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Overall, come prepared to discuss how your educational background, volunteer, work/internship experiences, leadership roles, and personal skills support your candidacy for the position.   

First, keep in mind employers seek candidates who can:

• Work in a team structure
• Verbally communicate with persons inside and outside the organization
• Make decisions and solve problems
• Obtain and process information
• Plan, organize, and prioritize work
• Analyze quantitative data
• Master technical knowledge related to the job
• Create and/or edit written reports
• Sell or influence others

questions to assess Personal Characteristics & preferences

• Tell me about yourself.

• What motivates you?

• What are you passionate about?

• What do you consider to be your greatest strengths and weaknesses?

• What interests do you pursue outside of work?

• How do you think a friend or professor who knows you well would describe you?

• If you could relive the past five years of your life, what would you do differently?

• Where would you like to be in five/ten years?

questions to assess Preparation for Position & Organizational Fit

• What do you know about our organization?

• Why did you apply for this position?

• In what ways do you think you can make a contribution to our organization?

• What part of this job do you think you find the most challenging?

• What relevant experience do you have?

• What other positions have you applied to?

• What qualities do you think you can bring to this position?

questions to assess Work Experience & Team Style

• What is the most enjoyable part of your current job?

• What would your work colleagues say about you?

• What qualities should a successful supervisor possess?

• What two or three things are most important to you in your job?

• Tell us about the biggest challenge you've ever faced in your career?

• What has irritated you about others you've worked with?

Behavior Based Questions

• Give me some examples of teamwork you've been a part of.

• Describe a challenging work situation and how you dealt with it.

• Describe a time when you had to work under intense pressure.

• Tell me about a suggestion you've made that was implemented.

• What past accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction and why.

• View additional behavior based interview questions