Interpersonal Skills - Online Test

Q1. What Do You Find Most Rewarding About Your Previous Job?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

This is similar to the question of what you liked most about your previous job. However, the question of what is rewarding is purely metaphysical. When answering this question, you should pick a core function of your job that you thought was rewarding. For instance, if you were a computer engineer that designed a prototype for a social networking platform, you can say that the most rewarding thing about your previous job was that you got to pioneer and be part of creating something that would revolutionize the way people interact on an everyday basis.

Q2. What Do You Find Least Rewarding About Your Previous Job?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

This question is a bit trickier to answer than the previous one. You want to be careful not to say something that is a core function and responsibility of your job. When answering this question, be sure to be brief as you do not want to be seen as someone who dwells too much on the negatives.

Q3. How Do You Measure Success?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Success has a different meaning for everyone.  So there really is no right or wrong way to answer this question.  However, be sure to talk a little bit about what professional success means to you, as well as personal success.  Here are some answers that you can give to this question:

  • At a professional level, success means that I am working with people who are passionate about the work they do and love coming to work every day.  At a personal level, success means that I am able to provide my family with a comfortable lifestyle so that they never have to worry about money.
  • Professional success means that I love my work and the work I do is something that I would not trade for anything.  Very few people go through life loving their work.  I want to be one of those few.
  • Success to me means that I would have accomplished all the goals I set out to accomplish as a child.  I wanted to be a doctor as a child and now I am applying for your hospital, one of the most prestigious hospitals in the world.  I would say that I am on the road to success.

Q4. Do You Have Good Relationships With Previous Supervisors?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

A company wants someone with good interpersonal skills.  Your ability to get along well with higher-ups is an important consideration in how well you will do with the company.  With that said, it is completely okay to not get along with one of your previous bosses.  After all, you can’t get along with everyone.  However, it is problematic if you have a sour relationship with almost all of your previous supervisors.

When answering this question, be sure to accentuate how good of the relationship was with your previous bosses; if you the relationship extended outside of work and you still keep in regular contact with any of them, be sure to briefly mention that.


Q5. 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.

Q6. 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.

Q7. 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.

Q8. 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.

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. Do You Have Questions for Me?
Answer : Option A
Explaination / Solution:

Everyone interviewer will ask you this question at the end of the interview.  This is the chance for you to display your curiosity and eagerness to work for the company.  You should always have a set of smart and intelligent questions to ask the interviewer. Here are some questions that you can ask:

  • What are the company’s plans for the next five years?
  • Is the company looking to introduce any new products into the market in the coming years?
  • Will there be opportunities for employees to attend trainings or continuing education classes to improve skills that relate to the job?
  • What are the company’s expectations of me within the first month of working?
  • How is the organization set up?  How big is the team I will be working with?
  • Will there be opportunities for me to take on leadership roles in the near future if I am hired?
  • How does the company measure and gauge the output of its employees?