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The interviewer asks this question to see if you have experience in the pharmaceutical industry or in the industry you are pursuing with your degree. As a college student, the interviewer does not expect you to have experience. However, they would like to hear if you do.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
Focus on describing any experience you have in the pharmaceutical industry or the industry you are pursuing. You can use paid or volunteer experience in your response.

Krista Wenz has been on thousands of interview panels hiring EMS professionals and firefighters for public and private agencies.
"I do not have any experience in the pharmaceutical industry, but I will surely gain experience if hired for the internship. I am pursuing a degree in chemistry and have worked for the past three years as a lab assistant for my chemistry professor, which has given me invaluable experience."

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