Interview Questions

At CEO.com, we use certain questions to engage a strong conversation that creates relatability with the audience. With that said, we want it to be as authentic and organic as can be.

Select a 3-5 from the lists below that you think would be good for you to answer. Feel free to add any questions that you see fit.

It's not guaranteed that these get asked, but it helps guide the conversation.

About The Company

  1. What does your company do?
  2. Who are your customers?
  3. What are some of the challenges your company is facing?
  4. What company legacy do you want to create?
  5. What is your product(s)?
  6. Where did your product idea derive from?
  7. Who is your target market?
  8. What challenges have you faced when it comes to selling your product?
  9. What are some of the biggest challenges the industry faces?
  10. What is your outlook on the industry over the next 5-10 years?
  11. What impacts affect your industry the most?

About The CEO

  1. What is your guilty pleasure?
  2. What keeps you up at night?
  3. When someone asks what you do for a living, how do you respond?
  4. What causes you stress?
  5. Give us your story. How did you become CEO/a leader?
  6. How do you start your day?
  7. How do you end your day?
  8. Do you prefer to wake up early?
  9. When are your best working hours?
  10. What is your best advice for success?
  11. What's the best way to help someone at your company?
  12. What is the best job in the world?
  13. What is the worst job in the world?
  14. How do you balance your life?
  15. What is your greatest life hack?
  16. How do you find your purpose?
  17. What is a top 5 best day as CEO/Leader?
  18. What is a top 5 worst day as CEO/Leader?
  19. How do you celebrate closing a big deal or sale?
  20. What was it like when you made your first big paycheck as founder/CEO/Leader?
  21. How do you balance religion in the workplace?
  22. How do you balance politics in the workplace?
  23. What was it like to ring the NASDAQ or NYSE bell?
  24. What does it take for a spouse or significant other to support you as a CEO/Leader?
  25. Who is your biggest fan?
  26. What are you superstitions?
  27. How do you stay true to yourself in a high-pressure environment?
  28. How do you handle criticism, both from within your company, from investors, and from the public.
  29. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
  30. What are your hobbies?
  31. What core values guide your decision making as a CEO/Leader?
  32. What is a pivotal moment in your life that defined who you are?
  33. What is your favorite place to travel?
  34. What is a moment of failure that taught you a valuable lesson?
  35. Where is your “thinking” spot?
  36. What is the most iconic [Insert name] moment?
  37. How would your friends describe you?
  38. What are your biggest pet peeves?
  39. When do you feel your most confident?
  40. What do you care about?
  41. What is something you can't live without?
  42. What separates you from others?
  43. What was the scariest day of your career as CEO/Leader?
  44. What book, movie, or TV character is most like you and why?
  45. What makes you nervous?
  46. What is one thing that when you were younger, you put a lot of importance on, and as you've gotten older you've realized it wasn't actually that important?

Contact

If you'd like to setup a time to speak with a CEO.com representative prior to scheduling the official interview, please reach out to Nate Heaps.

If you have any other questions or concerns, you can also reach out to Nate Heaps.

Nate Heaps

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