When preparing for an interview, you should be able to anticipate many of the questions you will be asked. One technique is to compose stories about your background, which you can use to answer some of the interviewer's questions. Hiring managers prefer to hire candidates who can describe why they are interested in this profession and what excites them about the job. They understand that you can teach people the skills they will need, but you can't teach them to be passionate about the job they do.

"The first robot I built was during high school when I was a robotics club member. We designed and constructed a robot to compete in the district's annual robotics competition. Our robot could locate a basketball within the arena and propel it towards the basket. It was a simple design requiring operators to remotely manage the robot's functions. If challenged to do this again, I believe our team could create a design which would operate autonomously due to the knowledge and skills we have acquired since then."