Question: True or false: You should use only examples from your actual work experience to answer the
question during a job interview.
- true
- false
Answer: The answer is B. Ideally, most of your answers will relate to experiences you had on the
job, but we can learn valuable lessons about work-related issues (leadership, teamwork, etc.) from
areas outside the office, such as with volunteering, community work, sports, and personal relationships.
For recent college grads especially, employers are not going to expect that all your responses will
be related to work experiences. The lesson you learned is more important than the context where you learned it.
Read about the value and importance of
transferrable skills.
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