2023年behaviorquestions面試綜合能力問題

1.Tellmeaboutyourself.

Whatthehiringmanagerreallywantsisaquick,two-tothree-minutesnapshotofwhoyouareandwhyyou’rethebestcandidateforthisposition.

Soasyouanswerthisquestion,talkaboutwhatyou’vedonetoprepareyourselftobetheverybestcandidatefortheposition.Useanexampleortwotobackitup.Thenaskiftheywouldlikemoredetails.Iftheydo,keepgivingthemexampleafterexampleofyourbackgroundandexperience.Alwayspointbacktoanexamplewhenyouhavetheopportunity.

“Tellmeaboutyourself”doesnotmeantellmeeverything.Justtellmewhatmakesyouthebest.

sampleanswer:

Ihavebeenworkinginthefieldofcivilengineeringforthepast6years.MymostrecentexperiencehasbeenwithanengineeringconsultingfirmwhereI’veworkedforthelast2years.Ienjoymyjobbecauseit’schallengingandIlikeinteractingwithavarietyofpeople.InmymostrecentassignmentIwasonaprojectthatlastedninemonths.Imadeasignificantcontributiontotheprojectbecauseofmyexpertiseinsanitaryengineering.Oneofmystrengthsismyattentiontodetail.Iamknownforbeingextremelythoroughandmeetingorexceedingdeadlinesandgoals.MybossknowsthatIworkwellunderminimalsupervision,thatIamveryconscientiousandthatthejobwillbedonerightthefirsttime.I’mlookingforanewopportunitywhereIcancontributetothegrowthofthecompanybyhelpingeducatecustomersonthebenefitsofusingourconsultingservices.

Mybackgroundtodatehasbeencenteredonpreparingmyselftobecometheverybest_____Icanbecome.LetmetellyouspecificallyhowI'vepreparedmyself...

Tellaboutyourmajor,whatyouplanondoingwhenyougetoutofcollege,whatotherjobsyouhavehad.

Answerinabouttwominutes.Avoiddetails,don’tramble.Touchonthesefourareas:

Howmanyyears,doingwhatfunction

Education–credentials

Majorresponsibilityandaccomplishments

Personalsummaryofworkstyle(pluscareergoalsifapplicable)

2.Didyoubringyourresume?

Yes.Bepreparedwithtwoorthreeextracopies.Donotofferthemunlessyou’reaskedforone.

3.Whatisyourlong-rangeobjective?

Thekeyistofocusonyourachievableobjectivesandwhatyouaredoingtoreachthoseobjectives.

Forexample:“Withinfiveyears,Iwouldliketobecometheverybestaccountantyourcompanyhasonstaff.Iwanttoworktowardbecomingtheexpertthatothersrelyupon.Andindoingso,IfeelI’llbefullypreparedtotakeonanygreaterresponsibilitieswhichmightbepresentedinthelongterm.Forexample,hereiswhatI’mpresentlydoingtopreparemyself...”

Thengoontoshowbyyourexampleswhatyouaredoingtoreachyourgoalsandobjectives.

Althoughit'scertainlydifficulttopredictthingsfarintothefuture,IknowwhatdirectionIwanttodeveloptoward.Withinfiveyears,Iwouldliketobecometheverybest_____yourcompanyhas.Iwouldliketobecometheexpertthatothersrelyupon.Andindoingso,IfeelIwillbefullypreparedtotakeonanygreaterresponsibilitiesthatmightbepresentedinthelongterm.

4.Areyouateamplayer?

Describewhatwouldbeanidealworkingenvironment?

Teamworkisthekey.

Almosteveryonesaysyestothisquestion.Butitisnotjustayes/noquestion.Youneedtoprovidebehavioralexamplestobackupyouranswer.

Asampleanswer:“Yes,I’mverymuchateamplayer.Infact,I’vehadopportunitiesinmywork,schoolandathleticstodevelopmyskillsasateamplayer.Forexample,onarecentproject...”

Emphasizeteamworkbehavioralexamplesandfocusonyouropennesstodiversityofbackgrounds.Talkaboutthestrengthoftheteamabovetheindividual.Andnotethatthisquestionmaybeusedasaleadintoquestionsaroundhowyouhandleconflictwithinateam,sobeprepared

Youare,ofcourse,ateamplayer.Besuretohaveexamplesready.Specificsthatshowyouoftenperformforthegoodoftheteamratherthanforyourselfaregoodevidenceofyourteamattitude.Donotbrag,justsayitinamatter-of-facttone.Thisisakeypoint.

5.Whatisyourgreatestweakness?

Mostcareerbookstellyoutoselectstrengthandpresentitasaweakness.Suchas:“Iworktoomuch.Ijustworkandworkandwork.”Wrong.Firstofall,usingstrengthandpresentingitasaweaknessisdeceiving.Second,itmissesthepointofthequestion.

Youshouldselectaweaknessthatyouhavebeenactivelyworkingtoovercome.Forexample:“Ihavehadtroubleinthepastwithplanningandprioritization.However,I’mnowtakingstepstocorrectthis.Ijuststartedusingapocketplanner...”thenshowthemyourplannerandhowyouareusingit.

Talkaboutatrueweaknessandshowwhatyouaredoingtoovercomeit.

Iwouldsaymygreatestweaknesshasbeenmylackofproperplanninginthepast.Iwouldovercommitmyselfwithtoomanyvarianttasks,thennotbeabletofullyaccomplisheachasIwouldlike.However,sinceI'vecometorecognizethatweakness,I'vetakenstepstocorrectit.Forexample,InowcarryaplanningcalendarinmypocketsothatIcanplanallofmyappointmentsand"todo"items.Here,letmeshowyouhowIhavethisweekplannedout.6.Whatisyourgreateststrength?

Numerousanswersaregood,juststaypositive.Afewgoodexamples:Yourabilitytoprioritize,Yourproblem-solvingskills,Yourabilitytoworkunderpressure,Yourabilitytofocusonprojects,Yourprofessionalexpertise,Yourleadershipskills,Yourpositiveattitude.

Youknowthatyourkeystrategyistofirstuncoveryourinterviewer'sgreatestwantsandneedsbeforeyouanswerquestions.AndfromQuestion1,youknowhowtodothis.

Priortoanyinterview,youshouldhavealistmentallypreparedofyourgreateststrengths.Youshouldalsohave,aspecificexampleortwo,whichillustrateseachstrength,anexamplechosenfromyourmostrecentandmostimpressiveachievements.

Youshould,havethislistofyourgreateststrengthsandcorrespondingexamplesfromyourachievementssowellcommittedtomemorythatyoucanrecitethemcoldafterbeingshakenawakeat2:30AM.

Then,onceyouuncoveryourinterviewer'sgreatestwantsandneeds,youcanchoosethoseachievementsfromyourlistthatbestmatchup.

Asageneralguideline,the10mostdesirabletraitsthatallemployerslovetoseeintheiremployeesare:

1.Aproventrackrecordasanachiever...especiallyifyourachievementsmatchupwiththeemployer'sgreatestwantsandneeds.

2.Intelligence...management"savvy".

3.Hegrity...adecenthumanbeing.

4.Goodfitwithcorporateculture...someonetofeelcomfortablewith...ateamplayerwhomesheswellwithinterviewer'steam.

5.Likeability...positiveattitude...senseofhumor.

6.Goodcommunicationskills.

7.Dedication...willingnesstowalktheextramiletoachieveexcellence.

8.Definitenessofpurpose...cleargoals.

9.Enthusiasm...highlevelofmotivation.

10.Confident...healthy...aleader.

7.Ifyouhadtoliveyourlifeoveragain,whatonethingwouldyouchange?

Focusonakeyturningpointinyourlifeormissedopportunity.Yetalsotieitforwardtowhatyouaredoingtostillseektomakethatchange.

Forexample:“AlthoughI’moverallveryhappywithwhereI’matinmylife,theoneaspectIlikelywouldhavechangedwouldbefocusingearlieronmychosencareer.Ihadagreatinternshipthispastyearandlookforwardtomoreexperienceinthefield.IsimplywishIwouldhavefocusedhereearlier.Forexample,Ilearnedonmyrecentinternship…”…thenprovideexamples.

Stayfocusedonpositivedirectioninyourlifeandbackitupwithexamples.

8.Howdidyouprepareforthisinterview?

WhenIfoundthispositionpostedontheinternet()Iwasimmediatelyinterested.Icheckedoutthecompanywebsiteandmissionstatement,lookedatthebiosofcompanyfoundersandexecutives,andwasimpressed.OnceIhadtheinterviewappointment,Italkedwithfriendsandacquaintancesintheindustry.And,I’msureI’llfindoutalotmoreintoday’smeetings.”

9.Whatkindsofpeopledoyouhavedifficultiesworkingwith?

InmylastthreejobsIhaveworkedwithmenandwomenfromverydiversebackgroundsandcultures.TheonlytimeIhaddifficultywaswithpeoplewhoweredishonestaboutworkissues.Iworkedwithonewomanwhowastakingcreditforworkthatherteamaccomplished.Ihadanopportunitytotalkwithheronedayandexplainedhowshewasaffectingthemorale.Shebecameveryupsetthatotherssawherthatway,andsaidshewasunawareofherbehaviororthereactionsofothers.Herbehaviorchangedafterourtalk.WhatIlearnedfromthatexperienceisthatsometimeswhatweperceiveaboutothersisnotalwaysthecaseifwecheckitout.

10.Howdoyouhandleconflict?(Howwouldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?)

Onthejob,therearemanypossiblesourcesofconflict.Conflictswith:fellowemployeesmanagementrules,proceduresclients,customersdemandsofworkvs.personallife,familyThebestwaytoapproachagoodansweristolookatiffromtheemployerspointofview—theywanttobeyourfirstpriorityandtheywantyoutosolveproblems(notbringthemany).“Iknoweverythingcannotrunsmoothlyatworkallthetime.WhenthereisaconflictIusuallytrytodeterminethesourceoftheproblemandseeifitcanbesolved.Thismightinvolveothermembersoftheworkteamdiscussingtheproblemandofferingpossiblesolutions.Iwouldthentrytopickthesolutionwhichappearstohavethebestoutcomeandputitintoaction.”Anaturalfollow-uptothiswouldbe:Tellmewhenyousolvedaconflictatwork.So,haveabriefexample…

.com,ashortstory…toillustrateyourapproach.Evenifnotasked,youcanofferyourstory!Ifitprovesyourpointandaccentuatesaskillneededfortheposition,gowithit.

IbelieveIamquitegoodathandlingconflict.WorkinginretailandintheresidencehallsrequiredthatImakemanyunpopulardecisionsattimes,whetheritwasterminatinganassociateortakingjudicialactiononaresident.Oftenthepersoninconflictwithmewouldbeupsetandsometimesphysicallyoutraged.IwouldalwaysmakesurethatIfullyexplainedthesituation,thepoliciesbehindmydecision,andwhythosepoliciesexist.Usuallybytheendoftheconversation,thepersoncouldseetheothersideofthesituation.11.Howdoyouhandlerejection?

Rejectionispartofbusiness.Peopledon’talwaysbuywhatyousell.Thetickhereistoseparaterejectionofyourproductfromrejectionofyourself:“Iseerejectionasanopportunity.Ilearnfromit.Whenacustomertakesapass,Iaskhimwhatwecoulddototheproduct,priceorservicetomakeitpossibleforhimtosayyes.Don’tgetmewrong:You’vegottomakessales.Butrejectionisvaluable,too.It’sagoodteacher.”

12.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoutriedandfailed?

Hasthiseverhappenedtoyou?Nooneexpectsperfectionactually,employersaremoreinterestedinyourabilitytocope,tolearnfrommistakes,andtodealwithotherswhoarelessthanperfect.Ifyouhaveanexample,certainlypickonethathappenedawhileback,wasnotearthshatteringintheresults,andonewhichyoulearnedandappliedthisknowledgerecently.Thisisaversionof‘damningwithfaintpraise’bypickinganincidentthatwasminorinscopebut,sinceyouaresowiseandarealwayswillingtolearn,hastaughtyouavaluablelesson.

13.Whataresomeofthethingsyoufinddifficulttodo?

Theinterviewerislookingtodeterminehowwellyouknowyourself,howyoureacttodifficultsituations/tasksandcredibility.Lookbackoveryourworkexperienceforexamplesofchallenges…speakinginpublicatameeting,disagreeingwithamanageroveranimportantissue,beingaskedtouseasoftwareprogramyouhavenothadanopportunitytolearn…These’stories’shouldillustratealessonlearned,aproblemovercomeoraweaknessbeingdealtwith.“Ialwaysseemtoneedadayortwotopreparemyselftogiveapresentationtodepartmentheads.WhenIknowIhavetogiveareportonmyprojects,Iplanoutallthedetailsinadvanceandrehearse.Onetime,therewasaproblemwithasupplierandIwasaskedtoupdateseniormanagement…immediately.Thesupplychainwascrucialtothecompletionofanimportantprojectwehadbeenworkingonfor5monthsanddecisionshadtobemadebasedontheinformationIhadtoprepareandpresentonamoment’snotice.Igatheredtheinformationandpresenteditsimplyandindetail.ItwasmucheasierthanIthoughtwithoutthehoursofconcernandpractice.Thefactsspokeforthemselves.SinceIunderstoodthesituation,Iwasabletomakeitcleartomanagementandgetarapiddecision.IstillpreferadvancenoticebutIknowIcandeliverwhenaskedto.”

14.Whatareyourshortandlongtermgoals?

Noonecanmakegoalsforyou.Itcomesdowntowhereyouareinyourprofessionallifeandwhatyouwanttodo.Mostpeoplehave5-6careersintheirworkinglifetime—somewith2careersgoingatthesametime(likeus).Thebestadviceistobecertaintorelateyouranswerstotheorganizationthatinterviewsyou.Donotmakeapointofhavinggoalsthatcannotberealizedthere(”IwanttoworkinParis.”O(jiān)rganizationisstrictlydomestic.)Ifyoudoyourresearchintotheorganization,andintowhatyoutrulywanttodointhefuture,youwillbeabletocomeupwithreasonableresponses.Nooneisgoingtocomebacktoyouinfiveyearsandchastiseyoufornotmeetingthesegoals!Youwillnotbeheldtothem…itisonlyaninterviewandtheyareinterestedinhowyouseeyourself(andtheywanttoseeyouinthejob.)

Myprimaryobjectivesaretolearnasmuchaspossibleaboutyourcompany'sproductoffering,organizationalstructure,andprofessionalsalestechniquessothatImaybecomethemostproductivememberofyoursalesteam.

Whatareyourshort-termgoals?

Manyexecutivesinapositiontohireyouarestrongbelieversingoal-setting.(It'soneofthereasonsthey'veachievedsomuch.)Theyliketohireinkind.

Ifyou'revagueaboutyourcareerandpersonalgoals,itcouldbeabigturnofftomanypeopleyouwillencounterinyourjobsearch.

Bereadytodiscussyourgoalsforeachmajorareaofyourlife:career,personaldevelopmentandlearning,family,physical(health),communityservice,and(ifyourinterviewerisclearlyareligiousperson)youcouldverybrieflyandgenerallyalludetoyourspiritualgoals(showingyouareawell-balancedindividualwithyourvaluesintherightorder).

Bepreparedtodescribeeachgoalintermsofspecificmilestonesyouwishtoaccomplishalongtheway,timeperiodsyou'reallotting.

Myshort-termobjectivesaretograduatefromtheProfessionalDevelopmentProgrambeforethestandardtwoyearsandbegindevelopingaclientele.Asanintern,IpreparedaheadoftimebystudyingfortheSeries7andSeries64examsthatconstituteamajorityofabeginningfinancialconsultant'stime.I'dliketomakemakethecompanythathiresmewonderwhatiteverdidwithoutme.

15.Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears?

Thisistheinterviewertryingtoseehowyouareinmakinglongrangeplansandifyouhavegoalsthatmeshwiththeorganizations.Onewaytoanswerthisquestionistolookbackonyouraccomplishmentstodate:“IstartedoutinmyprofessionasajuniorclerkwhileIcompletedmycollegestudiesduringtheevenings.OnceIhadmydegree,Iappliedforatransfertoamoreadvancedposition,citingmyon-the-jobtraining.Thishasbeenmypatternformycareerwithmypast2employers.

.com,Ilearnquicklyonthejobandamwillingtotakeclassesandworkshopstoaugmentmyexperience.Ihavebeenabletoassumegreaterresponsibilitiesandaddmorevaluetotheorganization.Idonotthinkintermsoftitles…Ithinkmoreintermsof“HowcanIsolvethisproblem?Sincethishasbeenmycareerstyletodate,Idonotimagineittochange.Infiveyears,IfeelIwillhavecontinuedtolearn,togrowintoapositionofmoreresponsibilityandwillhavemadeasignificantcontributiontotheorganization.”

Althoughitishardtopredictthefuture,IsincerelybelievethatIwillbecomeaverygoodfinancialconsultant.IbelievethatmyabilitieswillallowmetoexceltothepointthatIcanseekotheropportunitiesasaportfoliomanager(thenextstep)andpossiblyevenhigher.Myultimategoalcontinuestobe--andwillalwaysbe--tobethebestatwhateverlevelIamworkingatwithinMerrillLynch'scorporatestructure.16.Wheredoyouwanttobecometenyearsfromnow?

TenyearsfromnowIseemyselfasasuccessfulconsultantforaworld-classfirmlikeyours.IwanttohavedevelopedawonderfulbondwithmyemployerIwillhaveprovenmyselfahighlycompetentsystemsanalystandwillrepresentmycompanyinhelpingothersfindsolutionstotheirinformation-systemsneedsinaprofessionalandtimelymanner.

17.Wouldyouratherworkwithinformationorwithpeople?

Ilikethevalidityofinformationandalsoliketheenergythatcomeswithworkingwithpeople.Thebestthingaboutworkinginagroupiscombiningthegreatmindsfromdifferentperspectivesandcomingupwithsomethingextremelygreat,comparedwithwhenyou'reworkingalone.Atthesametime,informationcangeneratevitalityintheprojectyou'reworkingon.Nomatterhowmanyheadsyou'vegottogether,withoutinformation,youcan'tgoveryfar.Theperfectsituationwouldbeacombinationofworkingwithinformationandpeople,andI'mconfidentofmyabilitiesinbothareas.

18.Doyouhavethequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristicsnecessaryforsuccessinyourchosencareer?

IbelieveIhaveacombinationofqualitiestobesuccessfulinthiscareer.First,Ihaveastronginterest,backedbyasolid,well-rounded,state-of-the-arteducation,especiallyinacareerthatistechnicallyoriented.Thisbasicingredient,backedbyloveoflearning,problem-solvingskills,well-roundedinterests,determinationtosucceedandexcel,strongcommunicationskills,andtheabilitytoworkhard,arethemostimportantqualitiesthatwillhelpmesucceedinthiscareer.Tosucceed,youalsoneedanaturalcuriosityabouthowsystemswork--thekindofcuriosityIdemonstratedwhenIupgradedmytwocomputersrecently.Technologyisconstantlychanging,soyoumustafastlearnerjusttokeepuporyouwillbeoverwhelmed.Allofthesetraitscombinetocreateasolidteammemberintheever-changingfieldofinformationsystems.IamconvincedthatIpossessthesecharacteristicsandamreadytobeasuccessfulteammemberforyourfirm.

19.Whatareyourweakpoints?

Don’tsayyouhaveone,butgiveonethatisreallya“positiveindisguise.”Iamsometimesimpatientanddotomuchworkmyselfwhenweareworkingagainsttightdeadlines.”O(jiān)r“Icomplimentandpraisemystaff,butfeelIcanimprove.”

20.Whatpersonalweaknesshascausedyouthegreatestdifficultyinschooloronthejob?

Mygreatestweaknesshadbeendelegation.Iwouldtakeituponmyselftodomanysmallprojectsthroughoutmyshiftasamanagerthatcouldhavebeendonebyothersinanattempttoimprovemyworkers'efficiency.OnceIrealizedthatIwasdoingmoreworkthantheotherassistantmanagers,andtheywereachievingbetterresults,IreevaluatedwhatIwasdoing.IquicklyrealizedthatifIassignedeachpersonjustonesmallprojectatthebeginningoftheirshift,clearlystateexpectationsfortheproject,andthenfollowupthateverythingwouldgetdone,andIcouldmanagemuchmoreefficientlyandactuallyaccomplishmuchmore.

21.Howhasyoureducationpreparedyouforyourcareer?

Thisisabroadquestionandyouneedtofocusonthebehavioralexamplesinyoureducationalbackgroundwhichspecificallyaligntotherequiredcompetenciesforthecareer.

Anexample:“Myeducationhasfocusedonnotonlythelearningthefundamentals,butalsoonthepracticalapplicationoftheinformationlearnedwithinthoseclasses.Forexample,Iplayedaleadroleinaclassprojectwherewegatheredandanalyzedbestpracticedatafromthisindustry.Letmetellyoumoreabouttheresults...”

Focusonbehavioralexamplessupportingthekeycompetenciesforthecareer.Thenaskiftheywouldliketohearmoreexamples.

Asyouwillnoteonmyresume,I'vetakennotonlytherequiredcoreclassesinthe_____field,I'vealsogoneaboveandbeyond.I'vetakeneveryclassthecollegehastoofferinthefieldandalsocompletedanindependentstudyprojectspecificallyinthisarea.Butit'snotjusttakingtheclassestogainacademicknowledgeI'vetakeneachclass,bothinsideandoutsideofmymajor,withthisprofessioninmind.Sowhenwe'restudying_____in_____,I'vevieweditfromtheperspectiveof_____.Inaddition,I'vealwaystriedtokeepapracticalviewofhowtheinformationwouldapplytomyjob.Notjusttheory,buthowitwouldactuallyapply.Mycapstonecourseprojectinmyfinalsemesterinvolveddevelopingareal-worldmodelof_____,whichisverysimilartowhatmightbeusedwithinyourcompany...

22.Haveyoueverhadaconflictwithabossorprofessor?Howwasitresolved?

Notethatifyousayno,mostinterviewerswillkeepdrillingdeepertofindaconflict.Thekeyishowyoubehaviorallyreactedtoconflictandwhatyoudidtoresolveit.

Forexample:“Yes,Ihavehadconflictsinthepast.Nevermajorones,buttherehavebeendisagreementsthatneededtoberesolved.I'vefoundthatwhenconflictoccurs,ithelpstofullyunderstandtheotherperson’sperspective,soItaketimetolistentotheirpointofview,andthenIseektoworkoutacollaborativesolution.Forexample...”

Focusyouransweronthebehavioralprocessforresolvingtheconflictandworkingcollaboratively.

23.IfIweretoaskyourprofessorstodescribeyou,whatwouldtheysay?

Thisisathreatofreferencecheckquestion.Donotwaitfortheinterviewtoknowtheanswer.Askanypriorbossesorprofessorsinadvance.Andifthey’rewillingtoprovideapositivereference,askthemforaletterofrecommendation.

Thenyoucananswerthequestionlikethis:

“IbelieveshewouldsayI'maveryenergeticperson,thatI’mresultsorientedandoneofthebestpeopleshehaseverworkedwith.Actually,Iknowshewouldsaythat,becausethoseareherverywords.MayIshowyouherletterofrecommendation?”

Sobepreparedinadvancewithyourlettersofrecommendation.

24.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtoplanandcoordinateaprojectfromstarttofinish.

Iheadedupaprojectwhichinvolvedcustomerservicepersonnelandtechnicians.Iorganizedameetingtogeteveryonetogethertobrainstormandgethisorherinput.FromthismeetingIdrewupaplan,takingthebestoftheideas.Iorganizedteams,balancingthemixtureoftechnicalandnon-technicalpeople.Wehadadeadlinetomeet,soIdidperiodiccheckswiththeteams.Afterthreeweeks,wewereexceedingexpectations,andwereabletobeginimplementationoftheplan.Itwasagreatteameffort,andabigsuccess.Iwascommendedbymanagementformyleadership,butIwasmostproudoftheteamspiritandcooperationwhichittooktopullitoff.

25.Describeasituationwhereothersyouwereworkingwithonaprojectdisagreedwithyourideas.Whatdidyoudo?

Iwasonaprojectteaminabusinessclassinmyfreshmanyearincollege,Thegroupbrainstormedideasforthevideowewereassignedtoproduce,andeveryonebutmewasleaningtowardanideathatwouldbeeasy.Isuggestedinsteadanideathatwouldbemoredifficultbutwouldbesomethingdifferentthatnoothergroupwouldbedoing.Iusedmycommunicationsskillstopersuadetherestofthegrouptousemyidea.Duringtheproject,

.com,wereallylearnedwhatteamworkwasallabout,becameacloseteam,andendedupputtingalotofhardworkintotheproject.Alltheteammembersendedupfeelingveryproudofthevideo,andtheythankedmefortheidea--forwhichweearnedanA.26.Whydidyouchoosetoattendyourcollege?

Mycollegehasalwayshadareputationashavinganexcellentaccountingdepartment,soIknewthatifIenrolledthere,Iwouldachievefirst-classpreparationformychosencareerfield.Itisalsoahighlyaccreditedschoolknownforsatisfyingemployerswiththepreparationofitsgraduates--that'swhycompanieslikeyoursrecruitatmyschool--theschoolproducestopgraduates.Theschooloffersanexcellentliberal-artsbackground,whichresearchshowsequipsgraduateswithnumerousqualities,suchasversatilityandstrongcritical-thinkingskills.Finally,havingvisitedthecampusbeforeenrolling,Iknewthatthebusinessschoolemphasizedgroupprojects.Duringmyfouryearsintheschool,Iparticipatedinmorethan35groupprojects,whichtaughtmeinvaluableteamwork,communication,andinterpersonalskills.

27.Whatchangeswouldyoumakeatyourcollege?

Mymajordepartmenthadawonderfulinternshipprogram,andIwasabletocompletethreevaluableinternshipswithmydepartment'sguidance.Someotherdepartmentsinthebusinessschooldon'thaveinternshipprogramsthatareasstrongasmydepartment's.I'dliketoseeallthedepartmentshavestronginternshipprogramssoallmyschool'sbusinessgradswouldhavethesameopportunitiesthatIhad.

28.Howwilltheacademicprogramandcourseworkyou'vetakenbenefityourcareer?

Asyouwillnoteonmyresume,I'vetakennotonlytherequiredcoreclassesforthefinancefield,I'vealsogoneaboveandbeyondbydoublemajoringinaccounting.IdoubledmajoredsinceIknewthatthefinancialconsultingfieldrequiresmuchknowledgeofportfolioanalysisandunderstandingofthetax.Ibelievethatmysuccessinbothareasofstudyhavespecificallypreparedmeforthisarea.Butit'snotjusttakingtheclassesinthesetwoareasthatallowmetoofferMerrillLynchclientsmore.IminoredinSpanishtounderstandthegrowingHispanicclienteleintheCentralFloridaarea,whichasyouarewellaware,isagrowingsourceofrevenuefortheindustry.Ifyoulike,Icanelaborateonotheraspectsofmyeducationfurther.

29.Whatwereyourfavoriteclasses?Why?

My