you worked alone to the

amount of time you worked with others?

30.H ow effectively did your boss handle evaluations?

31.T ell me about a method you’ve developed to accomplish a job. What

were its strengths and weaknesses?

32.H ow many hours a week, on the average, do you find it necessary to

work to get your job done?

33.C an you describe a situation where a crisis occurred and you had to

shift priorities and workload quickly?

34.H ow do you feel about your present workload?

35.H ow do you feel about your manager contributed to your choosing to

leave your present job?

36.H ow do you think your supervisor will react when you tender your

resignation?

37.D escribe the most significant report or presentation you had to

prepare.

38.W hat idea have you developed and implemented that was particularly

creative or innovative?

39.T ake me through a project where you demonstrated_____ skills.

40.T ell me about a team project of which you are particularly proud and

your specific contribution.

41.T ell me about a difficult decision you had to make.

42.W hat made it difficult? What did you learn?

43.D escribe the way your department is currently organized.

44.W hat was the hardest decision you ever had to make, and how did you

handle it?

45.W hat are the most difficult aspects of your current job, and how do

you approach them?

46.W hat has been your most important work-related innovation or

contribution?

47.W hat caused you the most problems in executing your tasks?

48.H ow do you organize and plan for major projects? Recall for me a

major project you worked on. How did you organize and plan for it?

49.W hat would you say are some of the basic factors that motivate you in

your work?

50.Y ou’ve had little experience in _____, how do you intend to learn

what you need to know to perform well in this job?

第三章工作能力

1.Please take me through your professional career.

2.Why have you chosen this particular field?

3.What aspects of your education do you rate as most critical?

4.What would your greatest business champion say about you?

5.What would your greatest business adversary say about you?

6.What are your long-range goals?

7.If we hired you, what are the top three goals you would like to see this

company achieve?

8.What can you do for us that someone else cannot?

9.Have you done your best work yet?

10.W hat do you like most about this job?

11.W hat aspect of this job is the least appealing?

12.H ow do you plan your time?

13.W hat are three reasons for your success?

14.W hat kind of leader are you? Please provide an example.

15.W hat is the title of the person you report to and what are his or her

responsibilities?

16.T hink back to a time when you trained a new employee. Tell me

exactly what you did to train that employee and bring the person up to the job’s performance standards.

17.W hat were the biggest decisions you made in the past six months?

18.H ow did you go about making them and what alternatives did you

consider?

19.C an you describe a major project with which you encountered

problems?

20.H ow did you resolve them and what were the results?

21.D escribe one of the best ideas you have ever sold to a peer or

supervisor. What were your approach and result?

22.W hat kinds of obstacles to completing assignments on time do you

most frequently encounter at work?

23.W hat strategies have you devised to handle such obstacles?

24.H ow do you know you are doing a good job?

25.H ow do you prefer to measure performance?

26.C an you recall a time when you were less than pleased with your

performance?

27.C an you describe some projects that were a result of your own

initiative?

28.W hat prompted you to begin such projects? How did they end up?

29.W hat qualifications do you have to make you successful in this field?

30.D o you prefer to speak with someone or send a memo?

31.H ow do you motivate people?

32.G ive an example of a situation in which you failed, and how you

handled it.

33.W hat characteristics are the most important in a good manager? How

have you displayed these characteristics?

34.W hat two or three accomplishments have given you the most

satisfaction?

35.D escribe a leadership role of yours and tell me why you committed

your time to it.

36.H ave you been in charge of budgeting, approving expenses, and

monitoring departmental progress against financial goals?

37.W hat suggestions did you make in your last job to cut costs, increase

profits, improve morale, increase output, etc.?

38.W hat results did you get? How do you know? How did you measure

results?

39.W hat would you like to have done more of in your last job?

40.W hat specifics strengths did you bring to your last job?

41.W hat would you consider the three most significant accomplishments

in your business life?

42.T hink of something that you consider a failure in your career. What

did you learn from it?

43.C an you think of an example of a lesson you learned from someone

else’s mistake?

44.W hat risks did you take in your last few jobs? What was the result of

those risks?

45.W hat languages do you speak?

46.W hat do you think differentiates you from the other applicants for this

job? Why?

47.W hy do you think you’d be a good fit for this job?

48.W hat do you do when you are having trouble solving a problem?

49.W hat interests you most about this position?

50.H ave you ever hired anyone?

51.O n what basis do you select a new hire?

52.D escribe the people that you hired on your last job. Did they work

out(工作进展)? How long did they remain at their jobs?

53.H ave you ever fired anyone? On what basis did you fire them?

54.H ow would you describe your management philosophy?

55.W hat kind of references do you think your previous employer will

give you? Why?

56.I f you have complaints about your present employers, and they think

so highly of you, why haven’t you brought your concerns to their attention?

57.T he successful candidate for this position will be working with some

highly trained individuals who have been with the company for a long

time.

58.W hat is the most difficult situation you have faced? How did you

handle it?

59.H ow did your supervisor get the best performance out of you?

60.H ow do you use deadlines in your work?

61.H ow would you do this hob differently from other people?

62.W hat personality traits do you think are necessary to succeed in this

field?

63.H ave you thought about why you might prefer to work with our firm

as opposed to one of the other firms to which you’ve applied?

64.W hen some managers make a decision, they often feel a need to

defend it. Can you describe a time when you changed a stated decision or opinion because you were persuaded you were wrong?

65.W hat would you do differently in your life? Your career?

66.I f you could eliminate one responsibility from your last job, what

would it be?

67.A fter being with the same company for so long, do you think it will be

hard to adapt to a new organization?

68.S ome people feel that spending so much time at one job demonstrates

a lack of initiative. How do you respond to that?

69.W hat are the advantages of staying at one job a long time/

70.S ince you were in the same job for such a long time, you’ve probably

grown very comfortable in it — maybe even a bit stale. How would you cope with a new job in a company such as ours?

71.Y ou’ve changed jobs quite frequently. How do we know you’ll stick

around if we hire you?

72.H ow do you explain the diversity of jobs you’ve had? The positions

don’t seem to be in a logical progression.

73.Y ou’ve been with your current employer for only a short amount of

time. Is this an indication that you’ll be moving around a lot throughout your career?

74.H ow long will you stay here at this company?

75.W hat strategies have you found to be successful in managing unfair

criticism?

76.C an you describe a time when you pushed too hard for a project to the

detriment of the project?

77.G ive me some examples of different approaches you have used when

persuading someone to cooperate with you.

78.H ow do you cope with the inevitable stresses and pressures of any

job?

79.W orked effectively under pressure.

80.H andled a difficult situation with a coworker.

81.W ere creative in solving a problem.

82.W ere unable to complete a project on time.

83.P ersuaded team members to do things your way.

84.H ad to take a stand on an unpopular position.

85.W rote a program (or report or strategic plan) that was well received.

86.A nticipated potential problems and developed a proactive response.

87.H ad to make an important decision with limited facts.

88.W ere forced to make an unpopular decision.

89.H ad to implement an unpopular decision.

90.W ere tolerant of an opinion that was radically divergent from your

own.

91.W ere disappointed in your behavior.

92.U sed your political savvy to push through a program you really

believed in.

93.H ad to deal with an irate customer.

94.D elegated a project effectively.

95.S urmounted a major obstacle.

96.S et your sights too high.

97.S et your sights too low.

98.P rioritized the elements of a complicated project.

99.L ost (or won) an important contract or sale.

100.Hired (or fired) the wrong person.

10佳问题

1.Tell me about yourself using only one-word adjectives. The first

question cuts through the creative writing of the resume and the stage acting of the interview (none of which is bad, merely obfuscating).

The order of the adjectives is as much of a window as the adjectives themselves. The candidate will hit a very detectable pause after he or she has offered up the pertinent ones (usually three to six) and them it’s time to move on to a discussion of “why” to each one of those adjectives. Follow-up questions might include: have you always been that way? For example (name one of the adjectives), have you always been like that? If not, what caused you to change? What are the highs and lows that each of those adjectives have brought you?

2.What have been the biggest success and biggest mistake of your

career?

3.What was the most useful criticism you ever received?

4.Describe the best person you ever worked for or who worked for you.

5.If your last boss were able to wave a magic wand over your head,

what aspect of your performance would he or she fine-tune?

6.If you had the opportunity to do the last ten years of your career over

again, what would you do differently?

7.Describe the most difficult decision you ever had to make. Reflecting

back, was your decision the best possible choice you could have made?

Why or why not?

8.If I were to speak with your current supervisor, what would he or she

say are your current strengths and weaknesses?

9.Take as a given that you got this job, and that you have been doing it

for three to six months, but things are just not working out. We are sitting here discussing the situation. What do you think you would say about what went wrong?

10.W hen you’ve had a really good day at work and you go home and

kick back and you feel satisfied, what was it about that day that made you feel really good? When you have had a really bad day at work and you go home and feel upset, what was it about that day that made you feel really upset?

第四章求职动机

1.What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort?

2.Describe yo ur “dream” job.

3.What is the most important feature to you in a job?

4.Please rank the following from most important to least: job duties,

hours, distance from work, pay, work environment.

5.What has been your greatest accomplishment in a work environment

and why?

6.How important are external deadlines in motivating you?

7.How do you feel about your present workload?

8.Give me an example of a situation where you had to go above and

beyond the call of duty to get something done.

9.What do you do when things are slow at work?

10.W hat have you learned from your mistakes?

11.W hat two or three accomplishments have given you the most

satisfaction? Why?

12.H ow can we best reward you for doing a good job?

13.W hy do you think you’ll be successful in this job?

14.W hat makes you proud of your work?

15.T ell me about a time when you went “out on a limb” in a job.

16.H ow do you like to be managed?

17.W hat kind of supervisor is likely to get the best performance out of

you?

18.H ow important is it for you to learn new skills?

19.W hat new skills would you like to learn?

20.D o you consider yourself successful?

21.W hat are the most important rewards you expect out of your career?

22.W hat is more important to you: the salary or the challenge?

23.W hat do you think determines a person’s success in a firm?

24.T ell me about a project that really got you excited.

25.D o you generally cleat your desk at the end of each day?

第五章背景

1.What distinguishes a great employee from a good one?

2.Do you set performance standards for yourself?

3.How do you cope with stress on the job?

4.How do you know if you’re doing a good job?

5.What do you need from your supervisor?

6.How will you communicate your frustration when those needs go

unmet?

7.Would you rather formulate a plan or carry it out?

8.What was the last business or management book you read and what

did you learn?

9.Where or to whom do you turn for help? What resources do you look

for in completing a task?

10.W hat strategies do you use when you have a great deal of work to

accomplish and not much time to do it?

11.D escribe a time when you used your intuition to good result in support

of a project.

12.W here would you like to go from here in your career, and how do you

plan to accomplish your goals?

13.I n what ways do you and your supervisor think alike?

14.H ow did you handle a relationship important to your organization

when it was threatened?

15.H ow do you react when someone criticizes you?

16.W hat do you do when you have to make an important decision?

17.W hat does the word “success” mean to you?

18.W hat does the word “failure” mean to you?

19.H ow do you of about making important decisions?

20.W hat have you learned about working well under pressure?

21.D o you anticipate problems or react to them?

22.W ould you describe yourself as a risk taker or someone who plays it

safe?

23.W hat problems do you have getting along with others?

24.R ate yourself on a scale of one to ten.

25.W hat is your greatest strength?

第六章团队工作

1.Define cooperation.

2.What kinds of people do you prefer to work with?

3.What kinds of people do you find it difficult to work with?

4.Tell me about a time when you said no to someone who asked you to

drop everything to help them out.

5.Tell me about a time when a team fell apart. Why did it happen and

what did you learn?

6.Tell me about a job or project where you had to gather information

from many different sources and then synthesize the information in support of a business challenge.

7.How do you operate as a team player?

8.How do you deal with people with different backgrounds and value

systems different from your own?

9.How do you schedule and commit to quiet time?

10.D o you prefer working with others or working alone?

11.W hat good or bad work habits did you pick up from your first job?

12.H ow do you know when a team has met its objectives?

13.D escribe your approach to evaluating risk.

14.W hat is one thing a teammate can say to you that are guaranteed to

make you lose confidence in him or her?

15.H ow do you get along with superiors?

16.H ow do you get along with coworkers?

17.H ow do you get along with people you’ve supervised?

18.W hat are your team-player qualities? Please be specific.

19.W hat have you learned about guarding against “group-think”?

20.H ave you developed any special techniques for brainstorming?

21.A re you able to predict a p eople’s behavior based on your reading of

them?

22.T ell me about a specific accomplishment you have achieved as a

participant in a team.

23.T ell me about a time when your team made emotional decisions about

the project. What happened and how did you handle it?

24.T ell me about an occasion when the team objected to your ideas. What

did you do to persuade the team of your point of view?

25.A s a team leader how much tolerance do you have for mistakes or

false steps? In other words, if a team member wanted to do something in a way you were convinced were mistake, how would you weigh the team member’s learning experience against protecting the project? 26.H ave you ever been in a team where people overrule you or won’t let

you get a word in edgewise? How do you handle it?

27.I n any team, there will always be a range of aptitudes. Not only is the

spread of talents obvious, but also team members are in remarkable agreement about the distribution. Put any tem people in room and they will sort themselves out from top to bottom in short order. My question is, do you believe it is useful to the organization to formally rank team members?

28.A s a member of a team, how do you see your role?

29.A s a member of a team, how do you handle a team member who is not

pulling his or her weight?

30.T ell me about a time when you had to confront a team member.

第七章压力

1.What cherished management belief have you had to five up in order to

get where you are?

2.Tell me about a time when your employer was not happy with your

job performance.

3.Who is the toughest employer you ever had and why?

4.Have you ever had to work with a manager who was unfair to you, or

was just plain hard to work with? Please give details.

5.What’s more important to you, truth or comfort?

6.At what time is it better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for

permission?

7.Have you learned more from your mistakes or your successes?

8.Is honesty always the best policy?

9.How has your tolerance for accepting mistakes from your subordinates

changed over the years?

10.Y ou want to go swimming in a pool. The water is a little colder than

comfortable. Are you the type of person who jumps in or do you wade in?

11.W here do you think the power comes from in your organization?

Why?

12.H ow will you handle the least interesting or least pleasant tasks of this

job?