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Quintessential Careers is expanding its Job Interview Question Database and Practice Interviews. Visitor responses form the basis of the Sample Excellent Responses in our Job Interview Database and Practice Interviews. If we choose one or more of your responses (with your permission, and we'll keep you anonymous if you wish), your response will be published on Quint Careers, and you'll receive a small Quint Careers gift. [For assistance in developing answers to these questions, please refer to our article, Behavioral Interviewing Strategies for Job-Seekers.] Take our (beta) practice interview by placing your response to each question in the text blocks below. Then send the form to us by pressing the submit button. Print out a copy of the response page so you'll have a copy of your answers. Your full name: Your email address: (e.g.: you@aol.com) Please re-enter your email address: 1. Give two examples of things you’ve done in previous jobs or school that demonstrate your willingness to work hard. 2. Describe the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative. 3. What is the most competitive work or school situation you have experienced? How did you handle it? What was the result? 4. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities. 5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it. Go back to the Job Interview Questions Database.
Visitor responses form the basis of the Sample Excellent Responses in our Job Interview Database and Practice Interviews.
If we choose one or more of your responses (with your permission, and we'll keep you anonymous if you wish), your response will be published on Quint Careers, and you'll receive a small Quint Careers gift.
[For assistance in developing answers to these questions, please refer to our article, Behavioral Interviewing Strategies for Job-Seekers.]
Take our (beta) practice interview by placing your response to each question in the text blocks below. Then send the form to us by pressing the submit button. Print out a copy of the response page so you'll have a copy of your answers.
Your full name: Your email address: (e.g.: you@aol.com) Please re-enter your email address:
1. Give two examples of things you’ve done in previous jobs or school that demonstrate your willingness to work hard. 2. Describe the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative. 3. What is the most competitive work or school situation you have experienced? How did you handle it? What was the result? 4. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities. 5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
2. Describe the last time that you undertook a project that demanded a lot of initiative. 3. What is the most competitive work or school situation you have experienced? How did you handle it? What was the result? 4. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities. 5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
3. What is the most competitive work or school situation you have experienced? How did you handle it? What was the result? 4. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities. 5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
4. Describe a project or situation that best demonstrates your analytical abilities. 5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
5. Give an example of when you took a risk to achieve a goal. What was the outcome? 6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
6. Tell about a time when you built rapport quickly with someone under difficult conditions. 7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
7. Some people consider themselves to be “big picture people” and others are detail oriented. Which are you? Give an example that illustrates your preference. 8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
8. Describe a situation where you felt you had not communicated well. How did you correct the situation? 9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
9. Describe a time when you took personal accountability for a conflict and initiated contact with the individual(s) involved to explain your actions. 10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
10. Give me an example of when you were able to meet the personal and professional (or academic) demands in your life yet still maintained a healthy balance. 11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
11. Everyone has made some poor decisions or has done something that just did not turn out right. Give an example of when this has happened to you. 12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
12. What do you do when you are faced with an obstacle to an important project? Give an example. 13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
13. Tell about the most difficult or frustrating individual that you’ve ever had to work with, and how you managed to work with that person. 14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
14. Tell about a time when your trustworthiness was challenged. How did you react/respond? 15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
15. Describe a situation when you were able to have a positive influence on the actions of others. 16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
16. Tell about a recent job or campus experience that you would describe as a real learning experience? What did you learn from the job or experience? 17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
17. Describe a team experience you found disappointing. What could you have done to prevent it? 18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
18. Recall a situation in which communications were poor. How did you handle it? 19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
19. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult choice between your personal and professional (or academic) life. 20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
20. On occasion we are confronted by dishonesty in the workplace or in school. Tell about such an occurrence and how you handled it.
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