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rn What did you normally do during summer breaks?

. Who was your favorite teacher? What did she do
differently from the others?

rn Why didn't you participate in more extracurricular
activities?

Do you think your grades reflect how well you will
do on this job?

Questions may relate to learning beyond formal education. The rapidly
changing face of business today forces the successful job seeker to con-
tinually upgrade her slulls. The interviewer is interested both in whether
you continue to upgrade your slulls as well as in what slulls you are
learning or improving.

. What is the most recent skill you have learned?

If you have learned or upgraded several slulls recently, select the
one you believe enhances a performance area required for the
job you hope to land as a result of this interview. For example,

Although I have given a lot of presentations in my present job, I did
not feel as comfortable giving speeches as I wanted to. So two months
ago I took a three-day seminar in public speaking. I had a great
instructor who not onb helped me polish iny preparation and
presentation skills, but helped me feel more comfortable giving speeches
as well. I took her advice to seek out additional opportunities to gain
experience and self-conjdence by joining a local Toastmasters group.
I have given five speeches over the past six weeks and now I look
forward to each opportunity to give a talk.

This response demonstrates the intewiewee took the initiative
to improve a skull, learned from the classroom experience, and
went beyond it by seeking additional opportunities to practice
his slulls.