Reporter Mock Interview

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Why did you decide to become a reporter over other writing jobs?

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01 Why did you decide to become a reporter? ~REPORTER 02 Why is this job a good fit? ~REPORTER 03 What is your favorite story you have ever covered? ~REPORTER 04 What is the most difficult story you have ever covered? ~REPORTER 05 If you could choose just one subject to report on, what would it be? ~REPORTER 06 What are your salary expectations? ~REPORTER 07 What are your benefits expectations? ~REPORTER 08 Have you progressed in your career as you have expected? ~CAREER GOALS 09 Why did you decide to become a reporter over other writing jobs? ~REPORTER 10 What are your career aspirations in the future? ~CAREER GOALS 11 How does this position fit into your career plans? ~CAREER GOALS 12 What unique qualities can you offer our station/newspaper/website? ~REPORTER 13 How do you plan to find new stories to cover? ~COMPETENCY 14 Why do you want to report on this specific area? ~REPORTER 15 What is your experience with social media? ~REPORTER 16 How do you work as part of a team? ~COMPETENCY 17 What is your experience working with a photographer? ~REPORTER 18 How would you describe your writing style? ~REPORTER 19 What experience do you have making difficult decisions surrounding tragic stories? ~REPORTER 20 How are your organizational skills? ~REPORTER 21 Do you consider yourself approachable? ~REPORTER 22 How do you plan to form relationships with officials in the community? ~COMPETENCY 23 How do you work under pressure? ~COMPETENCY 24 If you could start your career over, what path would you take? ~CAREER GOALS 25 What time of day do you work best? ~REPORTER 26 What are some techniques you use to evoke emotion from your interviews? ~REPORTER

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