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Real-world Job Interview Questions Contributors: CUHK Final-year Students Types of Job Interview Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Ice-breakers Experience Knowledge Goals & Motivation Attitude Personality Probing / Tricky / Problem-solving Current Affairs Job-specific Icebreakers 1. 2. 3. 4. Please briefly introduce yourself. What qualities do you think we are looking for in candidates? What do you know about our company? Why are you interested in this job? Experience 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. A. Work experience and internship What have you gained from your work experience? Have you encountered any difficulties in your current job? How did you deal with them? Describe what you have done and learnt from your summer job. Have you ever experienced conflict with your colleagues? How did you handle it? What are the contributing factors to a company’s success? Describe a project you were involved in. B. Academic achievements

Which courses did you enjoy most at university? Why? Which course did you find most difficult? How did you cope with it? Have you ever had any learning problems at university? If so, how have you coped with them? Please explain the discrepancies between your high school and university grades. Can you explain why your GPA dropped substantially in the last semester? What courses did you take as electives in university? Why did you choose them? Have you done any group projects? What were they about? C. Skills Tell us about your Putonghua learning experience. How would you deal with difficulties as team leader? Give concrete examples. Describe an incident that required you to make modifications or changes in your behaviour. What do you tend to do when facing opposition from others? Give examples. D. Extra-curricular activities What kind of activities have you participated in? Can you tell me about your experience in the English Debate Team? What are your achievements in sports? What did

you learn from the Outward Bound Activities you took part in? Which extra-curricular activity do you enjoy most? 1 Knowledge 1. In what way is CUHK different from other tertiary institutions? 2. How would you compare the academic ability between graduates in Hong Kong and mainland China? 3. What are the differences between small local firms and multinational organisations? Are there any differences in their management philosophy? What are the threats and opportunities for each? 4. What are the strengths and weaknesses of the last company you worked for? Goals & Motivation 1. What are your goals for the coming five to ten years? 2. How do you set your goals? Give an example to show how you set a goal and achieved it. 3. Why did you choose our company? 4. What do you expect to get from this job? 5. Why did you choose to apply for this position? Attitude 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do you think teamwork is important? Why? What are the elements of a good leader? Do you prefer teamwork or

individual work? How do you cope when you have lots of work to do or many deadlines to meet? Describe how you feel when you communicate with clients. Describe a situation in which you found it easy to compromise with others. Personality 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What are your main interests? How do your friends view you? Describe a situation when you had to stand firm. How do you prioritise your tasks? If an employer had to cut your salary, how would you advise the employer to proceed? Probing / Tricky / Problem-solving Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. If there were a variety of solutions to a problem, how would you choose the best one? What can you bring to our firm? Do you prefer to work in a competitive or stable environment? What do you think the main difficulty is for this type of job? How do you try to find a work-life balance? How do you think your background will be helpful to our business? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What is your usual role in a team? Describe

the person who has had the greatest influence on you. What is the most important decision you have made? What is the decision that you most regret making? 2 Current Affairs 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. What can you suggest to revive the Hong Kong economy? What do you think about the recent economic downturn? How do you keep up with current issues? Which newspapers do you read? Do you read any economic journals? What current affairs have you paid attention to lately? Tell me what people in Hong Kong can do to maintain the city’s success. Which city do you think is Hong Kong’s competitor? Job-specific Questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. What have you learnt from being an audit trainee? Why do you want to join the accounting profession? How did you get a job as a summer trainee in Ernest & Young? How do you expect KPMG to be different from Ernest & Young? What do you like about the job nature of the tax department? What do you think

the alternative job opportunities for fresh graduates in accounting are? What are the important ethical qualities of a certified professional accountant? Describe what you think the duties of this job will entail. Why did you choose to concentrate on Chinese Business? Can you name some clients that you have done tax computation for? What aspects interest you in the field of auditing? Tell me more about your duties as an audit assistant. Describe how you would go about working independently. Can you tell me more about the responsibilities of a marketing officer? What difficulties have you encountered in your marketing work? How would you differentiate our firm from others? What are the characteristics and qualities that a successful accountant must possess? In one sentence, what is auditing? You have worked as an audit trainee. How would you rate your performance? 3