Tell me about your experience in your internship?
The interviewer wants to hear that you will talk about your internship positively. Begin by telling the interviewer 3-4 things that you really liked about your internship experience, and discuss how you feel your internship experience helped prepare you for the role you are interviewing for. Be sure to mention that you understand your internship cannot teach you everything, and you look forward to learning more as you begin your career.
"While interning at ABC Facility, I worked with a Parole Officer who I consider to be a great mentor to this day. She taught me how to follow best practices in assessing the personal needs of adult offenders and in determining treatment plans in a way that I could not have learned in a book. This internship taught me how to work as a team member, share knowledge and skills, accept, adapt, offer and respond to coaching on performance and skill development needs."
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The internship that I was a part of was with a prosecutor's office. The experience that I gained allowed me to learn to work independently and become resourceful when completing tasks.
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It's great that the internship taught you to work independently and to be resourceful. To strengthen your answer, provide even more details. What were some of your responsibilities at the prosecutor's office? Did you learn anything that relates to the parole officer role?
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