What experience do you have working with our target population?

Focus on describing any past work you have done with the population the organization serves. Even if you were not paid to work with this group of people and worked in a volunteer capacity, the interviewer wants to hear of any related experience. If you do not have experience working with the organization's target population, explain how you do not have experience but are excited to learn all you can during your internship.

Avoid saying you have experience with the organization's target population if you do not. The interviewer will review your resume and talk to previous employers, and you do not want to appear dishonest.

"I have seven years of experience working with your target population. I have volunteered for the last seven years with the Special Olympics and learned a lot about working with people with special needs and disabilities. I have also been a special education teacher's aid for the past three years and am very comfortable working with children ages five to eighteen."