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100 Interview Questions You Should Be Prepared to Answer

• * Why are you leaving your present job?
• * What do you do in your spare time?
• * How do you feel about taking no for an answer?
• * What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?
• * What is your favorite memory from childhood?
• * Give me an example of a time you did something wrong. How did you handle it?
• * Tell me one thing about yourself you wouldn’t want me to know.
• * Tell me the difference between good and exceptional.
• * Why did your choose your major?
• * What are the qualities of a good leader? A bad leader?
• * What is your biggest regret, and why?
• * What are three positive character traits you don’t have?
• * What irritates you about other people, and how do you deal with it?
• * If you found out your company was doing something against the law, like fraud, what would you do?
• * How many times do a clock’s hands overlap in a day?
• * How would you weigh a plane without scales?
• * What assignment was too difficult for you, and how did you resolve the issue?
• * If I were to ask your last supervisor to provide you additional training or exposure, what would she suggest?
• * If you could choose one superhero power, what would it be and why?
• * What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the last year?
• * Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish them.
• * What techniques and tools do you use to keep yourself organized?
• * If you could get rid of any one of the US states, which one would you get rid of, and why?
• * With your eyes closed, tell me step-by-step how to tie my shoes.
• * if you had to choose one, would you consider yourself a big-picture person or a detail-oriented person?
• * If selected for this position, can you describe your strategy for the first 90 days?
• * Who are your heroes?
• * Tell me 10 ways to use a pencil other than writing.

This article originally appeared on Monster.com.