Here are some typical questions being asked in interviews:
* Walk me through you CV.
* Which was your preferred class at university?
* What are your strengths?
* What are your weaknesses?
* Which of your skills and experiences make you appropriate for this job?
* What motivates you in life?
* What would make you satisfied?
* Why this bank?
* What makes this bank different to its competitors?
* Why do you want to work for this division of this bank?
* Why do you want this job at this bank?
* How do you know you want this job at this bank?
* Have you ever had any issues with work/life balance?
* What skills do you think are required to do this job?
* Can you talk about a mistake you made in the past, and how you overcame it?
* Who is the most famous and influential person you would like to meet and why?
* Can you talk about a challenge you faced in the past? How did you overcome it?
* Can you talk through a time you worked with a co-worker? How did you build that relationship?
* Can you tell me a time when you failed to meet a deadline?
* What’s more important- deadlines, or the quality of work?
* Can you tell us about an episode where you were short of time for delivering a large project? How did you overcome that?
* Can you give an example of a time you streamlined a process?
* Talk to me about your previous jobs.
* Which role do you usually play in a team?
* What would your team mates say about working with you?
* Why would your team mates choose to work with someone else instead of you?
* Would you rather be captain of a losing team or the regular member of a winning team?
* Why did you choose your college/university? Why did you choose that subject?
* Give an example of a time you acted as a leader.
* Describe a time when you worked in a team where there were disagreements.
* Describe a time you research a subject of interest to you. How did you go about that?
* Would you say you’re a perfectionist?
* What’s been the most important experience of your career? Why?
* Can you talk us through a time when you had to decline a client’s request? How did you approach that?
* Your friend is cheating in a test. He’s on his last warning. You’re the only one who knows he’s cheating. What do you do?
* Tell me about yourself. You have three minutes.
