If you are not familiar with some of the additional free resources and tools available from LinkedIn, I urge you to take a look. There is a wealth of information and data that is helpful to recruiters, clients, and job seekers alike. For example, there is a comprehensive section on interview guides with suggestions for the top interview questions to ask for a variety of roles. These interview questions cover hard skills, soft skills, and behavioral interviewing, along with why the question matters and what you should listen for in a response.
If you’re a recruiter who needs to help a client sharpen their interviewing techniques, this could be a great way to get started. If you’re a client looking to develop a standardized interviewing process, utilizing these guides can help you create a system that ensures all candidates get asked the same questions, and that the questions are actually relevant to the information you need to discover. And if you’re a job seeker, reviewing these questions can help you understand in advance the kinds of questions you might be asked, giving you time to develop strong answers.
Here are some of my favorite examples:
- Chief Operating Officer: In your view, what are the top three objectives for a Chief Operating Officer—both generally, and in the context of our business?
- Chief Financial Officer: How would you communicate bad news to the board of directors?
- Controller: Tell me about the controls you put in place in your most recent role to prevent errors and fraud.
- Electrical Engineer: Describe how you have compiled and maintained records when working on engineering schematics, installed equipment, and/or corrective actions.
- Marketing Manager: Imagine we’re about to release a new product in three months. How would you help orchestrate a successful launch with a budget of $500K, including media spend?
- Network Administrator: Have you been a part of a DevOps team? What was your experience like?
- Registered Nurse: What do you like most about being part of a care team? What do you dislike?
- Sales Manager: One of your sales reps has missed their sales goals for a few months. What do you do?
- Warehouse Manager: What is one major concern addressed by warehouse layout strategy?
As you can see, these guides contain a wide range of well-considered top interview questions that can help thoroughly assess a candidate’s skills, aptitudes and fit within an organization.