I don't have a favorite, because no single question is very useful all by itself. My interview style also tends to be conversational rather than Q-and-A, so the questions I ask tend to vary according to the candidate.
But two questions that I nearly always ask are: tell me about a project you did (personal or professional) that you found very exciting, with a followup question of "what about it got you excited?"; and tell me about a project you did (personal or professional) that went sideways. This one often has a followup question of "how did you deal with it?"
Neither question has a right or wrong answer. Well, I fib a little. A wrong answer to the "what went sideways" question is "I can't think of one". The only way that can actually be true is if the candidate is very inexperienced.
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 11.1 ms ] threadBut two questions that I nearly always ask are: tell me about a project you did (personal or professional) that you found very exciting, with a followup question of "what about it got you excited?"; and tell me about a project you did (personal or professional) that went sideways. This one often has a followup question of "how did you deal with it?"
Neither question has a right or wrong answer. Well, I fib a little. A wrong answer to the "what went sideways" question is "I can't think of one". The only way that can actually be true is if the candidate is very inexperienced.