Do you have an interview coming up for your dream English speaking position in Sweden?

The best way to prepare for an important job interview is, of course researching the company and position you are applying to, but also preparing answers for the most common job interview questions! Some of the common interview questions are tricky and you can really benefit from thinking about answers in advance that relate your previous experience to the position at hand!





Are you prepared to answer the 20 most common job interview questions?

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What do you know about our company?

3. Why do you want to work for us?

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

5. Where do you see yourself in 3-5 years?

6. Why do you want to leave or why did you leave your current job?

7. When did you have to deal with conflict in the office, and how did you resolve it?

8. Testing your knowledge and experience, ”It says here you speak Spanish, so.. Como está usted?”

9. Tell me about your achievements in your professional life.

10. Tell me about a time you failed at something.

11. Tell me about a stressful situation at work, and how you handled it.

12. When did you take initiative?

13. How would your co-workers describe you?

14. What do you like to do on your free time?

15. Why should I choose you for this job?

16. You are younger / older than the applicants we usually hire, what would you say about this?

17. What salary are you looking for?

18. Are you interviewing with other companies?

19. If we would show your CV to your references, would they recognize what they see about your experience?

20. Do you have any questions for me?

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(Sources: Anställningsintervju, Metrojobb Sweden & Savvy Sugar.)







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