B. Novice Interviewing Event Prompts
Round I - 1:15pm
Speaker 1
Round 1, Group B (1:15 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 2
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 3
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 4
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 5
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 6
Hi, I’m _______________, from Human Resources. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship, correct? The person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find the best speakers on those topics. Once a speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the Marketing Team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you around 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me something interesting about yourself.
2. Have you ever had to work with someone who annoyed you? a. [If yes] What did they do to annoy you? b. [If not] What would be something that would annoy you?
c. How would you handle working with people who annoy you?
3. What was a difficult period in your work or school life and how did you deal with it?
4. Give me an example of a time you did something wrong and how you handled it?
5. What’s your greatest weakness? a. Why? b. What are you doing to improve this?
6. We sometimes have to work weekends, do you attend religious services on either Saturday or Sunday, and would that interfere?
7. How did you select your major in college?
8. Why did you get involved in extra-curricular activities?
a. What has disappointed you about your involvement?
9. What has been your most difficult class so far? How did you get through it?
10. What has been your most exceptional educational experience so far? a. How has this experience influenced you?
11. What have you learned in college that you wish you knew in High School?
12. If you were a part of a bicycle, what part would you be? Why?
13. If it turned out that you failed to succeed in this job, what would be the reason?
14. I have time for one question, so what question do you have for me?
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Round II - 2:30 pm
Speaker 1
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 2
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 3
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 4
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 5
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 6
Round 2, Group B (2:30 p.m.) Interviewing
Hi, I’m _______________, the manager of the Speaker Relations Team. Did you find the room okay? Great, have a seat. You’re here for the internship position, correct? This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then researching to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. Tell me about your listening abilities.
2. Tell me what you think is the difference between a good speaker and an exceptional on
a. Which one are you and why?
3. Give me an example of when you were assertive.
4. What do you think is the biggest barrier to researching a topic successfully?
a. What would you do to overcome this barrier?
5. We want someone who can adapt to a diverse group of people so what’s your ethnic background?
6. When giving presentations to the marketing team about an upcoming speaker, how would you go about quickly establishing your credibility?
7. Do you think public speaking is more art or science? Explain.
8. Tell me about a time when you trained someone?
9. Do you think it would be easier to train a dog or a person?
a. How do you think training a person is different than training a dog?
b. How is training a person like training a dog?
10. What criteria would you use to evaluate a web site?
11. Tell me about a time when you interviewed someone to gather information.
13. How would you assess your performance in this interview right now?
14. Do you live in Chicago? If not, how far do you live from our office?
15. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I would like to thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Round III - 3:45 pm
Speaker 1
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 2
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 3
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 4
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 5
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.
Speaker 6
Round 3, Group B 3:45
Hi, I’m _______________, I'm part of the Speaker Relations Team and you’d be supporting us if you’re chosen for this internship. How has the process gone for you so far? Great, have a seat. This person in this position supports our Speaker Relations Team by helping to identify trending topics, and then research to find best speakers on those topics. Once speaker and topic are chosen, you would then give briefing presentations to the marketing team, so they can begin promotions. In this interview I’ll take about 7 to 8 minutes to ask you about 15 questions to find out if you are the best person to do this. At the end, I’ll give you a chance to ask your own question of me. Let’s begin.
1. What do you think you did or said that allowed you to go this far in the interview process?
2. What mistakes do you hope to avoid in this interview?
3. In past jobs or school activities, how long did it take for you to make a significant contribution?
4. How do you influence others to work with you?
5. Can you teach me something in the next minute?
6. If you were a smart phone app, what would your app do?
a. How much would it cost? Why?
b. What would be one of the glitches in the software?7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with a teacher.
8. I don’t feel like I’m doing a very good job interviewing you. How would you fire me?
9. Do you have any disabilities that are not visible?
10. Would you rather do something legal but unethical or something ethical but illegal?
11. What have I not asked you that you wish I had? What’s the answer?
12. What is a question you could answer, but you think the other candidates would have difficulty answering?
13. We have time for one question, what question do you have for me?
I still have a few more people to interview but I’ll be letting all the applicants know how they did at the end of the day. It was nice to meet you and I thank you for your time.
The question is red is illegal and if the student answers it directly, you should weigh it negatively when making a decision in ranking (you will rank students 1-6 and you will assign speaker points (maximum 25) along with each rank, these points help in breaking ties.