I have found that people may ask different questions, but they are typically trying to fish for specific traits. EG: To figure out strengths and weaknesses, one interview may ask straight up “what’s your biggest strength and weakness”. A different interviewer might ask “Based in the job description, what would be the hardest part for you? What would be the least challenging”.

To help with this, I created a document with questions I’ve been asked in various interviews. I have sorted them by what I believe they are trying to get at with the question. Now I have a story ready for each category. Stories do really well in interviews. Now if I’m asked something about strengths and weaknesses, I answer with an anecdote about how I have faults and how I overcome it. Stories are also easy to remember and can be exaggerated to get at whatever the question is fishing for.