Sunday 14 October 2012

22 QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE FOR THE INTERVIEW


Interview Tips, Useful Job Interview Tips, Tips, Interview Questions,
QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE FOR THE INTERVIEW

If you would like, you can meet with a career counselor at SMU Career Services and engage in a mock interview.
The list below is just a sampling of the questions you might like to rehearse, in addition to any specific questions
you might care to include. You will receive helpful feedback to assist you through the process.

1. Describe yourself.
2. List three things former coworkers would say about you.
3. What would you say is the most important thing you learned from your college career?
4. Describe your most creative class and give an example of your personal contribution to its creativity.
5. Tell me about a course in which you felt your performance was not up to par. What happened?
6. What extracurricular activities were you involved in? What skills did you learn from them?
7. How will you use those skills on the job?
8. Give a detailed example of how you completed multiple tasks during a typical week.
9. Give an example of a conflict or any other high-pressure situation you encountered and how you handled it.
10. Describe a problem you encountered during your college days. How did you solve it? Be specific.
11. How has your college experience prepared you for the career you have chosen?
12. How do you handle stress?
13. What has been your experience in working as part of a team?
14. Do you often assume the role of leader. Describe a situation when you applied those steps.
15. Describe three past goals you once set for yourself. How did you reach them?
16. What things do you look for in an organization?
17. What qualities do you look for in a supervisor?
18. In your last review what did your supervisor suggest needed improvement?
19. Your supervisor asks you to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable. You perceive his or her request
as improper. What would you do?
20. How would you describe the ideal job for you?
21. What do you know about this company?
22. Are you willing to travel?

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