Volunteer Mock Interview

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

WRITTEN BY RACHELLE ENNS

QUESTION 4 OF 25

Why do you like helping others?

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

"I love helping others, especially the elderly because there is a great joy in being a servant for those in need. Your organization helps the people who I care most about, and I would love to be a part of it."

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

"Helping others is my innate nature. It is part of the fabric of who I am. I think it has a lot to do with how I was raised. My mother always volunteered her time to local causes and feeding the homeless. I was brought up with this value at the forefront of living, and it has been a rewarding part of my life ever since!"

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

The interviewer wants to know what drives you to help others. This question is a further test, by the interviewer, to convince themselves that you have a passion behind your volunteering ambitions.

Interviewers are trying to avoid picking candidates from the crowd of people who say, 'Well my Mom told me I should help volunteer...' or 'I heard this is a great place to make friends.' Sure making friends is great, but most would instead choose a candidate that volunteers because they are passionate about what the organization provides to the community.

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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

Written by Rachelle Enns

25 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS · VOLUNTEER