What is your greatest personal accomplishment?

When responding to this question, focus on why this accomplishment was so meaningful to you. Suppose your most significant personal achievement was obtaining your bachelor's degree. You can then say that accomplishment was so meaningful to you because you were the first person in your family to go to a university, or you achieved your degree by working full-time during your studies.

Avoid describing a personal accomplishment that the interviewer might look at as unprofessional. For example, you would not want to say that your most outstanding personal achievement was being crowned the beer pong champion in college. The interviewer would immediately think that you are immature, foolish, and unprofessional, which is not what you want to happen in an interview.

"My greatest personal accomplishment was graduating with honors at the top of my class in college. That was such an achievement because I am the first person in my family to attend a university. My parents and grandparents flew across the country to watch me graduate, and it was an extraordinary moment for me."

"My greatest personal accomplishment was maintaining a 4.2-grade point average while obtaining my Bachelor's Degree in Criminology. I was especially proud of maintaining my GPA as I was also working full-time as a single mother."

"Fortunately, I have experienced many wonderful personal accomplishments in my time. However, the one that stands out the most is receiving my law degree. It took me longer than expected because of family medical issues, but I passed the bar exam after ten years. It was a very happy moment in my life."