Intern Mock Interview

Practice 30 Intern interview questions covering motivation, learning ability, and adaptability.

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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

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Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a masterâ€™s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.

"In five years I'd like to be attending graduate school part-time and working in my field of study. This will be challenging, but I know that a graduate degree will give me a deeper understanding of my field and I will be able to immediately apply this knowledge on the job."

Ronda Barnes

This question is used to determine if you have set any goals for yourself. The interviewer wants to see that you are thinking about the future and how you plan to progress over the next five years. Describe the career goals you have set for yourself and how you plan to achieve them. Some examples might be:

-Attending graduate school to gain deeper knowledge in your career field
-Working to move into a management position at this company
-Developed a strong network of professionals in similar roles

You can also share your personal goals such as starting a family or buying a house.

Ronda Barnes

"In five years I hope to be working for a company that allows me to use the business skills I've learned in college. I would like to be in a management position so I plan to learn the company inside and out by immediately finding a mentor, building my skills, and gaining as much experience and exposure as I can so I am a top contender for a supervisory role in the next five years."

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30Intern Interview Questions & Answers

Career Goals

1.Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Career Goals

2.How will this internship prepare you for your career goals?

Education

3.What are your strongest subjects?

Accomplishment

4.What has been your most rewarding accomplishment?

Direct

5.How would you rate your time management skills?

Career Goals

6.Why did you choose your career path?

Job Satisfaction

7.What excites you the most about this internship?

Discovery

8.Tell us about your extracurricular involvement or how you spend your spare time.

Problem Solving

9.How do you handle problems that might arise?

Leadership

10.Describe a time where you demonstrated your leadership skills.

Education

11.What is one area that you would love to learn more about professionally or personally?

Accomplishment

12.Describe a project you worked on that had significant impact.

Compatibility

13.How would your classmates or teachers describe you?

Diligence

14.What do you know about our company?

Career Goals

15.Why do you want to intern here?

COmpetency

16.What skills can you offer our company?

Experience

17.Do you have any volunteer or community service experience?

Compatibility

18.What makes you a great candidate?

Behavioral

19.How do you respond to negative feedback?

Problem Solving

20.Describe a difficult decision you've had to make and the outcome.

Teamwork

21.Do you prefer working with a team or alone?

Discovery

22.Tell me about yourself.

Stress

23.Tell me about your ability to work under pressure and handle stressful situations.

Competency

24.Describe your approach to learning new skills.

Discovery

25.What is your definition of hard work?

Ask The Interviewer

26.Do you have any questions for me?

Performance Based

27.What is your greatest weakness?

Discovery

28.What are you passionate about?

Leadership

29.Who is someone you consider a great leader or mentor?

Career Goals

Intern Mock Interview

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

30Intern Interview Questions & Answers

1.Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

2.How will this internship prepare you for your career goals?

3.What are your strongest subjects?

4.What has been your most rewarding accomplishment?

5.How would you rate your time management skills?

6.Why did you choose your career path?

7.What excites you the most about this internship?

8.Tell us about your extracurricular involvement or how you spend your spare time.

9.How do you handle problems that might arise?

10.Describe a time where you demonstrated your leadership skills.

11.What is one area that you would love to learn more about professionally or personally?

12.Describe a project you worked on that had significant impact.

13.How would your classmates or teachers describe you?

14.What do you know about our company?

15.Why do you want to intern here?

16.What skills can you offer our company?

17.Do you have any volunteer or community service experience?

18.What makes you a great candidate?

19.How do you respond to negative feedback?

20.Describe a difficult decision you've had to make and the outcome.

21.Do you prefer working with a team or alone?

22.Tell me about yourself.

23.Tell me about your ability to work under pressure and handle stressful situations.

24.Describe your approach to learning new skills.

25.What is your definition of hard work?

26.Do you have any questions for me?

27.What is your greatest weakness?

28.What are you passionate about?

29.Who is someone you consider a great leader or mentor?

30.What would make this internship successful for you?