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CAREER CENTER
Making The Most of your Summer: Resume and Interview Skills
• What Do You Want?
Summer Experience
• Where Can You Get It?
Elements of a Productive First Undergrad Summer:
• Who Can Help You?
• How Can You Make It Great?
• Master vs. Targeted
Resumes
• Formatting Fun
Three Things I Want to Stand Out:
• Include Experiences That Matter
• Emphasize Transferable Skills
• Group Info Effectively
• Use Powerful Verbs
• Don’t Downplay
• Do Your Research
Interviewing My 30 Second Commercial:
• Refresh Your Memory
• Tell Me About Yourself
• Practice!
• Make a Good Impression
• Ask Thoughtful Questions
• Send Thank You’s
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Sample Interview Questions: page 2 of 2
Why are you interested in this organization and/or position?
What is your greatest strength? Please provide an example of a time when you leveraged this strength.
Give me an example of a time you’ve done more than what was required.
Give me an example of a time where you had to deal with an ethical dilemma, or were faced with a situa-
tion that had ethical implications and challenges.
Give an example of a good decision you’ve made recently. What alternatives did you consider? Why was
it a good decision?
Can you give me an example of a time you were able to identify a small problem and fix it before it became
a major problem?
What is one of the most difficult writing assignments you’ve had? Explain.
Tell me about one or two presentations that you’ve given to your superiors or peers.
Have you ever communicated in a high stakes situation? What happened?
Give me an example of how you successfully handle multiple demands.
Tell me about a time when you had to do something different than you expected, planned or usually do.
What was it? What did you do?
Tell me about a time when you were accountable for the completion and success of a very important task.
How satisfied/dissatisfied were you with that? Why?
Describe the project or situation that best demonstrate your analytical skills.
Describe an idea you have developed and implemented that was particularly creative or innovative.
Tell me about a time when you had to speak up in order to get a point across that was important to you.
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