Suggested Questions as Interviewer and Interviewee Part 3
By(All questions need to be layered (properly placed) and
appropriately paced. The questions with a * need to be asked after rapport has been established. They help you discover Prime Movers.)
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Tell me about your company/organization.
3. What is happiness for you?
4. How would you describe your energy level?
5. Do you have a mentor?
6. What are your greatest skills?
7. What does “the good life” mean to you?
8. Trace your career path from college to the present time.
9. What are your top five priorities?
10. What is the latest date you have decided to retire?
11. What does success mean to you?
12. What do you like best about your current job? (or last job?)
13. What do you like least about your current job? (or last job?)
14. What would you like to change?
15. Do you exercise regularly?
16. What are your company’s/organization’s goals?
17. What are your personal goals?
18. What death issue (something that causes the reducion or death of a
company) has your company/organization faced this year?
19. Do you take regular vacations?
20. How is your health?
21. Do you participate in community activities?
22. What qualities do you like best in an employee? (employer?)
23. What do you like best about yourself?
24. What would you like to look back on as your greatest success?
25. Have you planned the rest of your life?
26. How many dead-end jobs are in the company/organization?
*27. How effective are you now?
*28. How much of your own money have you invested
in your personal development in the past twelve
months and for what specific purpose?
*29. How do you evaluate your effectiveness?
*30. Where do you want to be positioned in the future
in terms of responsibilities and rewards?
*31. Do you get the support you need for the things you
want to do?
*32. What use are you making of your knowledge about yourself?
*33. What is your attitude towards responsibilities, risks and rewards?
*34. What was your biggest failure?
As an interviewee, remember to ask how long the interview will be and then use half of the time to ask your own questions. How you are treated during an interview will give you an idea of how you will be treated when employed or associated with that person or business. Don’ t settle for less! You deserve the best!
