INTERVIEW QUESTION - Online Test

Q1. Tell Us About a Time You’ve Made a Mistake?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

It’s not a question of whether you’ve made a mistake, it’s a question of when. It is okay and natural to make mistakes. After all, no one is perfect. When answering this question, be sure to mention a mistake that is not too big. Mentioning a mistake that affects an organization’s bottom line can dissuade the interviewer from hiring you. Pick a mistake that is not too small but did not affect the bottom line of your previous employer.

Q2. What makes you angry?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Avoid giving any specific reason for you getting angry. Say that it's a general tendency of a human being and you are no exception. You do get angry but you don't go out of control.

Q3. Discuss Your Educational Background.
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

This question gives you a chance to chronicle your college experience and why you chose your degree/major. It is especially important that portray purposeful choices. Do not say that you picked your major because you could not get into the department you wanted or that you picked the major because it was easy. Instead, try to explain why the major was ideal for you, your personality, and your goals.

Q4. Why aren’t you earning more money at this stage of your career?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

You can say that you have this concern and you yourself have asked this question to you. But reassure that you are not bogged down as you have vivid experience and you can cash it on any time.

Q5. Would You Be Willing to Work More than 40 Hours a Week?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Although employers are more respectful of a work-life balance than in the past, they still like someone who can go above and beyond what is required. Your answer to this question should always be a resounding yes.

Q6. Have you ever given a feedback on anyone’s poor performance?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

It may look like the interviewer is trying to judge your back-biting habit but the real purpose of the question is to see if you take proactive measures in things which you think may harm the company and inform the stakeholders.

Q7. Why Are You Looking for a New Job?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

The best way to answer this question is to accentuate your need for professional growth.  You should not allude to the fact that the company did not pay you enough.  You should (almost) always frame your response with a professional growth angle.  Here are some sample answers that would suffice if you are asked this question:

  • The previous company was a rather small company that lacked the growth potential I was looking for.
  • The previous company did not allow me to grow beyond my current position.
  • The previous company and I disagreed on a lot of moral/ethical issues and I finally decided that it was time for me to part ways.

Q8. Has there been any chance when your boss was not very happy with your performance?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Not being able to perform well on certain things is not a problem. The purpose here is to see what did you do about your poor performance? Were you able to analyse the reasons for your poor performance? How did you deal with them?

A person who can assess his own performance is a great asset for a manager. Discuss about how you analysed your performance and took corrective actions – to answer this question.


Q9. What Do You Think Your References Would Say About You?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

This question gauges how well you know yourself.  To answer this question, you should reflect upon the work you have done for your previous employers and see things from their point of view.  What good qualities would they say about you?  How would they describe your work ethic?  In answering this question, it is also important to also state why you think your previous employer would say such things about you.  Here are some good answers to the question:

  • I think my previous employer would say that I am an extremely hard worker who always turned in a quality product.  In my time with him, I have never missed a deadline and have never had a client complain about my work.
  • I think my previous employer would say that I am extremely creative as many of my mockups were chosen as designs for many clients.
  • I think my previous employer would say that I am an extremely efficient and creative engineer as the software I programmed have always required the fewest lines of code and had the fewest debug errors.

Q10. May I contact your present employer for a reference?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

You can say that you have no objection for this but express your concern that it would be better if you could do it after arriving some sort of agreement.

You can even be honest in stating that your present employer is not aware of you hunting and you would appreciate to have any contact with them after having arrived some sort of agreement.