You may have a list of people in mind that you can mention for this answer, but take some time to think about who would be the best person to mention based on the type of position you are interviewing for. Your role model may be someone you know personally, professionally, or someone you've never met, including professors, experts in your field, someone famous, or a past supervisor or coworker.

"I really look up to my colleague, Robert. He's my role model because of his confident determination to try new methods, whether they're a success or don't work out. He is always taking on new challenges and learning from his failures. I've learned a lot from him over the years in college and consider him one of the best young civil engineers I've ever met. I plan to stay in touch and continue to network with him in the future; hopefully, we can speak at a conference about some of our ideas."