Interview Practice

Yesterday we learned a lot about how to prepare for an interview and possible questions that an interviewer will ask. Deana and Brittany interviewed Toussaint and Becky. Becky did a basic interview that showed how to act and what to do in an interview. Toussaint, on the other hand, did the total opposite of a proper interview. This took place at the University of Chicago. After the med students Becky and Toussaint got interviewed, we split up into groups and the high school students got interviewed by the med students and the undergrads.

Some of the questions people asked were:

Tell me a little about yourself.

Tell me about a failure in your life. What did you learn from that failure?

What is a challenge you have faced? How did you overcome that challenge?

What are your plans for after high school?

What is a book that influenced you? Why did that book impact you?

If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and why?

If you could meet any person, living or dead, who would it be?

What would change about your high school? Why?

What activities do you participate in outside of school?

I believe that the interviews were so funny and helpful. I really enjoyed the interview with Sam. At first, I was a little nervous. Over time, though, I got used to it and realized that I would eventually adjust to talking to people who I don't know. I also realized that I will eventually need to learn how to speak at a volume thats loud enough, but just not too much. I think that this experience was terrific. It will help me overall through life whether or not I'm the interviewer or the interviewee.