Interviewing

To succeed in interviews, you must sell a very important product – yourself – to an organization. Expect the interviewer to discuss your specific qualifications as they relate to the job opening. Be ready with examples of your skills/successes as they match the job. See the Career Design Center Interview Handout to help you prepare.

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Specific Area Questions

Pilot Interview Questions

• Why did you choose this airline?
• Why can you bring to this airline?
• This airline is going to spend thousands of dollars on your training so why should we trust you?
• Have you ever failed a checkride?
• Have you ever broken a regulation?
• What is your greatest strength and weakness?
• Tell me a time that you were challenged.
• Tell me a time that you were a leader.
• How would you feel if you had a captain that was younger than you?
• What base would you choose?
• What airplane would you choose?
• Explain and draw a high bypass turbofan engine.
• What is bypass air?
• What is bleed air used for?
• What is the difference between AC and DC power?
• Does your current aircraft utilize AC or DC power?
• What does ice do to a wing?
• What is a microburst?
• What is a windshear?
• When do you need an alternate?

Dietetics Interview Questions

• Tell me about some of your achievements at your previous job (or internship).
• How do you build rapport with your patients/clients?
• Give me an example of how you handled a disagreement with a colleague or a service recovery for a dissatisfied patient.
• How do you stay up to date with the latest research in nutrition?
• Why have you decided for a career of a dietitian/nutritionist?
• Imagine that you prescribe a diet to a patient, and they refuse to follow it, saying that they can’t eat the way you suggest. What will you do?
• Imagine that you see a medical record of the patient, and believe that one of the drugs they are taking interfere with the healing processes in their body. What will you do?
• Describe a conflict you had with a patient. How did you handle it?
• Describe a situation when you did not agree with the opinion (or decision) of your superior and knew that they were wrong. How did you handle that?
• What do you consider your greatest weakness as a dietitian/nutritionist?
• How important is teamwork for you? Do you consider yourself a team player?

Teacher Interview Questions

• How would you establish and maintain a respectful and effective classroom climate?
• Describe some strategies you would use to meet the individual academic needs of all students in a regular classroom?
• How do you motivate your students to learn?
• Give some examples of the ways you might check for student understanding?
• How will you involve parents in the classroom?
• How will you ensure that all core curriculum standards are covered during the year?
• What strategies would you use to maintain students’ attention while you are engaged in teaching?