Rankings

Every question, ranked by community signal. Seeded from historical votes — cast your own to move the board.

1

What is your typical way of dealing with conflict? Give me an example.

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Problem-Solving
+121
2

What career accomplishment makes you most proud?

medium
Communication
Business
Problem-Solving
1
3

Tell me something about yourself that isn't on your resume.

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Communication
Teamwork
11
4

Why do you want to work here?

easy
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Business
1
5

What are your greatest weaknesses?

medium
Communication
Critical Thinking
1
6

What One Skill Makes You the Most Qualified for This Position?

medium
Communication
Problem-Solving
Leadership
13
7

How Would You Describe Your Own Working Style?

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Work Ethic
1
8
9

What Excites You Most About This Position?

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Business
1
12

What are your greatest strengths?

easy
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
0
13

To Date, What Professional Achievement Are You Most Proud of?

medium
Leadership
Problem-Solving
Work Ethic
+101
14

Can You Tell Me About a Time When You Overcame a Challenge?

medium
Problem-Solving
Adaptability
Leadership
01
15

What Three Words Would You Use to Describe Your Ideal Work Environment?

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Communication
0
16

Why Are You Leaving Your Current Employer?

medium
Adaptability
Communication
Work Ethic
0
18

What Do You Like to Do Outside of Work?

easy
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Work Ethic
0
24

Please discuss an important written document you were required to complete.

medium
Attention to Detail
Communication
Problem-Solving
0
27

Give me an example of a time when you had to make a split second decision.

medium
Critical Thinking
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
0
29

Tell me about a difficult decision you've made in the last year.

medium
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Leadership
0
33

Give me an example of a time when you motivated others.

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Teamwork
0
34
35

Give me an example of a time when you used your fact-finding skills to solve a problem.

medium
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Attention to Detail
0
36

Tell me about a time when you missed an obvious solution to a problem.

medium
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
Adaptability
0
38

Tell me about a time when you were forced to make an unpopular decision.

medium
Leadership
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
0
39

Please tell me about a time you had to fire a friend.

hard
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Problem-Solving
0
40

Describe a time when you set your sights too high (or too low)

medium
Adaptability
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
0
41

Tell me about yourself.

easy
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Business
0
42

Why should we hire you?

medium
Communication
Business
0
43

What are your salary expectations?

medium
Communication
Business
0
44

How do you handle stress and pressure?

medium
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
Time Management
0
45
46

What are your goals for the future?

medium
Adaptability
Leadership
Work Ethic
0
47

How do you handle success?

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
Communication
0
48

Do you work well with other people?

easy
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Communication
0
50

What has been your most meaningful work experience?

medium
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
+10
51

What do you look for in an employer?

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Communication
Adaptability
0
52

What qualities make you a team player?

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Communication
0
56

Do You Work Best Alone or as Part of a Team?

medium
Teamwork
Interpersonal Skills
Adaptability
0
57

How Would You Describe Our Product to Someone Who Doesn't Speak Tech?

medium
Communication
Critical Thinking
Interpersonal Skills
0
58

Describe the Best Leader You've Ever Had.

medium
Leadership
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
0
59

How Do You Like to Receive Feedback?

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Adaptability
0
60

Do You Work on Any Projects in Your Spare Time?

medium
Creativity
Time Management
Work Ethic
0
61

What are the Strengths and Weaknesses of Remote Work?

medium
Adaptability
Communication
Teamwork
+10
65
66

Describe a coworker's working style.

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Communication
0
69

Why do you get up in the morning?

medium
Adaptability
Communication
Work Ethic
0
73

Tell us about a time you took the lead on a project.

medium
Leadership
Teamwork
Problem-Solving
0
74

Why did you decide to go into IT?

easy
Technical
Problem-Solving
Communication
0
80

What online resources do you use to help you do your job?

easy
Adaptability
Critical Thinking
Technical
0
81

How do you keep your technology skills current?

medium
Adaptability
Critical Thinking
Technical
0
84
86
87

What was the last presentation you gave?

easy
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Leadership
0
89

Are you comfortable working remotely or on a flexible schedule?

easy
Adaptability
Time Management
Communication
+10
90

How familiar are you with [specific programming language]?

easy
Technical
Problem-Solving
Adaptability
0
91

Do you work best alone or on a team?

medium
Teamwork
Adaptability
Interpersonal Skills
0
92

How would you rate your key competencies for this job?

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
0
94

Describe your production deployment process.

medium
Technical
Time Management
Problem-Solving
0
96

How did you manage source code?

medium
Problem-Solving
Technical
Teamwork
0
97

What did you do to ensure quality in your deliverables?

medium
Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
0
100

What would you do to ensure you provided accurate project estimates?

medium
Time Management
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
+10
101

What development tools have you used?

easy
Technical
Adaptability
0
102

What languages have you programmed in?

easy
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
103

What source control tools have you used?

easy
Technical
Teamwork
Communication
0
105
108

Have you used Eclipse?

easy
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
110

What is clustering, and describe its use?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
0
114

How do you enforce relational integrity in database design?

hard
Technical
Problem-Solving
Attention to Detail
0
115

When is it appropriate to de-normalize database design?

hard
Technical
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
0
117

What automated-build tools or processes have you used?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Adaptability
0
121

What are transaction logs, and how are they used?

medium
Technical
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
0
123

What is the role of SNMP?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
130

How would you rate your competency in HTML?

easy
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
132
133

In which IT areas do you consider yourself to be an expert?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Communication
0
134

What’s your experience of configuration management?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
0
135

What is your home network set up like?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Attention to Detail
0
136

How do you archive your network?

medium
Communication
Time Management
Attention to Detail
0
138

How would you diagnose a DNS issue compared to a network issue?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
0
139

What is the difference between TCP and UDP?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
140

What is a VLAN?

easy
Technical
0
143

When would you use a crosslink cable?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
0
147
148

What's your background in operating systems and maintenance?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Adaptability
0
149

What is DHCP?

easy
Technical
0
152

How would you recommend we support our virtual employees?

medium
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
+10
153

What auditing tools or approaches do you prefer? Why?

medium
Technical
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
0
155

Tell me how the Internet works.

medium
Technical
Communication
0
157

What technologies could you not live without?

easy
Adaptability
Communication
Critical Thinking
+10
161

What are the physical and logical parts of ADS?

hard
Technical
Critical Thinking
Communication
0
166

How do you resolve conflict that arises within your team?

medium
Interpersonal Skills
Teamwork
Leadership
0
168

What is the difference between TCP and UDP?

medium
Technical
Communication
Problem-Solving
0
169

What is ARP/RARP?

medium
Technical
0
170

Describe a TCP connection sequence.

medium
Technical
Communication
0
177

When would you use an offline backup method versus an online method?

medium
Technical
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
0
178

How do you handle source control?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
0
182
183

How is a threat different from a vulnerability?

medium
Technical
Critical Thinking
0
188
192

What steps do you take to ensure accurate estimates for a project?

medium
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
Time Management
0
194

How did your education prepare you for this job?

medium
Adaptability
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
+10
197

Where Do You Get Your Tech News?

easy
Adaptability
Communication
Critical Thinking
+10
198

What's Your Favorite Piece of Technology, and Why?

easy
Communication
Critical Thinking
Creativity
+10
199

What is the Worst Part of Our Product? How Would You Fix It?

hard
Critical Thinking
Problem-Solving
Creativity
0
200

Describe Your Quality Control Process.

medium
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
Work Ethic
0
203

What's the Biggest Issue Facing the Tech Industry Today?

medium
Critical Thinking
Communication
Interpersonal Skills
0
205

How Does The Internet Work?

medium
Technical
Communication
0
206

How would you rate your key competencies for this job?

medium
Adaptability
Critical Thinking
Communication
0
207

What are your IT strengths and weaknesses?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
0
208

Describe your production deployment process.

medium
Technical
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
0
210

How did you manage source code?

medium
Technical
Teamwork
Problem-Solving
0
211

What did you do to ensure quality in your deliverables?

medium
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
Time Management
0
216

How would you make sure a computer network is secure?

medium
Technical
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
0
234
275

What strategies do you use to minimize errors in your work?

medium
Attention to Detail
Problem-Solving
0
335

How do you approach reviewing your team’s work for errors or inconsistencies?

medium
Attention to Detail
Leadership
Interpersonal Skills
0
358
392

What would you do if a patient or customer misinterpreted your instructions?

medium
Communication
Problem-Solving
Interpersonal Skills
0
423
431
484

How do you prioritize tasks when everything seems urgent?

medium
Time Management
Critical Thinking
0
615

Can you provide an example of when you had to use observation to solve a complex issue?

medium
Problem-Solving
Attention to Detail
Critical Thinking
0
736