Job Interview Questions: Work Standards
- Tell me about a time when you were required to turn in what you felt was not your best work. What was the situation? How did it make you feel?
- Give me two examples of things you’ve done in previous jobs that show your willingness to work hard.
- Have you disagreed with a manager’s evaluation of your performance? How did you handle the situation?
- Share an example of when you weren’t very pleased with your work performance. What did you do about it?
- In your current position, how do you define doing a good job? Give me some examples of when your definition was not met and what you did about it.
- Describe a time when your results did not meet your manager’s expectations. What happened? What action did you take?
- Consider times when you did your best work and other times when you didn’t. Give me an example of each time. What made the difference?
- For managers: How do you judge the performance of your employees? What distinguishes “good” from “average”? Tell me about an employee you evaluated as “average” and how you helped him or her to become “good”.






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