If you were choosing someone for this job, what kind of person would you select?
If you could have any job which one would you want at this company?
What weaknesses do you have for this job?
What do you expect to get in this job that you haven’t gotten in you current/previous job?
What do you see as your future here?
Are you considering other positions at this time?
How does this opportunity compare?
What other companies/opportunities are you looking at now?
What are your short and long term goals?
What motivates you?
What have you done to improve yourself during the last year?
How do you spend your spare time?
Tell me about your health.
If you could re-live your last 15 years, what changes would you make?
Tell me about your greatest achievement/disappointment in your life.
What did you like best/least about your last job?
In your last position, how much of the work did you do on your own, and how much as part of a team? Which did you enjoy more?
What are some of the more difficult problems you have encountered in your past jobs? How did you solve them?
Did you ever make suggestions to senior management? What happened?
At your previous job(s), what did you think management could have done to make you function more effectively as an employee?
What has kept you from progressing faster and farther in your career?
What else should we know about you?
Tell me about the best/worst boss you’ve ever had.
Everybody likes to criticize. What do people criticize about you?
Everyone has pet peeves. What are yours?
What is your leadership style?
Are you geographically mobile? (or) Are you willing to put in a lot of extra time?
You don’t have the experience/background for this position. How could you handle it?
You’re overqualified for this position, aren’t you? (even if you are slightly overqualified)