General Motors HireVue Mock Interview

Practice 30 General Motors HireVue questions covering video responses, behavioral scenarios, and automotive industry insights.

WRITTEN BY KEVIN DOWNEY
QUESTION 2 OF 30

Why do you want to work for General Motors?

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Example Answer

"I feel as if the heartbeat of the American Industry is the automotive industry. General Motors is the heart of that industry. It's a great American company that I want to be a part of."

Kevin Downey
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
What You Need to Know

The assessment vendors are testing your comfort level in how you answer this question. The aim is to determine whether you've performed your homework on the company and decided it's a good match for what you are looking for in an ideal work environment or if you are trying to land any job somewhere. The recruiter is primarily interested in finding candidates who would complement their brand, team, environment, values, and mission. They're testing to see if your personality fits the role.

Kevin Downey
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
How to Answer

If you make it through the screening, it's the recruiters' goal to evaluate, side by side, which candidates most align with GM, their team, their environment, and their mission and values. Be enthusiastic and ensure your tone and body language communicate honesty and sincerity. Save them the trouble and do your homework. Make sure you research General Motors to align your goals with theirs. Find genuine reasons you want to work with them beyond preferred pay, hours, or location. Aim for like-minded values and mutual goals and growth. The interviewer is curious how above and beyond you've gone in researching the position and how well you've paid attention. They want to know if you know what sets you apart from the other candidates competing for this opportunity.

30 General Motors Interview Questions & Answers

Jump to any question in the set.

01 Tell me a little about yourself. BEHAVIORAL 02 Why do you want to work for General Motors? CAREER 03 What are your long-term career plans? CAREER 04 What makes General Motors a good fit for you at this point in your career? CAREER 05 What circumstances led you to apply for this position? CAREER 06 Tell us about your ideal work environment or company culture. CAREER 07 How do your experience and background make you a strong candidate for GM? EXPERIENCE 08 What makes you more qualified than the other candidates are interviewing? EXPERIENCE 09 Tell us what it's like to work for General Motors. COMPETANCY 10 Tell us what it's like working at your previous employer. COMPETANCY 11 What is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness? BEHAVIORAL 12 Tell us about a time you received negative feedback you feel you didn't deserve. BEHAVIORAL 13 What will you miss most about your last job? What will you miss the least? BEHAVIORAL 14 When you experience a great deal of stress, how do you deal with it? BEHAVIORAL 15 Which of GMs brands do you like most? EXPERIENCE 16 What do you consider your greatest achievement? BEHAVIORAL 17 What is the name of GM's CEO? COMPETANCY 18 Tell us about a time you worked with someone who wasn't contributing to the team. TEAMWORK 19 Tell us about a time you were involved in a work dispute. COMMUNICATION 20 The previous person who held this position was greatly admired. How will you fill those shoes? EXPERIENCE 21 Tell us the first thing your previous employer would say about you. BEHAVIORAL 22 Tell us about a time you disappointed the others on your team. HONESTY 23 Tell us about the last time you were creative at work. EXPERIENCE 24 How comfortable are you working with people from different lifestyles and cultures than your own? TEAMWORK 25 Tell us what customer service means to you. CUSTOMER SERVICE 26 Can you be trusted with confidential communications? HONESTY 27 How well do you perform repetitive and monotonous tasks? HONESTY 28 Tell us about a time you had to explain something complex to someone. COMMUNICATION 29 What are your salary expectations for this role? EXPERIENCE 30 Tell us something about you that isn’t on your resume or cover letter. BEHAVIORAL
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