Journalist Mock Interview
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Question 26 of 30
Tell me something about yourself that I wouldn't know from reading your resume.
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I am a certified yoga instructor, and I spent three months after college traveling and doing yoga. I spent six weeks in Asia and another six weeks in Latin America, and it was a fantastic experience that helped me to grow as both a yogi and a journalist."
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
As a journalist, you likely have a creative edge to you, and the interviewer wants to see some of that uniqueness shine. You are indeed not obligated to discuss personal matters such as your kids, or relationship status, for instance. Stick with a couple of fun facts to show the interviewer that you are a real person, too. Your answer should be unique so that you are a memorable candidate!
Focus on unique non-work related skills or hobbies, but ones that you can draw a line back to when it comes to transferrable skills. For instance, you might share that you take boxing lessons during the week and that this opened the doors for you to interview Laila Ali once!
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I moved here from Ukraine when I was 8, speaking only Russian, and learned English from my Palestinian neighbor who spoke zero Russian. How? I'm still not sure, but we were pals and hung out daily and somehow figured out how to communicate! This experience taught me a lot about the importance of eliminating pre-conceived notions of others based on their background. I also learned how to communicate with people different than myself. This experience has helped me in my writing as well, and in being able to reach a broad range of audiences."
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