1. Do you know yourself?

Questions for Self-Analysis
Family/growing up

1. What role did you play in your family?

3. How has the marital status of your parents impacted the person you have become?

 4. Did you grow up in one place or did you move often?

5. If you could relive one day from your childhood, which one would it be? Why?

 6. What would you change about your childhood if you could?

7. What would you change about your life?

School

1. What did you enjoy most about each school/experience?

2. How did you choose the college/graduate school you attended?

3. If you could change anything about any school you attend, what would it be and how might you go about doing it?

4. Overall, was school enjoyable and challenging or easy and boring?

Social Interaction

1. Why do people like you?

2. How well do you get along with others? Do people like you instantly or does it take time to get to know you?

3. What reasons would people have to dislike or lose respect for you?

4. Do you prefer to work by yourself or as part of a team?

5. Do you do any volunteer work for community service? If so what do you like the most about it?

6. Are you more comfortable as a leader or as a follower?

7. What qualities do you value in a friend? Spouse? Coworker?

Interests and Accomplishments

1. What are your hobbies and interests?

2. How do you spend your free time?

3. What would be your ideal vacation?

4. What accomplishment gives you the most pride?

Job History/Preferences

1. Have you ever had a job?

2. Why did you take the job?

3. How did you get the job?

4. What were your job responsibilities?

5. What did you learn in each job?

6. Would you consider relocating?

7. Would you like to work overseas? If so, what relevant skills could you offer your employer?

Motivation/Goals

1. How do you stay motivated?

2. If you could spend your life doing anything (career-orientated) and money wasn’t an issue, what would you do?

3. If you could accomplish one goal in life what would it be?

4. Why do you want to work in a particular industry?

5. What other careers have you considered?

6. What are you short-, medium-, and long-term goals?

7. How does your mind work? Are you particularly analytical? Resourceful? Strategic? Creative?

8. What are your professional objectives?

Work Ethic

1. Are you organized, detail orientated, or punctual? 

2. What areas do you think you need to improve upon?

3.  When handling involved projects, would you rather focus on the big picture or manage the details? Why?

Personality

1. What do you like most about yourself?

2. What is the most important lesson you have learned?

3. What are your objectives in your personal life? On the job?

4. What is your most prized possession?

Problem Solving

1. What are the biggest challenges you have overcome in your personal life on the job? What steps did you take? What did you learn?

2. Given the chance to start over, how might you handle these challenges differently?

1. How did the outcome impact others?
2. Did you create a win- win situation for all parties?
3. Was anyone left feeling powerless or disappointed?
4. Are you satisfied with the results?
5. How might you improve your performance?

3. What challenges have you faced that have not been resolved to your satisfaction? What opportunities do you have to improve the situation? Are you taking action to resolve the issue? Why or why not?