To be prepared for an interview it is helpful to have an  
understanding of the questions you may be asked and to have prepared  
answers for them. As you read the questions below, think of 
adaptations to these and then answer them. You may want to say your 
answers out loud while looking in a mirror to see how you look and 
sound. Another great tip is to record your answers into a tape 
recorder and then play it back and see what it sounds like. Practice 
your answers and then go take charge of your career and get the job 
you want and find the employer you want to work for! If you need help, 
call the Comprehensive Coach at 215-699-4949. Good luck! 
 
1. Which supervisors have you found easiest to work with and which 
have been most difficult? 
     This is to judge your adaptability. 
 
 
2. What did you like best and least about your previous job? 
     Checking your administration and management skills. 
 
 
3. Have you ever had to get a point across to different types of  
people? Give me an example and tell me what approach did you take? 
     Finding out about your communication skills. 
 
 
4. Describe a work-related problem you had to face recently. What 
did you do to deal with it? 
     Decision making skills tested. 
 
 
5. Give me an example of a time you did more than what was required 
in your job. 
     Seeking initiative. 
 
 
6. Give me an example of a time you found it necessary to make an  
exception to the rules in order to get something done. 
     How is your integrity? 
 
 
7. What was the best decision you ever made? What were the  
alternatives? How did you go about making it? 
     Checking your judgment. 
 
 
8. Tell me about a time you had to gain the cooperation of a group 
over which you had little or no authority. What did you do? How 
effective were you? 
     Leadership. 
 
 
9. Have you ever had trouble learning a new method or procedure? How 
did you deal with that situation? 
     Investigating your learning ability. 
 
 
10. Tell me about a problem you have had that would affect more than 
one department. How did you try to solve it? 
     For organizational cooperation. 
 
 
 
About the Submitter: 
Submitted by Terri Levine, who can be reached at 
terri@comprehensivecoaching.com, or visited on the web at 
http://www.comprehensivecoaching.com 
 
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