Question Bank: General Technology

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Below, you will find questions divided into sub-categories for General Technology.

Analytical Skills

1. Can you tell me about a situation where your analysis of a problem was deemed to be incorrect? What would you have done differently?
2. Can you tell me about a time when you discovered a more efficient way to do a work task?
3. Describe a failure/mistake in your professional life. What did you do about it?
4. Describe a project/assignment that resulted in a process improvement
5. Describe a situation when advising or recommending a course of action the customer did not follow or did not accept. What happened and what did you learn?
6. Describe a situation where you made a decision that was overturned. What were the consequences? Did you do anything different as a result?
7. Describe examples of problem-solving and decision-making required in your job.
8. Have you ever been in a real dilemma at work? What did you do to get out of it?
9. Have you had to explain data -- how it was derived and what it means?
10. Tell me about an assignment you worked on in which you had to amass a huge amount of data, and then analyze it?
11. Tell me about a task that really tested your analytical abilities?
12. Tell me about a tricky situation for which you found a very simple solution?
13. What challenges do you think our industry will face in the next 5 years?
14. What is a very complicated technical concept that you understand clearly? Now explain it to me as if I were a 5-year-old child.
15. What is the toughest analytical problem you faced and how did you solve it?

General Experience

1. Could your work performance be improved by incorporating new technical knowledge and developments?
2. Give me an example of an assignment, which you have recently worked on, that involved the learning of new technical development.
3. Give me a specific example of a time you made a decision with limited information. How did it turn out?
4. Have you ever used software to make a work-related presentation?
5. How computer literate are you, and which software programs are you familiar with?
6. Tell me about a time when you were under pressure to complete a project and how you handled the situation.
7. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with incomplete information.
8. Tell me about a unique experience you’ve had.
9. Tell us about a time when it was necessary for you to communicate technical information, clearly, to an audience.
10. What is your level of experience with software used in your job? What resources do you use when faced with a PC problem?
11. What item on your resume are you most proud of?
12. What plans have you in the near future to take extra technical training, and how will it help your career prospects?

Most Popular Questions

Give me an example of a time when you used creativity to solve a problem. Now give me a second example.

1. Give me a specific example of a time when you showed initiative.
2. Tell me about a specific time when you had to adapt quickly to a new situation. What helped you be successful?
3. What excites you about our products?
4. Why do you want to work in technology?
5. Why the Tech industry? Why this company?

Skill Specific

1. Discuss your experience in _________. What were your most common why, and how did you handle them?
2. Our technical problems are very complex. Give us an idea about how you would begin to work on one of our products.
3. Tell me about a project you managed from inception to completion. What challenges did you encounter and how did you handle them?
4. Think of a project or situation you had where you made a mistake. Why and happened? What did you learn?
5. Think of a project you participated in over the last year. Tell me exactly what your role was and what you did. What problems or issues were there and how did you handle those?
6. What activities have you participated in to improve your technical awareness over the last year? How did you incorporate them into your current job?
7. What are the critical technologies for __________. How do you think they will affect you in your job?
8. What do you think are the three most critical areas for the future? Why?
9. What technical achievement are you most proud of and why? What are you the least proud of and why?

Teamwork

1. Give me an example of your leadership ability? What kind of manager are you?
2. Give us an example when you were part of a team. What was your role in the teamwork? How did you contribute to this task group? How often did you interact with other team members?
3. Have you been a team leader? Describe your role as a team leader. Tell us about the challenges you faced in trying to resolve issues among team members. What could you have done to be more effective?
4. Have you ever been a project leader in a team? How did you handle/face issues?
5. Have you ever had an experience where there were issues or strong disagreements among the team members? What did you do?
6. Tell me about a specific time when you had to collaborate on a team to accomplish a goal.
7. Tell me about a time that you were required to lead a group. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
8. Tell me about a time when you had to convince someone to do something that they did not want to do.
9. Tell me about some project you initiated? What inspired you to begin it?
10. Tell us about your experience working with peers. How did it go? Have you ever faced difficulties and disagreements?