☛ How do you stay organized?

☛ How do you prioritize your work when you have multiple deadlines to meet?

☛ How do you handle pressure and stressful situations?

☛ Why did you choose to pursue a career as a Typist?

☛ Tell me about a time where you had to take on a leadership role. Did you enjoy it and if so, why?

☛ What is your greatest weakness, and what are you doing to improve in that area?

☛ What is your greatest strength and how will it help you to be a successful Typist?

☛ Why are you the best candidate for us?

☛ What do you know about our company?

☛ Name 3 vital skills that all Typists should have mastered.

☛ Are you experienced in shorthand typing?

☛ Tell me about your post-secondary education and how it prepared you for this position.

☛ What are your short term goals?

☛ How many words per minute can you type?

☛ What duties are the easiest and the most difficult for you to perform in a Typist capacity?

☛ Have you ever worked as a Typist for larger firms? If so, walk me through your typical tasks and tell me which you enjoyed the most.

☛ Tell me the programs and software that you are best versed in. What is your level of proficiency in each?

☛ Do you prefer copy typing or audio typing, and which method do you consider your strongest?

☛ Are you multilingual? If so, what is you strongest language?

☛ How strong is your punctuation and grammar?

☛ If a co-worker called in sick, thus doubling your workload for the day, how would you react?

☛ Tell me about your punctuality and attendance record in your most recent position.

☛ In your latest performance review, what did your employer have to say about the quality of your work?

☛ What are your long term career goals?

☛ Much of your work as a Typist will include working with spreadsheets. Do you have beginner, intermediate or advanced Excel skills?