Many students do not have an extensive amount of experience in the field that they are pursuing. Giving work-related examples of how you have performed in the past may be difficult. You may also provide life experience to answer interview questions. Below are entry level interview questions that you may be asked at an interview and should be prepared to answer. Sample Questions:                          Tell me a time that you dealt with an angry customer or someone that was upset with something that you had to handle. Describe a situation where you took steps to resolve a complaint. How would you handle a customer who was angry? Describe to me what you would do if you were dealing with an upset customer on the phone? Tell me about a time when someone returned your work because they didn’t understand it. What did you do? Describe a time when your ability to listen helped you communicate better. When communicating with others, do you generally write them a memo, call them or talk to them in person? This position requires you to spend time reading and responding, in writing. How would you describe your writing skills? How can you tell if someone is professional? What do you look like? How do they act? What three effective professional qualities are the most important to you? Why? Tell me about a job that you had which required you to new things? What are you seeking in an employer? What are your take a way skills you hope to have? Tell me about the accomplishment you are most proud of and why. Tell me about a work situation that irritated you. What risks are you willing to take to achieve goals that you have set for yourself? Describe your future goals and steps you plan on taking to reach these goals. In your current or past positions, what types of decisions do/did you make without consulting with your boss? Give me an example of potential work problem that you anticipated and resolved. How do you stay attuned to new trends in your area of expertise? What factors do you take into consideration when analyzing the data? What is the wildest idea that you have had in the past year? What is the most difficult decision that you’ve had to make? How did you arrive at your decision? What type of approach to solving work problems seems to work best for you? Give me an example of a time when there was a decision to be made and procedures were not in place. Describe a situation in which you felt it might be justifiable to break company policy or alter a standard procedure. What did you do? Sample Questions:                     Tell me about the best lesson you have learned from a mistake that you made? Discuss a time when your integrity was challenged? How did you handle it? What would you do if someone asked you to do something unethical? What measures have you taken to make someone fell comfortable in an obviously uncomfortable situation or environment? By providing examples, demonstrate that you can adapt to a wide variety of people, situations and/or environments. Tell me about a time that you had adapted your style in order to work effectively with those who were different from you. Tell me about a specific time when you were given new information that affected a decision that you had already made. How have you prepared for the professional work place? Have you used any equipment or tools on a regular basis that needed to be upgraded? What challenges do you think you might expect in this job in you were hired? What interest you about this job, and what skills and strengths can you bring to it? What methods or techniques do you use to help you manage your time? Describe how you manage to maintain balance between accomplishing projects and attending meetings. How do you handle interruptions to ensure that you complete your projects on time? In your present position what limits your ability to manage your time? How do you work with these limitations? Describe a time your current job when your boss assigned a rush project even though you had other important priorities at the time. How did you feel and what was your response? What sort of work environment do you prefer? What brings out the best performances? When was the last time that you learned something complex in short time? How did you manage it? What is your biggest weakness?