Situational interview questions
Situational questions put a problem in front of you — "What would you do if…" — to see how you think: what you check first, who you involve and what you do first.
Show your judgement step by step, and say what you would do first and why, rather than everything you could do.
Sample questions
Situational "You realise you'll miss a deadline you agreed with your manager. What do you do?"
Graduate
What the interviewer is looking for: Early, honest communication with a plan.
Situational "A customer asks you something you don't know the answer to. What do you do?"
Graduate
What the interviewer is looking for: Honesty and follow-through.
Situational "Your manager is away and a client demands an urgent decision that's usually above your authority. What do you do?"
Professional
Situational "A senior stakeholder gives you a vague brief: 'Look into why costs are up.' What do you do?"
Professional
Situational "In your first week, the chair asks for your view on a major investment the previous CEO proposed. You don't yet know the business well. What do you do?"
Executive
Situational "Your strongest executive tells you they've been offered a CEO role elsewhere. What do you do?"
Executive
The four answers to each question, and why one is stronger than another, are in the free practice.
Questions
What are situational interview questions?
Situational questions put a problem in front of you — "What would you do if…" — to see how you think: what you check first, who you involve and what you do first.
How should I answer them?
Show your judgement step by step, and say what you would do first and why, rather than everything you could do.
Are these questions with answers?
Each page shows real questions from the Interview Practice Suite and, for some, what the interviewer is looking for. The four answers to each question — and why one beats another — are in the free practice: 10 questions at your level with feedback on every answer.
Answer keys are written by EunoiaData from recognised interview practice and checked by a review panel. A practice tool: it scores the answers you choose, not how you speak in a real interview. Not designed for hiring, selection or promotion decisions.