Top 10 Interview Questions that Employers Should Ask

by Khurram H. Blogger

If you are an employer or belong to some big organization then surely you want to hire people who have excellent skills. An interview is like a meeting in which as an employer may ask different questions from selected candidates for jobs in Pakistan. Without appropriate questions you may never know about the skills of the candidates. Interview is the final meeting to judge selected candidates for job.

This article will highlight the top 10 questions that employers mostly ask from candidates for jobs in Pakistan. During the interview you should also notice the body language and confidence of the candidate. The way they sit, talk and respond to your question shows a lot about the candidates.

1. Tell us detail about your working background and experience?

Focus on how much working experience they have, and in which organization they have worked in the past.

2. What are the circumstances or situations that you left your previous job?

Ask them to provide you detail about your previous work record in other company and what was the reason they left their job. Reason can be their conflicts with company or issues about salary. Then check their confidence by asking that.

3. Tell us why our company should select you over other candidates?

This question is about checking the confidence in which he or she responds. Note what makes them different from other candidates, if they have any special skills, write that down as well.

4. Tell us about your strengths and weaknesses?

Ask them about their work approach, leadership qualities and stamina to perform job tasks. Ask them about their weaknesses. What type of work or situation they cannot handle. Ask about particular job tasks and approaches. Keep in mind that the words used by candidate matters a lot.

5. What do you know about our organization or company and why you want to join us?

This question will tell you how much he has prepared for this interview. The candidate who has a better knowledge about the company they are applying tends to perform better.

6. How soon you can join our company?

This question will determine the availability of the candidate.

7. What do you know about job tasks and activities and how you will handle your duties?

This question is very important as it will tell the employer how much the candidate is knowledgeable about the job tasks and whether he or she will be able to handle them or not.

8. How you perform under pressure and in tough situations?

Try to learn about the leadership qualities of the candidates through this question.

9. What are your achievements in previous jobs or education career?

This shows how much hard working they are and their ability to shine in job and career at the same time.

10. Where do you see yourself in next five years?

This question will not only tell you how ambitious they are but also how long they are looking to work in with the company.

Conclusion

For best interview you can assign some short task within limited time period. That task must relate to job. You can easily judge that in pressure how your employee works.

If you follow the above discussed techniques about interview questions then no doubt you will find best qualified candidate for PK job in your organization.