Some questions don't fit neatly into a job competence category, but are commonly-asked to give you a better feel for the candidate. These questions routinely focus on applicants' abilities to perform a self-analysis of their skills and on their expectations coming into the job.

• What skills do you enjoy using most? Why?

• What is your greatest strength, and how do you take full advantage of it?

• What's the greatest asset you currently bring to your company?

• What is your greatest weakness, and what have you done to overcome it?

• Why should I hire you?

• What makes you stand out among your peers?

• If you started working for us tomorrow, what could you contribute immediately?

• Are you familiar with the corporate culture here? How do you think you'll fit in?

• What would be the ideal way you'd envision spending your first day here?

• What do you feel an employer owes its employees? How about what employees owe their employers?

• Paint a picture of the corporate culture you'll create if we hire you. Do you operate under a more centralized and paternalistic agenda with power centralized in the hands of a few, or do you constantly push responsibility and accountability down the line?