Interview Questions for College Courses

Instructions:
1. Research a college or university and a particular course of
interest to you.
2. Answer the questions on the worksheet using the hints
provided.
3. Use a separate answer sheet if necessary.
1. Tell me a little about yourself.

A short summary of your life, work & educational experience relating to the course you
are being interviewed for.

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2. Tell me about your education to date?

A brief summary of all your educational experience and achievements until now.

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3. What do you know about this college?

A summary of what you know about this college e.g. the amount of students, the kind of
courses they do, student services, track record of its students.

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4. What do you know about this course?

Specific information you have learned about the course e.g. subjects, assignments and
workload, hours, work experience included etc.

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5. Why have you applied for this course?

Explain why this course is of interest to you e.g. you really want a career in this field,
you want to improve your skills in

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6. Have you any relevant work experience?

Describe any relevant work experience you have and explain why its relevant to your
chosen course.

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7. What skills do you have that you think will help you on this course?

Describe any specific skills you already have that will help you when
doing this course e.g. if it is a computer course give examples of your
capabilities in this area. ****ALWAYS GIVE EXAMPLES OF WHEN OR
HOW YOU USED THIS SKILL.

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Examples of Skills:
IT skills;
Communication skills;
Organisational skills;
Teamwork skills;
People skills

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8. What strengths do you have that might help you on this course?

These are aspects of your personality that will make you a good student
on this course.

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Examples of
Strengths:
Dedicated; Hardworking; Punctual;
Team player;
Knowledge of the job
or course content

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9. Have you ever had to work under pressure?

Use examples of when you had to work under pressure in school or during a work
placement. Explain why it was pressurised.

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10. How did you deal with the pressure?

Explain how you dealt with this pressure e.g. I just worked through it and kept calm

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11. Can you give me an example of when you had to work as part of a team?

Sports, group projects etc. Explain what you learned from this experience.

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12. Have you any weaknesses?

We all have weaknesses but you dont tell them all in an interview. Focus on areas where
you can easily improve and provide a solution to the problem e.g. Im not very good at
Microsoft Excel but I am a quick learner and feel that this course will really help me
improve on this.

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13. Have you any hobbies that might be useful to you when doing this course?

Describe your hobbies but only mention ones that show your strengths and skills in
relation to the course you are applying for e.g. I love playing interactive video games and
surfing the web. Anything to do with computers really interests me. I also play football
so I know the importance of teamwork. I feel that this will help me while doing this
course as I am able to work with others and on my own.

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14. Where do you see yourself in five years?

Explain where you think you will be in five years in relation to the course you are applying
for e.g. In five years, I hope to have a degree in Computers and be working either in
computer games development or in computer programming.

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15. Why should we give you a place on this course over someone else?
Summarise you strengths and skills and what a hard-worker you are. Be passionate here
about why you should be chosen for this course ***ALWAYS MENTION HERE THAT
YOU WANT A CAREER IN THIS AREA.

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16. Have you any questions for us?

Always ask a question relating to the course. This shows that you have interest in the
course. Other questions you might ask are: When will you let me know if I have a place
on the course? Will I have to find my own placement for work experience or will the
college provide a placement? Do you have any reservations about me at this point?

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