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.

Nervous About Your Interview?

General Interview Prep

Read our "Acing the Interview" handout for some great tips to prepare for your next interview!

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?