Interview Questions to Answer
• What are your long-range goals and objectives? • What are your short-range goals and objectives? • How do you plan to achieve your career goals? • What are the most important rewards you expect in your career? • Why did you choose the career for which you are preparing? • What are your strengths, weaknesses, and interests? • How do you think a friend or professor who knows you well would describe you? • Describe a situation in which you had to work with a difficult person (another student, co-worker, customer, supervisor, etc.). How did you handle the situation? Is there anything you would have done differently in hindsight? • What motivates you to put forth your greatest effort? Describe a situation in which you did so. • In what ways have your college experiences prepared you for a career? • How do you determine or evaluate success? • In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our organization? • Describe a contribution you have made to a project on which you worked. • What qualities should a successful manager possess? • Was there an occasion when you disagreed with a supervisor's decision or company policy? Describe how you handled the situation. • What two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction? Why? • Describe your most rewarding college experience. • What interests you about our product or service? • Why did you select your college or university? • What led you to choose your major or field of study? • What college subjects did you like best? Why? • What college subjects did you like least? Why? • If you could do so, how would you plan your academic studies differently? • Do you think your grades are a good indication of your academic achievement? • What have you learned from participation in extracurricular activities? • In what kind of work environment are you most comfortable? • How do you work under pressure? • Describe a situation in which you worked as part of a team. What role did you take on? What went well and what didn't? • In what part-time, co-op, or summer jobs have you been most interested? Why? • How would you describe the ideal job for you following graduation? • Why did you decide to seek a position with this organization? • What two or three things would be most important to you in your job? • What criteria are you using to evaluate the organization for which you hope to work? • Will you relocate? Does relocation bother you? • Are you willing to travel? • Are you willing to spend at least six months as a trainee?
