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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