 | Oral Presentation: The ability to clearly present
information/ideas/instructions for targeted groups, taking into account their needs and
the situation
| Describe an oral presentation that you prepared and presented
for others? It may be a class project that you presented to a class. |
| When preparing and giving an oral presentation, how did you
take the audience’s needs into consideration? |
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| Written Communication: The ability to clearly express ideas in
written form (manuals, research projects, letters, resume) using appropriate grammar,
syntax, structure, language, and terminology.
| What was the most difficult or lengthy writing assignment you
had and why? |
| What was the most enjoyable writing assignment you completed
and why it was enjoyable? |
| What was the best writing assignment you had and why was it
the best? |
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| Interpersonal Communication: The ability to establish rapport
and credibility with others through a warm and open communication style.
| Tell me about a time when you used effective communication to
resolve a problem with a customer or teammate? |
| Tell me about a time when you used effective listening skills
to resolve a problem with another individual? |
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| Leadership Skills: The ability to adapt your interpersonal and
communication style to the needs of others in order to achieve a common goal or accomplish
a task.
| Tell me about a time when you had to change your interpersonal
style to accommodate the needs of those on your team project? |
| Tell me about a situation when you had an individual in your
team who was not participating. What did you do and what were the results? |
| What is the strength or "natural style" that you
bring to a team? Are you the time keeper, the organizer, the idea person, or the
devil’s advocate? |
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| Analytical Skills: The ability to systematically solve
problems through understanding the problem and evaluating the possible solutions; ability
to use math analysis and statistics, and to generate solutions.
| Tell me about a time when you had to use library research,
statistics or a similar tool to solve a problem either at work or for a school project. |
| Tell me about a problem that you identified and resolved by
using a systematic process. |
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| Flexibility/Adaptability: The ability to respond appropriately
in a variety of settings; the ability to meet new challenges, situations and tasks.
| Tell me about a time when you had to make necessary
adaptations to another person or persons from a different cultural background. What did
you do and what were the results? |
| What boss did you find it the easiest to work for and why? |
| What boss was the most difficult to work for and why?
Tell me about the most difficult transition you have had to make. |
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| Organization and Planning: The ability to realistically
organize and plan taking into account possible difficulties (time, money, personnel) and
contingencies. The ability to develop a course of action for self and others.
| Sometimes we are unable to complete a task or project on time,
tell me about a time when you were unable to meet a deadline. |
| In managing work and studies, how do you determine your
priorities? |
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| Initiative: The ability to set and achieve goals; to be a
self-starter; willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty; being pro-active.
| Have you ever made suggestions for improving your work or a
work process? Describe what you did and how you achieved results. |
| Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond the call
of duty in your job. |
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| Motivational Fit: The greater the congruence between what you
enjoy doing and the requirements of the job, the greater your job/personal satisfaction
will be. This includes the tasks you perform, the skills you use on the job, the work
environment, and your value system.
| Tell me about a couple of goals you set for yourself, why were
they important to you, how did you achieve them and the results. |
| Tell me about a task or assignment you performed that resulted
in disappointment for you. |
| What was the most boring part of your last job? What was
boring about it and what did you do to change it? |
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| Decisiveness: The ability to make sound decisions and commit
to an appropriate course of action to achieve desired results.
| Tell me about a time you had to make a quick decision when you
did not have all the information you wanted. |
| Tell me about a time when you made the wrong decision. |
| Tell me about the most important decision you made in the last
year. |
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