☛ 1 Where do you see yourself in five years time?

☛ 2 Where do you see yourself in ten years time?

☛ 3 Tell me about yourself?

☛ 4 What is your major achievement?

☛ 5 What do you consider yourself good at doing?

☛ 6 What sort of person are you?

☛ 7 What are your strengths?

☛ 8 What are your weaknesses?

☛ 9 How would you approach this job?

☛ 10 How do you get things done?

☛ 11 How would you decide on your objectives?

☛ 12 How do you manage your day?

☛ 13 What motivates you?

☛ 14 How do you cope without motivation?

☛ 15 How long were you at your last job?

☛ 16 Why did you leave your last job?

☛ 17 How have you changed in the last five years?

☛ 18 What contribution do you make to a team?

☛ 19 How do you react if you find that someone you work with does not like you?

☛ 20 Have you ever experienced such a problem during your working life?

☛ 21 If so, how did you cope and how did the matter resolve itself if it did occur?

☛ 22 What would your peers say about you?

☛ 23 Describe your ideal work environment?

☛ 24 Describe your worst work environment?

☛ 25 Tell me about a time when you successfully handled a situation?

☛ 26 Tell me about a time when you felt that you dealt with a situation inadequately, and how has that changed how you would approach the same situation?

☛ 27 What do you think you can bring to this position?

☛ 28 What do you think you can bring to this company?

☛ 29 How do you see this job developing?

☛ 30 What sort of salary are you expecting?

☛ 31 What was your last salary?

☛ 32 If you did not have to work what would you do?

☛ 33 What decisions do you find easy to make?

☛ 34 What decisions do you find difficult to make?

☛ 35 Do you like to work in a team or on your own?

☛ 36 What would you do if you don’t get this position?

☛ 37 If offered the position, how long do you plan to stay at this company?

☛ 38 On taking this job, what would be your major contribution?

☛ 39 How do you get the best out of people?

☛ 40 How do you respond under stress?

☛ 41 Can you provide a recent example of when you were under stress, and how you coped?

☛ 42 What support training would you require to be able to do this job? If not, why not? Explain.

☛ 43 What would you look forward to most in this job?

☛ 44 In your view, what are the major problems/opportunities facing the legal industry?

☛ 45 What will be your key target in this job if we appoint you?

☛ 46 What makes you think you can be successful with us?

☛ 47 How does the job sound to you?

☛ 48 Which subjects did you enjoy during your qualifying degree?

☛ 49 Why do you want to be a solicitor?

☛ 50 Have you always wanted to be a solicitor?