5 Best Job Interview Questions in Thailand

1. What are your strengths?

The general consensus is to prioritize quality over quantity in this case. Candidates should provide a list of their strongest points, with examples to back each one up.

They should also explain how these skills will be useful in the job they're applying for, and use this question to reveal something interesting about themselves. While this is a common interview question, it is also one of the best interview questions to ask early in the process.

Warning signs: The candidate is either unprepared for the question or provides only generic responses.

This is the most common job interview question as suggested by the top Executive Search in Thailand, and everyone should be prepared to answer it. If they don't appear prepared or give a standard response, it's probably a bad sign.

2. What are your weaknesses?

Candidates should discuss a real weakness that they have been working on improving. They're not good at public speaking, for example, but they've been taking a course to help them improve.

Perhaps they believe they are easily distracted when working online but have installed software that assists them in staying on task. Answers like these demonstrate a desire for growth, self-awareness, and discipline.

Warning signs: Again, everyone should expect it, so it's a red flag if someone appears completely unprepared or gives a canned response like, "I'm a perfectionist."

Candidates who are brazen enough to express a truly negative personality trait should also be placed in the red flagged pile.

3. What grades did you get in college?

If they received high marks, this will be a simple question to answer. If not, look for a valid reason. Perhaps it took them a while to find the right major, or perhaps they were excelling at a job, internship, or extracurricular activity while attending school.

Red Flags: The candidate has average to low grades with no explanation.

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4. What were your responsibilities when you worked at job x?

A good candidate can discuss their responsibilities in detail. These should correspond to, if not exceed, the job requirements. The responsibilities should also correspond to what they will require to perform the job for which they are applying.

Candidates who are unsure about their responsibilities, don't have the ones that come with the job or don't have ones that are relevant to the job they're applying for are red flags.

5. Why do you want to work here?

A good candidate can go into detail about their responsibilities. These should match, if not exceed, the job requirements. The responsibilities should also be in line with what is required to perform the job for which they are applying.

Red Flags: Candidates, who are unsure of their responsibilities, do not have the ones that come with the job, or do not have ones that are relevant to the job they are applying for raise red flags.