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Top 50 Personal Questions asked in placement
interviews:
Such questions seek to probe your personality traits,
your strengths and weaknesses, your interests, your
motivations and role models, etc. Personality traits play
a crucial role in the way a person handles different
situations at workplace. The interviewer also intends to
check your awareness regarding your native place.

1. Introduce yourself.
2. What does your name mean?
3. Have you memorized your introduction?
4. How have your strengths helped you in life?
5. One weakness of yours which you converted into
strength.
6. Can you talk about some instances which show that
"confidence" is your strength?
7. Count three characteristics which make you different
from others.
8. Describe two good things and two bad things about
your home town.
9. Describe yourself in just 3 words.

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10. Explain one habit in detail.
11. Explain your Key Responsibility Areas.
12. Give 3 reasons why we should not select you.
13. How and what will you contribute to the classroom?
14. How did your college help you in your overall
development?
15. How do you manage time between study and
hobbies?
16. Is it difficult to take criticism and how do you deal
with it?
17. Who inspires you and why?
18. Quote an instance where you motivated people.
19. Cite two reasons as to why we should select you.
20. Have you faced any difficulties in life?
21. Do you like to read? Which is your favorite book and
author?
22. Tell us five important things about your home town.
23. Tell us five things that you learnt at your school. How
do you apply these learning in your daily life?
24. Tell us something about the place you currently
reside at.

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25. Tell us something that you have not mentioned in the
CV.
26. We prefer people with work – ex, what makes you
come here without work – ex?
27. What are your hobbies?
28. What are the social problems in your state?
29. What are those things that your friends have asked
you to work on?
30. What are you doing to overcome your weaknesses?
31. What are you passionate about in life?
32. What are your core values?
33. What do you like the most about yourself?
34. What do you want to do in life and what drives you
towards it?
35. What does success mean to you?
36. Describe two instances where you have been able to
demonstrate leadership and team building skills.
37. What does your father do?
38. What is the history of your state?
39. What is the name of your village? How much time
does it take to reach there?

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40. What is your biggest achievement and biggest failure
so far?
41. What is your current objective?
42. Can you talk about your family background?
43. What type of music do you like?
44. Which company do you admire the most and why?
45. What has been the happiest moment in your life?
46. Which is your dream company?
47. Which newspapers do you read and why?
48. How would you help your best friend in a difficult
situation?
49. Describe an incident in your life that has changed
your perspective/outlook towards life.
50. What is the one thing you want to change about
yourself?

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Top 50 Career Questions asked in placement
interviews:
The interviewer intends to check your interest in your
chosen career field. Questions are also asked about your
career goals, your motivation for the job, work flexibility,
your expectations from the job, your knowledge of the
field, your dream company, future plans etc.

1. What are your personal and professional goals?

2. What is your short term and long term career
objective?
3. What is your ultimate goal in life?
4. Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?
5. Where do you see yourself in 10 years from now?
6. Is there anything that you did not like about your last
job?
7. How did graduation in engineering add value to your
life?
8. How does B.Tech make you more credible?
9. How will B.Tech help you in achieving your goals?
10. Would you have wasted your 4 years of engineering
by pursuing some other field of graduation?

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11. Which other placement offers have you received?
12. Why did you opt for your field of graduation?
13. What are your expectations from our company?
14. Why does this career attract you?
15. Tell us at least 5 things that you expect to learn from
our company.
16. What is the biggest advantage of being a B.Tech?
17. What parameters would you consider while choosing
a company?
18. Why do you want to do a job in our company?
19. 30 years down the line where do you see yourself?
20. But why not join IAS if you like challenges?
21. Describe the role that you expect to play in our
company?
22. How does an engineering college prepare you for the
industry when it cannot mimic an industry
environment?
23. Tell us about your skill sets that are going to be
useful in this job.
24. Why did you want to pursue engineering and why
specifically your stream?

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25. What do you like about engineering?
26. Do you know any one engineer who is famous?
27. Explain a few fundamental principles of your stream
of engineering.
28. Tell us what you know about our company.
29. What are the five basic branches of engineering?
30. What are the Pros and Cons of pursuing a B.Tech
now?
31. What are the roles of an engineering professional in a
company?
32. What is the practical application of your stream of
engineering?
33. How long can you commit to work with us?
34. Why do you consider yourself a suitable candidate
for this position?
35. Can you work under pressure?
36. If you were hiring for this position, what qualities
would you look for in a potential candidate?
37. Do you know anyone who works for us?
38. What qualities would you look for in your senior?

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39. Will you be comfortable to work in night shifts or over
the weekends?
40. Will you be comfortable to re-locate or travel, if
required?
41. What is your definition of an ideal company?
42. Can you work independently?
43. Do you have any future plan to go for further studies?
44. What is more important to you: money or success?
45. Are you applying for other jobs?
46. How much salary do you expect?
47. If you won $10 million lottery, would you still work?
48. May I contact your present employer for a reference?
49. Why should I hire you from the outside when I could
promote someone from within?
50. How do you feel about reporting to a younger
person?

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Top 50 Work Experience Questions asked in
placement interviews:

Work Experience related questions can be related to:

1) Your Job Profile: The questions would typically relate

to your day to day activities in the job and your
responsibilities. For Example: What is your typical work
day like?

2) Your Organization: Different verticals, financial

performance, standing in the industry and most
importantly how are you helping your organization
achieve its goals?

3) Industry: Your competitors, the current growth rate or

new developments in the industry.

1. Describe your job profile.

2. Elaborate on your experience while working with your
previous employer.
3. Introduce your previous organization. What role did
you play in the organization?

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4. Tell us about your projects in your previous
organization.
5. Explain your job responsibilities.
6. How will your current experience help you if you go on
to become a manager?
7. For how many months have you taken a work
experience?
8. Are you not happy with your job? Then why do you
want to leave the company?
9. What kind of challenges have you faced at your
workplace?
10. Describe the corporate structure of your
organization.
11. Describe the current product that you have been
working on. People say it is full of innovations. What
is your take?
12. Did you face problems motivating your team?
13. Did you have foreign clients?
14. Discuss the appraisal process at your previous job.
How has it benefited you?

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15. Do you think you are a bad performer and won't get a
better opportunity?
16. Explain the different levels of an organization.
17. Have you interacted with your customers?
18. How can you improve upon the current profile that
you are working in?
19. What are the various services offered by your
company?
20. Have you worked on any project in
Java/SAP/ASP.Net?
21. Apart from your regular work, what else have you
done in your company?
22. How do you get the estimate for the time required to
finish a project?
23. How do you ensure the productivity of your
subordinates?
24. How good was your company?
25. How is quality measured at your job?
26. How is your company performing in the wake of
recession?

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27. How much time did you need to understand your
client's business?
28. If rupee depreciates, will your previous organization
earn more or less?
29. Is there any impact of the slowdown in the west on
the business that your organization gets?
30. On which technology do you work or used to work?
31. Since your company has a high growth potential,
then why do you want to leave the job and change the
field?
32. How did you contribute to your previous
organization’s success?
33. Which company did your organization recently
acquire?
34. Tell us something about the CSR initiatives of your
previous organization.
35. Tell me about the job sites that you have worked at.
36. Tell us about any one creative project that you
undertook in your job.
37. There are 5 people working under you. How will you
motivate and manage them?

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38. What are the latest happenings in your industry?
39. What are your responsibilities as a team leader at
your previous organization?
40. What challenges did you face while in job?
41. What change would you like to bring in the
management of your previous organization?
42. What changes and advancements did you bring
about in your company?
43. What did you learn in your previous job?
44. What differentiated your company from others in the
same industry?
45. What do you think is the most important thing to
make a project successful?
46. Have you ever had a conflict with a boss or senior?
How was it resolved?
47. If your previous co-workers were here, what would
they say about you?
48. What did you like or dislike about your previous job?
49. Describe your dream job?
50. What types of people do you find it difficult to get on
with?

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