Volunteer Mock Interview

Practice 25 Volunteer interview questions covering motivation, commitment, and community impact.

WRITTEN BY RACHELLE ENNS
QUESTION 3 OF 25

What has been your most rewarding volunteer experience?

Rachelle Enns
Rachelle Enns
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Entry Level

"For me, it's the small wins when you help people. I like to put a smile on the face of a stranger by buying their coffee, or giving them my spare change when I walk by. Helping the community doesn't always have to come in the form of an organized effort, or grand gesture."

Rachelle Enns
Rachelle Enns
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Experienced

"I worked with a mission team to rebuild the home of an elderly woman who was living under the poverty line. She became ill and needed a wheelchair ramp built to access her home and go about her day-to-day. This was someone's mother and grandmother. Because of our work, it is much easier to care for her, and she can live a more independent lifestyle as she did before becoming ill. We all have hardships, and when people come together to enrich the lives of others, it is the most beautiful part of helping."

Christine Pasqueretta
Christine Pasqueretta
Christine Pasqueretta is a human resource and recruitment professional with experience creating, developing, implementing, leading, and measuring HR impact initiatives.
How to Answer

Explain your answer by sharing what was rewarding about your most memorable volunteer experience. Discuss the upside of volunteering. Tell a great story, and even pull some heartstrings if necessary.

Christine Pasqueretta
Christine Pasqueretta
Christine Pasqueretta is a human resource and recruitment professional with experience creating, developing, implementing, leading, and measuring HR impact initiatives.
Example Answer

"When I worked at an animal shelter, I had to clean up after the animals and got to walk the dogs. It was rewarding because people who love animals surrounded me. I got to learn more about them, their health issues and how to care for different breeds of dogs and cats. It was fascinating to me, and I learned a lot!"

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25 Volunteer Interview Questions & Answers

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01 Why do you want to be a volunteer in our organization? ~VOLUNTEER 02 What volunteer work have you done in the past? ~VOLUNTEER 03 What has been your most rewarding volunteer experience? ~VOLUNTEER 04 Why do you like helping others? ~VOLUNTEER 05 Which organizations are you currently involved with? ~VOLUNTEER 06 How much time would you like spend in a volunteer role? ~VOLUNTEER 07 What skills and qualifications do you have that will help you as a volunteer? ~VOLUNTEER 08 Do others view you as a role model? ~VOLUNTEER 09 What keeps you motivated on the tough days? ~VOLUNTEER 10 What kind of people do you most enjoy working with? ~VOLUNTEER 11 Being a volunteer, have you ever felt your work went unappreciated? ~VOLUNTEER 12 What are your expectations for this volunteer position? ~VOLUNTEER 13 What is your greatest strength? How does it help you as a volunteer? ~VOLUNTEER 14 What is your greatest weakness? What are you doing to improve it? ~VOLUNTEER 15 What do you do during your free time? ~VOLUNTEER 16 Tell me about your work history and how it relates to your work here as a volunteer. ~VOLUNTEER 17 We greatly appreciate our volunteers. How do you like to be recognized for your accomplishments? ~VOLUNTEER 18 We encourage our volunteers to come to us with cost-saving ideas. Tell me about an idea you implemented at your last job. ~VOLUNTEER 19 Would you say you are a better verbal or written communicator? ~VOLUNTEER 20 What do you know about our organization's culture? ~VOLUNTEER 21 Our organization sees a great deal of social and economic diversity. When have you worked with a diverse group of people? ~VOLUNTEER 22 We want our volunteers to come to us with creative ideas. Tell me about a time when you took a creative approach to solving a problem. ~VOLUNTEER 23 How would your current co-workers describe your attention to detail? ~VOLUNTEER 24 Our volunteers need to sign a non-disclosure agreement. Have you ever broken a confidentiality agreement? ~VOLUNTEER 25 Where did you find out about our volunteer program? ~VOLUNTEER
Rachelle Enns
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