Moguća Pitanja
1. What do you like the most about your work/studies?
2. Do you think anyone can start their own business?
3. What are the dangers of having your own business?
4. Do you think you’d be a tough person to work for?
5. What advice would you give to people starting in business?
6. What kind of people are good at business?
7. Is it easy to start a business in your country?
8. Would you prefer to start a “bricks ‘n’ mortar” business or an Internet business?
9. What would be your motto in business?
10. What kind of office would you like?
11. Who would be your business hero?
12. What would be your main business goal?
13. Would you rather work for a big company or a small company? What are the pros and cons of each situation?
14. Business is important in today’s economy. Is business education emphasized enough in school?
15. What is appropriate business attire? Should a businessman wear a tie to be taken seriously?
16. Capitalism is the main system of economic interaction in the world today. What are its advantages and disadvantages?
17. Who is your favorite entrepreneur? What did they do?
18. Do you prefer to support local businesses over global corporations? If so, give an example.
19. Should the government do more to support small businesses and startups? What could they do?
20. Which types of business have the brightest future?
21. Which are the world’s greatest companies?
22. Which company has the worst reputation? Why?
23. What do you think are/would be the advantages and disadvantages of being your own boss?
24. What businesses will do well during the recession?
25. What businesses will have the most problems during the recession?
26. When you are using a company's customer service what do you expect from them? e.g. to be knowledgeable, courteous, responsive and timely or attentive.
27. Is the customer always right?
28. Are monopolies ever a good thing?
29. Can you think of any companies or business which would be considered ethical or unethical? Which ones and why?
30. Is making money the only thing a company should be concerned about? If not, what else should companies be concerned about?
31. Is there a particular company you would like to be a part of? Why?
32. Is there a particular company you would definitely not want to be a part of? Why?
33. What are the pros and cons of being an entrepreneur?
34. Do you know any entrepreneurs?
35. Does your country have a lot of entrepreneurs? Why do you think so?
36. What is the most profitable type of business to open in your country?
37. In your country, is it better for a restaurant or café to be unique or familiar?
38. How are businesses today different from businesses in the past?
39. What must a company do to be successful?
40. Are people born entrepreneurs or are they made?
41. What traits make someone a good entrepreneur?
42. What are the best ways to make a good first impression at a job meeting?
43. How important is it to know English in business?
44. How important is tourism in your country?
45. What are the benefits of international tourism? Are there any drawbacks?
46. What’s the best way for a country to bring in more tourists?
47. What are some tips for providing good customer service?
48. How do you think face-to-face customer service is different from over-the-phone customer service?
49. Are there certain skills needed for face-to-face customer service that are not needed for over-the-phone customer service?
50. When do you think it’s necessary to give something for free to make up for bad customer service?
51. Do you think working in customer service is a difficult job? Why or why not?
52. Have you ever worked in customer service? What was it like?
53. How important is your work for you?
54. Are you able to divide your time effectively between work and leisure?
55. What positive effects does your work have on your life?
56. What negative effects, if any, does your work have on you? What can you do about it?
57. If you could choose, would you change your job?
58. Are people willing to move further away from home nowadays in order to find work? Would you? Have any of your friends done this?
59. Would you be prepared to leave the country in order to look for work? If you HAD to leave the country where would you go to work?
60. In your job, do you prefer to deal with people or machines and systems? Why?
61. Do you think people work too many hours?
62. Do you think working longer hours actually means you do more work?
63. What negative things can be caused by working too long?
64. What does the education system do to prepare people for work or to assist them to find jobs? Is it efficient?
65. Should everybody have a right to strike or should employers have the right to fire employees who chose not to work?
66. If a general strike is called should people have a right to not strike, or is it legitimate for strikers to attempt to stop them working?
67. What are the pros and cons of globalisation?
68. Do you think it would be a good idea if all barriers to trade were removed from the world and people could freely export and import without customs duties or any other problems? What impact would such a change have?
69. Do you think goods that you normally buy are cheaper or more expensive if produced where you live rather than imported?
70. Do you think imported goods are better quality than locally-produced ones? Why/why not?
71. Is it the government's obligation to try to maintain full employment in their countries?
72. Which problem should governments be most concerned about - unemployment or inflation? What actions can they take to control these two problems?
73. Why do people take out insurance?
74. Have you ever made a claim on your insurance? Why? Was it easy or complicated?
75. What do you think is more "important" for you in your work - the training you have or the experience you have?
76. Do you think organisations make effective use of the potential they have in this area?
77. What are some things that you need to consider when starting your own business?
78. Is it easy to start a business in your country?
79. It doesn't matter whether you enjoy your job or not as long as it's a well-paid job. Do you agree or disagree?
80. Self-employment is more stimulating than working for a large organisation. Do you agree or disagree?
81. Social networks have rapidly become communication tools for many companies. Is that a good thing or not?
82. In the future most companies will be online companies. Do you agree or disagree?
83. Small companies can adapt more quickly to changes in the market place than large corporations. Do you agree or disagree?
84. Companies become more efficient as they grow in size. Do you agree or disagree?
85. More time is wasted during meetings than during any other business activity. Do you agree or disagree?
86. It is impossible to have a successful career and a happy family life. You have to choose one or the other. Do you agree or disagree?
87. It is impossible for young people to find a (good) job today without help from someone. Do you agree or disagree?
88. Qualifications are more important today than ever before.
89. A successful salesperson knows the strengths and weaknesses of competing products. Do you agree or disagree?
90. There is more creativity in multinational companies than in small firms. Do you agree or disagree?
91. Men and women are not always treated equally in the workplace. Do you agree or disagree?
92. What motivates people to work hard?
93. What companies/brands do you like? Why?
94. What are the values of the company you work for?
95. What qualities make a good salesman?
96. What does it take to make a brand famous?
97. Do you think Word of Mouth is important? Why (not)?
98. Do you think brands are a rip-off or do they deliver the value of cost?
99. What was the best piece of professional advice you’ve ever received? How did it help you?
100. What is the worst piece of professional advice you’ve ever received? Did you take the person’s advice?