Instructional Designer Mock Interview

Practice 30 Instructional Designer interview questions covering learning theory, ADDIE, and curriculum development.

WRITTEN BY M CHERYL HARKINS

QUESTION 4 OF 30

What does your typical work day look like as an instructional designer?

With this question, the hiring manager is validating your experience in instructional design. Describe your daily tasks and tie them back to the responsibilities of an instructional designer. Align your answers with the job requirements as much as possible. A strong response will include task objectives and reveal a sound work ethic.

"My typical day starts with me going over my calendar to plan for meetings. I like to prepare bulleted discussion points before joining any calls or in-person meetings, especially if I'm the organizer. Then, I would start going over the different courses on the docket that I'm working on and start or resume work on the one with the closest deadline. Depending on where I'm at with these courses, the rest of my day would usually be divided between actual design or sitting with subject matter experts to document processes. When I'm designing, I would be using Adobe Captivate, MS Powerpoint, and Adobe InDesign for the most part. In between those tasks, I would likely use a search engine to further research whatever topic I'm creating a course about. Sometimes, I run out of ideas when coming up with content. For example, if I'm designing a course about handling sales objections, then I'm going to look up different scenarios to come up with example dialogue."

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30 Instructional Designer Interview Questions & Answers

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01 What is your preferred Learning Management System? Talk about the reasons you favor it over others. COMPETENCY 02 Tell me about your experience in working with subject matter experts. How do you ensure you can work with them effectively to achieve learning goals? LEADERSHIP 03 Talk me through your design process. STRATEGY 04 What does your typical work day look like as an instructional designer? STRATEGY 05 Have you ever created more than one prototype when designing a course? Why or why not? STRATEGY 06 What do you do to make the training courses that are engaging? STRATEGY 07 Describe a time when you disagreed with your superior's directive. What was the outcome? BEHAVIORAL 08 What instructional design methodology or methodologies do you follow? COMPETENCY 09 Would you describe yourself more as creative or analytical? BEHAVIORAL 10 How do you ensure quality when deadlines are tight? COMPETENCY 11 What qualities do you possess that have helped you become a successful instructional designer? BEHAVIORAL 12 Describe your communication style. How has it benefitted you in your work? BEHAVIORAL 13 What about your current role do you like? What about it do you dislike? BEHAVIORAL 14 What are you looking forward to in your next job? BEHAVIORAL 15 What was the biggest program change you have implemented? Provide your reasons behind the change. LEADERSHIP 16 Describe a time when you took a risk on a new design approach. Was it successful? BEHAVIORAL 17 What is your favorite form of interactive learning? COMPETENCY 18 How do you continue to educate yourself in the field of instructional design? BEHAVIORAL 19 Why did you aspire to be an instructional designer? BEHAVIORAL 20 Tell me about a time when you failed to meet an objective. BEHAVIORAL 21 How do you track and monitor the effectiveness of training sessions? STRATEGY 22 To what factors do you give the most value when designing instructional materials? COMPETENCY 23 Tell me about a time when you had to modify and improve a training program. What was the impact? STRATEGY 24 What are your favorite tools to use when it comes to developing learning courses? COMPETENCY 25 What is your greatest work-related accomplishment? BEHAVIORAL 26 Tell me about a recent learning program you developed. What was its impact, and what did you learn in the process? COMPETENCY 27 What kind of learning materials have you developed from scratch? What was the content, and how was the content delivered? COMPETENCY 28 How do you handle negative feedback about the courses you design? BEHAVIORAL 29 How do you track and monitor the impact of your training sessions? STRATEGY 30 How do you adapt when you need to make last-minute changes to a training program? BEHAVIORAL

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