QUESTION 21 OF 30

What is a personal accomplishment you are most proud of?

The interviewers want to hear what makes you proud of yourself and why. They ask about a personal accomplishment to learn more about your personality and what makes you feel successful in your personal life. While becoming a pharmacist might seem like a good answer, that response leans toward a professional accomplishment, not a personal one. Perhaps your most significant accomplishment is being a father or mother, completing your first marathon, or being the first in your family to graduate from college. Since this is a personal achievement, there is no wrong answer unless you do not have a response for the interviewers.

"A personal accomplishment I am most proud of is volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters UK. I mentored a 12-year-old girl who was harming herself because she was so unhappy in her home. After working with her for six months, she stopped trying to harm herself, and she started opening up. She started trusting and confiding in me and told me how she wanted to become a pharmacist and follow in my footsteps. When she turned 16, her parents let her move in with me as a foster parent. After she graduated from secondary school, I helped her find a job and secure financial aid to go to college. She recently graduated from college with a pharmacy degree and is married with a child on the way. I have never had children, but helping this woman achieve her dreams has been the greatest personal accomplishment in my life and what I imagine having children is like."

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