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United Way Mock Interview

To help you prepare for an United Way job interview, here are 35 interview questions and answer examples.

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Talk about a challenging conversation you had with a colleague or stakeholder.

People often avoid difficult conversations because they are afraid of inciting conflict or harming a relationship with a co-worker, donor, volunteer, supervisor, etc. However, approaching these conversations in a respectful, professional manner reflects well on the organization and can strengthen stakeholder relationships.

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35 United Way Interview Questions & Answers

Below is a list of our United Way interview questions. Click on any interview question to view our answer advice and answer examples. You may view six answer examples before our paywall loads. Afterwards, you'll be asked to upgrade to view the rest of our answers.

  • Behavioral

    1. Talk about a challenging conversation you had with a colleague or stakeholder.

  • Behavioral

    2. How do you handle stress and conflict?

  • Behavioral

    3. How would you represent United Way in the community?

  • Behavioral

    4. Share how you display self-awareness and ethical awareness in your work.

  • Discovery

    5. If you could have your ideal work environment, what would it be like?

  • Discovery

    6. What is your philosophy regarding work-life balance?

  • Discovery

    7. What motivates you?

  • Discovery

    8. What are your professional goals?

  • Discovery

    9. Are you applying for any other jobs?

  • Discovery

    10. About which philanthropic cause are you the most passionate?

  • Discovery

    11. Why do you want to work for United Way?

  • Discovery

    12. Please share what you know about United Way programs.

  • Discovery

    13. Tell me something unique about yourself that is not included on your resume.

  • Management

    14. Think about a supervisor or manager who made a positive impression on you. In your opinion, what qualities and characteristics contributed to their success, and what did you learn from their management style?

  • Management

    15. As a manager, how have you nurtured and led team members to success?

  • Operational

    16. How do you manage your time during a professional presentation?

  • Scenario

    17. Please share any ideas you have about creating new fundraising opportunities.

  • Scenario

    18. The position you are interviewing for is brand new. If hired, how would you take ownership of this position and further refine its role within the team?

  • Situational

    19. Talk about a situation where you were required to maintain a great amount of energy over a long period of time in order to complete a project.

  • Situational

    20. Describe your experience coordinating volunteers.

  • Situational

    21. Talk about an important project you managed.

  • Situational

    22. Please share your fundraising skills and experience.

  • Situational

    23. Have you ever been advised by a fellow employee or supervisor to lie about a situation? How did you handle this ethical dilemma?

  • Situational

    24. How do you manage your workload so that you can meet tight deadlines?

  • Situational

    25. How do you manage ambiguity and complexity in your job?

  • Situational

    26. When have you experienced failure in the workplace, and how did you react?

  • Situational

    27. How do you maintain strong relationships with international clients and/or co-workers?

  • Situational

    28. Talk about a time you disagreed with a decision made by your manager or supervisor. How did you address this situation?

  • Situational

    29. Discuss a time you contributed to innovation or embraced change in the workplace.

  • Situational

    30. Whether you are a project manager or have simply been involved in the implementation of a strategic plan, share your involvement in that process. Talk about the plan's overall goal, and then highlight the objectives to which you contributed.

  • Situational

    31. What is your strategy to support and encourage employees' professional development?

  • Technical

    32. Describe a time you applied your technical knowledge and skills to resolve a situation.

  • Technical

    33. Discuss your familiarity with specific technology that aids in virtual communication.

  • Technical

    34. Talk about your experience using data to assess need. How did this data contribute to actionable change?

  • Technical

    35. Do you have experience with writing grant proposals?