Interview Questions for College Courses

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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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.

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 it’s 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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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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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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Examples of Skills:

IT skills;

Communication skills;

Organisational skills;

Teamwork skills; People skills

Examples of

Strengths:

Dedicated; Hard-

working; Punctual;

Team player;

Knowledge of the job

or course content

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 don’t tell them all in an interview. Focus on areas where

you can easily improve and provide a solution to the problem e.g. I’m 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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