You can never fully prepare for every question you may be asked during your interview however there are a number of common interview questions which are pretty likely to crop up during most interviews.

With this in mind, think about your responses to the twelve most commonly asked interview questions. 

I can’t guarantee that you’ll be asked every single one of these questions during your own interview, however as a minimum, aim to have a number of stock answers prepared for our dirty dozen:

1. Tell me about yourself.
2. What are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
3. Why did you leave your old job?
4. Why do you want to work for us?
5. How did you like your old job?
6. What kind of salary are you looking for?
7. What do you know about our company?
8. Why should we hire you?
9. What did you think of your old boss?
10. What are your long term goals?
11. Do you mind working long hours?
12. You seem overqualified (or underqualified).

If you have any other suggestions for common interview questions then please feel free to share these with us by posting a comment below.

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