11. What should you assume about your co-workers if you want to delegate successfully?
 

Job seeker should be able to view the positive potential of co-workers; does not rule out the possibility that a co-worker may want more responsibility; co-workers want to learn more; job seeker should recognize that the short term training investment will pay off in the long term.

12. How ambitious are you? And why do you think you are ambitious?

Job Seeker should demonstrate a real ambition that is also backed by a persistence and real enthusiasm to succeed. However, check that this ambition is balanced by a sense of clear-headiness and an innate common sense. Make sure that the candidate is grounded in reality.

13. Do you think this company is ambitious and if so, why?

Job seeker should demonstrate a good knowledge of the company, especially its past achievements, and have an optimistic and positive view of its future.

14. Do you have any past heroes?

Pay attention to the heroes and look for the qualities they admire. Do they possess any of those qualities? Look for historic figures that have demonstrated a clear purpose, enthusiasm and all the other specific qualities that resonant with the position you are offering.

15. What important goals have you achieved in the past year?

Look for an answer that demonstrates real ambition that is also backed, not only by persistence, but by a real enthusiasm to succeed. Try to determine if they have a record of practical achievement.

16. Can you tell me about a time when you discovered a more efficient way to do a work task?

Job seeker should be able to identify a time where he/she was having difficulty with a work task, found a way to rectify the faults and work more efficiently.

17. Tell me about a task that really tested your analytical abilities?

Job seeker should mention a time where he/she had to use reason and logic to resolve a problem. Job seeker may have analyzed all the relevant information and created a good, effective solution.

18. Tell me about a tricky situation for which you found a very simple solution?

Job seekers answer should show that they are a problem solver, that they can analyze all the information, and come up with a solution.

19. Have you ever been in a real dilemma at work? What did you do to get out of it?

You should hear answers that show the job seeker has sound analytical skills to solve a problem; analyzes problems in great detail to come up with a solution.

20. Tell me about an assignment you worked on in which you had to amass a huge amount of data, and then analyze it?

Job seeker should be able to explain how they can compile facts and figures for preliminary analysis; derive relevant facts and information from the study of this data.