ࡱ> _a^zq +-bjbjt+t+ VAA+)] |6>XXXXXXXX=======$@Br!>XXXXX!>XXXX"XX=X=g2 =X4$=߸zR<Background Questions Tell me about yourself. Describe yourself in three words. How did you decide on your career path? Tell me about your background, your interests and work experiences. Describe the key events that led to your decision to get a business degree. Describe your education to me. Why did you choose the Carlson School of Management? Why did you pick your area of concentration? What courses did you like best/least and why? Who were your favorite professors and why? What have you learned from your involvement with extracurricular activities? What were your best and worst experiences in college? How did you change during college? Do you think your grades are a good indication of your academic achievement? How has your education in ______________ prepared you specifically for this position? If you could do so, how would you plan your academic studies, extracurricular activities and other activities differently? Industry, company, job related questions Why did you decide to seek a job with us? What are you looking for in a job? How would you compare us with our competitors? What do you think it takes to be successful in this career? Would you relocate? How familiar are you with the community our company is located in? Do you have any location preferences? Is travel a problem for you? Are you willing to spend _____ months as a trainee? Why do you want to work in the ______ industry? What do you see as the image of this company and why would you fit into it? What qualifies you for this position? If I'd never heard of this company, what could you tell me about it? How much do you know about our company? Why are you interested in joining us? What do you find most attractive about this position? Least attractive? What other companies are you interviewing with? Have you had any job offers yet? What criteria are you using to evaluate different jobs? Different organizations? Why should I hire you? How many hours per week do you think a person should spend on his/her job? How much training do you think youll need to be a productive employee? What salary range are you expecting? What can you do for us that another business student can't do? Previous Experience or Employment Why did you accept each of the jobs or internships on your resume? Describe your best boss and your worst. Describe your best job and your worst. Detail any experiences you've had that have caused you to communicate with people from different socio-economic backgrounds. Why have you changed jobs so frequently? If I were to pick up the phone and call your last employer what would they tell me? How did you get along with your last supervisor? What did you think of your last employer? How would you evaluate the firm? Why did you leave your previous company? What did you like best/least about your last (or present) job? Could you have done more in your last job? How many people have you hired? What do you look for? How have you helped to increase earnings for former employers? How do your subordinates get along with you? What are your three most important accomplishments thus far in your career? In your last job? What is the most difficult assignment you have tackled? What is the most rewarding assignment you have completed? How have you motivated others to work with or for you? What management traits do you value in a superior? Have you ever been in a situation where some of these traits were lacking in a significant way? How did you deal with that? Short and long range goals What are your short-term goals? Where do you plan to be in 3-5 years? What are your long-term goals? What other types of positions are of interest to you? How far do you think you can go in this company? How long would it take before you would make a significant contribution? How long will you stay? What career goals do you have? How do you plan to achieve them? Do you have goals to further your education? Communication skills Do you like to write reports? Give me an example. Do you consider yourself fairly adept at sensing and adjusting your communication methods to suit individuals with whom you're working? Give me an example. What kind of communication do you think you are best/weakest at? (Formal presentation, informal presentation, written, interpersonal) Give me an example. What have you done to enhance your communication skills? Describe your level of training or experience in presenting material orally. Describe the business correspondence you are experienced in producing (memos, business reports, executive summaries, etc.) Working in groups When working in a group, what factors do you think must be present for a group to accomplish its goal? Can you describe for me a group situation that you thought worked very well? Why? What role did you play? Can you describe for me a group situation that you thought did not work well? Why? Personal traits, character, values & preferences At this time in your life, what do you value most? What three things do you want me to know about you? In your scheme of life, what importance does work play? Would you best categorize yourself as more tense and high strung, or easy going? What characteristics or qualities do you value most in people? In general, how do you react to conflict? What is your philosophy of life? How would you describe yourself? What is the most important lesson you've learned in life? Describe your nature and personality to me. Describe your character. What one characteristic best describes you? What motivates you? Do you like to be an independent worker or do you perform best with structure and supervision? In what kind of a work environment are you most comfortable? Do you prefer to work independently or as part of a team? Would you rather work with information or with people? What kind of people do you like to work with? What is your competitive advantage? Whom do you admire most and why? Challenges, strengths & weaknesses Describe the most difficult situation you have been in and how you handled it. Describe one goal for yourself and what you did to meet it. Can you give me an example of a time that you successfully dealt with conflict? Can you describe for me a situation in which you exemplified leadership? What were the frustrations and satisfactions of being a leader? What has been your greatest failure in life? What has been your greatest accomplishment? What have you learned form your mistakes? Give me an example of when you were assertive and took the initiative to achieve some goal--a business example. Give an example or situation where you had to convince someone to do something. Tell me what you consider to be your greatest assets. Weaknesses. Describe one goal for yourself and what you did to meet it. Can you describe for me a situation in which you failed to accomplish your objective? How will your major strengths help you in this position? Would you describe a few situations in which your work was criticized? What was the biggest mistake you made? What was your most satisfying success? What have been your most important rewards? Outside interests How do you relax? What do you do in your leisure time? Are you active in any outside groups or organizations? What is your role in the group? What have you contributed to the organization? What was the last book you read? Movie you saw? Cultural event you attended? What magazines and what kinds of books do you read and how much time per month do you spend reading them? How do you plan to stay current in your field? General questions Name 5 unique contributions you can make to our company. How do you handle criticism? How do you evaluate success? How important is money to you? What rewards do you expect in your career? Do you consider yourself a competitive person? Explain. Are you considered by friends to be ambitious? Explain. Since it is likely that you can make more money in the private sector, why are you interested in the public sector? (if applicable) How would you use your skill in sports on this job? (if applicable) Problem--a key employee has been absent four days in the past month. What would you do? Have you considered self-employment? If so, what would you do? Tell me about a recent article you read in the Wall Street Journal. What question do you wish I would have asked you? (Then answer the question.) Behavioral Based Questions (rememberthis type of question will be focused on past behavior) Tell me about a time the last time you worked on a team and what happened. Describe a situation where you were in a leadership role. Give me an example that demonstrates your ability to organize. Tell me about a time when you dealt with a conflict situation. Tell me about a specific time where you had to work under pressure? Give me an example of a time when you had to motivate others. Tell me about a time when you had to convey technical information to a non-technical audience. Tell me about a time when you had to use your analytical skills to solve a problem. Give me an example of a time when you had to adapt to a new situation. Tell me about a specific time when you exhibited your creativity. Tell me about a time when you had to persuade someone to do something they didnt want to do. Give me the details of a time when you had to manage a group of people. Tell me about a time when you showed particularly good leadership. How have you successfully worked with a difficult person? Share with me a time when you worked in an unstructured situation. Give me the details of a time when you had to deal with a major change. Give me an example of a time you had direct supervisory responsibilities. Give me an example that demonstrates your assertiveness. Describe an experience where you had to resolve a difference in personalities. Give me an example of when you showed initiative and took the lead. Share with me a time that you had to sell a new idea to a group of individuals who preferred to keep things as they are. How did you convince them to adopt your idea? Tell me about a time when you had too many things to do and you were required to prioritize your tasks.  Up#9Dh|!!""%%+&I&&&&''O'P'''((q(s((( ))O)P)))))9*:*s*t*****H+J++++,)-*-+- B*OJQJ5CJOJQJ >*OJQJ CJOJQJOJQJ5CJOJQJC01UV89pqO*$h  hX` *$  hX` *$ `001UV89pqOPWX,-RS! " J K j k # $ L M 5 6 h i I J ! " i j >?jkdOPWX,-RS $`0hX` *$h  hX` *$  hX` ! " J K j k # $ L M 5 *$hd  hX` *$d  hX` 5 6 h i I J ! " i j *$  hX` *$hd  hX` *$d  hX` j >?jkDEpq\]*$  hX` *$h  hX` DEpq\])*fgTUpq"#$%:;pq9:45,-bc()jkKLghOPd])*fgTUpq*$hd  hX` *$d  hX` *$  hX` *$h  hX` "#$%:;pq9:*$hd  hX` *$d  hX` 45,-bc()jkd $`0hX` *$hd  hX` *$d  hX` kKLghOP*$h  hX` *$d  hX` *$hd  hX`  CDghI3*$d  hX` *$d  hX` *$hd  hX` *$h  hX`  CDghI3_#h: ; !! !!!V!!1"""""""##>#?#^#_#######&$'$$$$$P%Q%%%%%,&-&.&&&&'P''''(r(s(()P)))):*t***I+k s u t P ^3_#h: ; !! !*$d  hX` *$hd  hX` *$hd hX` *$d  hX`  !!!V!!1"""""""##>#?#^#_##*$hd  hX` *$hd hX` *$d  hX` *$d  hX` ######&$'$$$$$P%Q%%%%%,&-&.&&&*$d  hX` *$hd  hX` &&'P''''(r(s(()P)))zz*$ X`  & FP*$ X` *$d  hX`  & Fu*$d X`  & Ft*$d X`  & FP*$d X` )):*t***I+J+++++,,,,*-+- & Fz*$d X`  & Fx & Fv & Fk & Fs*$d X`  & FP*$d X` I+J+++++,,,,*-+-z x v k  / =!"#$% [$@$NormalmH V@V Heading 1"$*$@& `05CJOJQJV`V Heading 3"$*$@& `05CJOJQJZ@Z Heading 5&$ & F#*$@& `05CJOJQJ<A@<Default Paragraph Font+)V+-O5 j ]k3 !#&)+- !"#%&'()I++-$*" ' I"W"-)&.<DX[;>svUXMO&*OQ#48<LO" % A D G J s w  _ b , 0 i l /1  \g!37!$ADad) . .""-)ITBACKUP,C:\BCC Web\NewBCCWeb\BackgroundQuestions.docITBACKUP9C:\BCC Web\handbook_related_files\BackgroundQuestions.docike:uz)Nb h~m R;>3 !B:GRL h~W  [2*+ Ct  h 0u8S` "J6  s>T.yx HpI rg9> ^  2PW  =+"A h~4C)kZ h~pZ & DD! S S""J6>i" 9Y#Hp[2$LY$PcL^$ &|' h~X' h~u(4֕,/+ zJ+HpVd, h~=^-W -[{E^0 js#0&&1 h~ +1DE3 Co4Ib#6$hqO`6 l67 28 vd8: OVV9 < 8< h~y#< n.< 3P< / 4> H5> mbr> +A =BkB&@B"DmD| r1E h~;3JC:5xcJ >Jz7,1K h~ }L  fM ZN h~pO .P|дC$iP"J6%vP"J6NkQ h~C R"J67ZR"J6yS h~cV f;Vƿ2+Y"J6!\f: *3] U^]z)S^ h~j4^Hp+^ &_ v` (`"J6 bcz Sb"J6;/Jd"J6#d:uz)S4e g S'i\^Di  xkD|}285xcJ&_i + b?s<D!v` }Lg"ABS'iu(Co4 -R;!\=B2`yh f;VY$y#< 1KLm8<n.<|s;3JNkQZNh.d} !CzVd,b=+yX'&1&|'J=^-} 6.um>i"H5> 9Y#U^]zJ+S4e7ZR2PWM3,/+j4^+^Sb+YC R;/JdS S"%vPS` $iP[2$ike#d:se\m*o +1L @h  OJQJo(M@h OJQJo(@I"I"I"I"+)`@GzTimes New Roman5Symbol3& zArialNew Century Schoolbook ItalicNewCenturySchlbkwNew Century SchoolbookNewCenturySchlbk;WingdingsEMonotype SortsI&  Haettenschweiler"qhMb&bSq!H!20)Background QuestionsITBACKUPITBACKUPE2-10-240BCCNULL24000.0000000000BCC2002-01-01T00:00:00ZSite AdministratorSite Administrator.doc)0x0101008BF72E83B060C54FAF5DFBC109D4E659BCC|5c6ec690-0020-478e-a7bf-7da7a85cfa03;Interviewer|bf3ca69e-529f-4619-878c-470e72be5bf8;BCC:|9848cbb1-e98a-4028-9223-80ff2292062a;Questions|3ab45642-443e-4087-a1d9-2dc1c4e49eba;UGH|54cea06a-2374-4fcb-9087-e7ce97cbfd8d186;#BCC|5c6ec690-0020-478e-a7bf-7da7a85cfa03;#433;#Interviewer|bf3ca69e-529f-4619-878c-470e72be as.microsoft.com/office/2006/metadata/longProperties"/> ?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMO}QRSTUWXYZ[\]f`cdeghijklmnopqrstuvwxy{|~Root Entry F@w0qb@1Table,CWordDocumentVSummaryInformation(A DocumentSummaryInformation8,t CompObjjObjectPoolP>߸P>߸MsoDataStore 0q0q !"#%&')+;-./0123456789:J<>?@BCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefgh  FMicrosoft Word Document MSWordDocWord.Document.89qDocument ID GeneratorSynchronous100011000Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429cMicrosoft.Offic1TFKSRK14SVIQ==2 0q0qItem  ePropertiesYPHEIENGXTWDYYA==2 0q0qItem  Properties$REGT5QG==20q0qItem (Properties*FO4TZX11S01CTA==20q0qItem PFProperties=d:schema targetNamespace="63a187b4-a272-4c22-aac9-30fed5b3a8a4" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:dms="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2006/documentManagement/types" xmlns:pc="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/infopath/2007/PartnerControls"> This value indicates the number of saves or revisions. The application is responsible for updating this value after each revision. This value indicates the number of saves or revisions. The application is responsible for updating this value after each revision. name="SystemInstanceName" type="xs:string"> cumentation> This value indicates the number of saves or revisions. The application is responsible for updating this value after each revision. n> AFF3-45BE-ABBF-440474798F1A}J6XTRY73QEE2-10-240%3e674a90-d7da-4439-869d-dbe9cfd64466fhttps://team.csom.umn.edu/assets/_layouts/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=J6XTRY73QEE2-10-240, J6XTRY73QEement> e.DocumentManagement.Internal.DocIdHandlerDocument ID GeneratorSynchronous100021001Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429cMicrosoft.Office.DocumentManagement.Internal.DocIdHandlerDocument ID GeneratorSynchronous100041002Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429cMicrosoft.Office.DocumentManagement.Internal.DocIdHandlerDocument ID GeneratorSynchronous100061003Microsoft.Office.DocumentManagement, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429cMicrosoft.Office.DocumentManagement.Internal.DocIdHandlerer>Microsoft.Offi >DocumentLibraryFormDocumentLibraryFormDocumentLibraryForm w>