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Work Immersion Interview Questions

A. Personal Interview Questions

1. Tell me about yourself.
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2. How do you handle stress and pressure?
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3. What motivates you?
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4. How do you evaluate success?
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5. What has been the greatest disappointment in your life?
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6. What are you passionate about?
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7. What do people most often criticize about you?
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8. When was the last time you were angry? What happened?
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9. If the people who know you were asked why we should choose you, what would they say?
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10. What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?
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11. How would you describe the pace at which you work?
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12. Do you prefer to work independently or on a team?
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13. Give some examples of teamwork.
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14. What type of work environment do you prefer?
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B. Behavioral Interview Questions

1. Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.
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2. Give an example of a goal you reached and tell me how you achieved it.
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3. Give an example of a goal you didn't meet and how you handled it.
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4. Describe a stressful situation at work/school and how you handled it.
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5. Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
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6. How do you handle a challenge?
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7. Have you ever made a mistake? How did you handle it?
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8. Did you ever make a risky decision? Why? How did you handle it?
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9. Did you ever postpone making a decision? Why?
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 10. When you worked on multiple projects how did you prioritize?
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11. How did you handle meeting a tight deadline?
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12. Give an example of how you set goals and achieve them.
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13. Did you ever not meet your goals? Why?
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14. What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it.
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15. Have you had to convince a team to work on a project they weren't thrilled about? How did you
do it?
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16. Have you handled a difficult situation with a classmate/co-worker? How?
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17. What do you do if you disagree with a classmate/co-worker?
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18. Share an example of how you were able to motivate classmates or co-workers.
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19. Have you handled a difficult situation with a teacher/supervisor? How?
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20. What do you do if you disagree with your boss/supervisor?
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C. Situational Interview Questions
1. If you know your boss is 100% wrong about something how would you handle it?
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2. Describe a difficult work situation/project and how you overcame it.
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3. What problems have you encountered at work? Describe how you dealt with them.
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4. Describe a challenge or problem you faced. How did you handle it?
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5. Describe a time when your workload was heavy and how you handled it.
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