Questions you can ask at the roommate interview
General information
- Why are you looking for a roommate?
- What do you normally do on the weekdays?
- How do you earn your money?
- Do you smoke?
- For how long are you planning on staying in the room?
- Do you avoid conflicts?
- How much do you pay in rent now?
- Which furniture are you planning on bringing?
- Do you know someone who can help you move?
Being a roommate
- How is your relationship to your earlier roommate? Are you still good friends?
- Why are you not living with your earlier roommate anymore?
- Do you expect us to be best friends?
- What do you appreciate in a roommate?
Everyday life and habits
- How are your sleep habits? Do you normally go to bed early or very late?
- We only have one bathroom in the apartment, so how long time do you use in the bathroom every morning?
- What do you do when you want to have fun?
- What do you do if you want to relax?
- When do you normally go to school or work?
- How much time do you spend outside the house?
- Do you prefer the apartment to be very warm, or maybe a bit more chill?
Interests
- Are you very interested in furnishing? If yes, what kind of style do your prefer?
- Do you watch a lot of TV? What kind of TV - Some TV series or movies in particular?
- Do you do a lot of sport?
- Do you have a hobby?
Party habits and visits
- Do you often have friends over?
- Do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend you visit a lot of maybe will invite over a lot?
- Do you often go out and come home late?
- Do you often have parties and visits from friends before you go out?
Duties (Cleaning, washing of clothes, dishes etc.)
- How should we split the duties between us?
- Is it very important for you that the apartment is 100% clean all the time?
- It is very important for you that there are the no dirty dishes in the sink all the time?
- Shall we help each other washing the clothes or should it be separated completely?
Cooking
- How often do you cook yourself?
- Are you allergic?
- What kind of food do you like to cook?
- Are you very concerned about healthy food/living?
Shared stuff and budget
- How do you think the household expenses should be divided between us?
- Would you like us to share the expenses to food as well?
- If we choose to buy our own food can we lend food from each other from time to time if we really need it?
- How do you feel about sharing other stuffs in the apartment? Like DVD’s, kitchen equipment etc.?
Loudness level
- Do you often listen to loud music?
- Are you the type who needs quite surroundings or are you okay with noises and people around you?
- Should we write some of these things down we have agreed on today?
Updated on: 27/03/2020