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10oftheMostRevealingInterviewQuestionstoAskJobCandidates
KateAzar
CEO&ChiefPhilanthropyAdvisor,SocialGoodStrategies,LLC
1.“WHATDOYOUHOPETOGAIN/LEARNFROMTHIS
INTERNSHIP?WHATSKILLSDOYOUWISHTODEVELOP?”
Mostinternshipsofferlittletonopay,soaninternmustgainsomethingfromtheexperienceto
appreciateit.Also,it’sunethicalandillegal.Youcan’tjusthireinternsforfreelabor!
Icanthentailortheinternshiptothecandidate’sstrengthsandtalents,whenpossible,orknow
whenit’snotagoodfitbecauseIcannotofferwhattheyarelookingfor.Likeafull-time,
permanentposition,ithastobeagoodfitforboththeinternandtheemployer.
YeenTeckHoe
Co-Founder&CEO,HelplingSingapore
2.“WHATDOYOUKNOWABOUTUSASACOMPANY?”
JimHoddenbach
Co-Founder,DisciplesofFlight
3.“DOYOUDRAWHAPPINESSFROMTHISWORK?”
I’malwaysinterestedinifinternsareabletonotonlyansweryes,butgiveanengagingansweras
towhy.I’vefoundthatinternswholovetheirworkandcandrawhappinessfromtheworkare
moreengaged,moreproductive,andmorelikelytopushhard,stickwiththejob,anddevelop
intoanimpressiveemployee.
Ontheflipside,internspursuingjobsprimarilyformoneyorsimplytohaveajobdon’tworkout
nearlyasoen.
AngelaHood
FounderandCEO,ThisWayGlobal
4.“WHATISASTRENGTHANDAWEAKNESSYOUCAN
BRINGTOTHEINTERNSHIPANDHOWDOYOUTHINKTHIS
INTERNSHIPWILLHELPYOUTOIMPROVEUPONBOTH?”
Ifthestudentgivesyouanhonestanswertotheweaknesslike,“Ihaveatendencyto
procrastinate,”thenittellsyouthattheyareself-aware,honest,andreadytoimprove.
Iftheygiveyousomepreparedresponse,thenyouarelikelytohavesomeonethatisa
game-player.Whilethatworksinsomeorganizations,weareatechstartup,andweneedpeople
thatareopenandreadytoimprovethemselvesandtheproductonadailybasis.
Thestrengthanswertellsusabit,buttheanswerisnotasimportantastheirweakness.
MichelleBrammer
DirectorofMarketingandInternshipCoordinator,eZanga
5.“WHATDOYOUKNOWABOUTTHEINDUSTRY?CANYOU
EXPLAINITTOSOMEONEELSE?”
Ialwaysaskinternstoexplainwhatpayperclickadvertisingis.I’mnotsomuchinterestedinthe
candidate’scourseworkinschool,butratherrelevantexperience.
OnceIhavetheirresponse,Iconfirmifit’scorrectoreducateifitisn’t.Ithenaskhowtheywould
explainwhatIsaidtosomeonelikethemselves,whodoesordoesnotknowtheindustry.
IftheycanreiteratewhatIsaidinaneasytounderstandmanner,they’llunderstandtheconcepts
I’mlookingforthemtowriteabout.Thisshowsmethattheynotonlycangraspanewconcept,
butcanteachothersaboutitinaclearmanner.
SteveGibson
Director,JotForm
6.“WHEREDOYOUSEEYOURSELFINFIVEYEARS?”
Interns,morethananyothercandidates,aregoingtobeaskedthisperennialquestion.When
peoplearetakinginternships,they’restillfiguringoutwhatthey’dliketodoinlife.
Agreatmanyinternswon’thaveagoodanswertothisquestion.Somewillstillbefiguringout
theircareerpath.WhatIlistenforisifthisjobisalogicalfitforthemintheirpathofdiscovery.
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