behaviorquestions面试综合能力问题

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1.Tellmeaboutyourself.

Whatthehiringmanagerreallywantsisaquick,two-tothree-minutesnapshotofwhoyouareandwhyyou’rethebestcandidateforthisposition.

Soasyouanswerthisquestion,talkaboutwhatyou’vedonetoprepareyourselftobetheverybestcandidatefortheposition.Useanexampleortwotobackitup.Thenaskiftheywouldlikemoredetails.Iftheydo,keepgivingthemexampleafterexampleofyourbackgroundandexperience.Alwayspointbacktoanexamplewhenyouhavetheopportunity.

"Tellmeaboutyourself"doesnotmeantellmeeverything.Justtellmewhatmakesyouthebest.

sampleanswer:

Ihavebeenworkinginthefieldofcivilengineeringforthepast6years.MymostrecentexperiencehasbeenwithanengineeringconsultingfirmwhereI’veworkedforthelast2years.Ienjoymyjobbecauseit’schallengingandIlikeinteractingwithavarietyofpeople.InmymostrecentassignmentIwasonaprojectthatlastedninemonths.Imadeasignificantcontributiontotheprojectbecauseofmyexpertiseinsanitaryengineering.Oneofmystrengthsismyattentiontodetail.Iamknownforbeingextremelythoroughandmeetingorexceedingdeadlinesandgoals.MybossknowsthatIworkwellunderminimalsupervision,thatIamveryconscientiousandthatthejobwillbedonerightthefirsttime.I’mlookingforanewopportunitywhereIcancontributetothegrowthofthecompanybyhelpingeducatecustomersonthebenefitsofusingourconsultingservices.

Mybackgroundtodatehasbeencenteredonpreparingmyselftobecometheverybest_____Icanbecome.LetmetellyouspecificallyhowI'vepreparedmyself...

Tellaboutyourmajor,whatyouplanondoingwhenyougetoutofcollege,whatotherjobsyouhavehad.

Answerinabouttwominutes.Avoiddetails,don’tramble.Touchonthesefourareas:

Howmanyyears,doingwhatfunction

Education–credentials

Majorresponsibilityandaccomplishments

Personalsummaryofworkstyle<pluscareergoalsifapplicable>

2.Didyoubringyourresume?

Yes.Bepreparedwithtwoorthreeextracopies.Donotofferthemunlessyou’reaskedforone.

3.Whatisyourlong-rangeobjective?

Thekeyistofocusonyourachievableobjectivesandwhatyouaredoingtoreachthoseobjectives.

Forexample:"Withinfiveyears,Iwouldliketobecometheverybestaccountantyourcompanyhasonstaff.Iwanttoworktowardbecomingtheexpertthatothersrelyupon.Andindoingso,IfeelI’llbefullypreparedtotakeonanygreaterresponsibilitieswhichmightbepresentedinthelongterm.Forexample,hereiswhatI’mpresentlydoingtopreparemyself..."

Thengoontoshowbyyourexampleswhatyouaredoingtoreachyourgoalsandobjectives.

Althoughit'scertainlydifficulttopredictthingsfarintothefuture,IknowwhatdirectionIwanttodeveloptoward.Withinfiveyears,Iwouldliketobecometheverybest_____yourcompanyhas.Iwouldliketobecometheexpertthatothersrelyupon.Andindoingso,IfeelIwillbefullypreparedtotakeonanygreaterresponsibilitiesthatmightbepresentedinthelongterm.

4.Areyouateamplayer?

Describewhatwouldbeanidealworkingenvironment?

Teamworkisthekey.

Almosteveryonesaysyestothisquestion.Butitisnotjustayes/noquestion.Youneedtoprovidebehavioralexamplestobackupyouranswer.

Asampleanswer:"Yes,I’mverymuchateamplayer.Infact,I’vehadopportunitiesinmywork,schoolandathleticstodevelopmyskillsasateamplayer.Forexample,onarecentproject..."

Emphasizeteamworkbehavioralexamplesandfocusonyouropennesstodiversityofbackgrounds.Talkaboutthestrengthoftheteamabovetheindividual.Andnotethatthisquestionmaybeusedasaleadintoquestionsaroundhowyouhandleconflictwithinateam,sobeprepared

Youare,ofcourse,ateamplayer.Besuretohaveexamplesready.Specificsthatshowyouoftenperformforthegoodoftheteamratherthanforyourselfaregoodevidenceofyourteamattitude.Donotbrag,justsayitinamatter-of-facttone.Thisisakeypoint.

5.Whatisyourgreatestweakness?

Mostcareerbookstellyoutoselectstrengthandpresentitasaweakness.Suchas:"Iworktoomuch.Ijustworkandworkandwork."Wrong.Firstofall,usingstrengthandpresentingitasaweaknessisdeceiving.Second,itmissesthepointofthequestion.

Youshouldselectaweaknessthatyouhavebeenactivelyworkingtoovercome.Forexample:"Ihavehadtroubleinthepastwithplanningandprioritization.However,I’mnowtakingstepstocorrectthis.Ijuststartedusingapocketplanner..."thenshowthemyourplannerandhowyouareusingit.

Talkaboutatrueweaknessandshowwhatyouaredoingtoovercomeit.

Iwouldsaymygreatestweaknesshasbeenmylackofproperplanninginthepast.Iwouldovercommitmyselfwithtoomanyvarianttasks,thennotbeabletofullyaccomplisheachasIwouldlike.However,sinceI'vecometorecognizethatweakness,I'vetakenstepstocorrectit.Forexample,InowcarryaplanningcalendarinmypocketsothatIcanplanallofmyappointmentsand"todo"items.Here,letmeshowyouhowIhavethisweekplannedout.

6.Whatisyourgreateststrength?Numerousanswersaregood,juststaypositive.Afewgoodexamples:Yourabilitytoprioritize,Yourproblem-solvingskills,Yourabilitytoworkunderpressure,Yourabilitytofocusonprojects,Yourprofessionalexpertise,Yourleadershipskills,Yourpositiveattitude.Youknowthatyourkeystrategyistofirstuncoveryourinterviewer'sgreatestwantsandneedsbeforeyouanswerquestions.AndfromQuestion1,youknowhowtodothis.Priortoanyinterview,youshouldhavealistmentallypreparedofyourgreateststrengths.Youshouldalsohave,aspecificexampleortwo,whichillustrateseachstrength,anexamplechosenfromyourmostrecentandmostimpressiveachievements.Youshould,havethislistofyourgreateststrengthsandcorrespondingexamplesfromyourachievementssowellcommittedtomemorythatyoucanrecitethemcoldafterbeingshakenawakeat2:30AM.Then,onceyouuncoveryourinterviewer'sgreatestwantsandneeds,youcanchoosethoseachievementsfromyourlistthatbestmatchup.Asageneralguideline,the10mostdesirabletraitsthatallemployerslovetoseeintheiremployeesare:1.Aproventrackrecordasanachiever...especiallyifyourachievementsmatchupwiththeemployer'sgreatestwantsandneeds.2.Intelligence...management"savvy".3.Hegrity...adecenthumanbeing.4.Goodfitwithcorporateculture...someonetofeelcomfortablewith...ateamplayerwhomesheswellwithinterviewer'steam.5.Likeability...positiveattitude...senseofhumor.6.Goodcommunicationskills.7.Dedication...willingnesstowalktheextramiletoachieveexcellence.8.Definitenessofpurpose...cleargoals.9.Enthusiasm...highlevelofmotivation.10.Confident...healthy...aleader.7.Ifyouhadtoliveyourlifeoveragain,whatonethingwouldyouchange?Focusonakeyturningpointinyourlifeormissedopportunity.Yetalsotieitforwardtowhatyouaredoingtostillseektomakethatchange.Forexample:"AlthoughI’moverallveryhappywithwhereI’matinmylife,theoneaspectIlikelywouldhavechangedwouldbefocusingearlieronmychosencareer.Ihadagreatinternshipthispastyearandlookforwardtomoreexperienceinthefield.IsimplywishIwouldhavefocusedhereearlier.Forexample,Ilearnedonmyrecentinternship…"…thenprovideexamples.Stayfocusedonpositivedirectioninyourlifeandbackitupwithexamples.8.Howdidyouprepareforthisinterview?WhenIfoundthispositionpostedontheinternet<>Iwasimmediatelyinterested.Icheckedoutthecompanywebsiteandmissionstatement,lookedatthebiosofcompanyfoundersandexecutives,andwasimpressed.OnceIhadtheinterviewappointment,Italkedwithfriendsandacquaintancesintheindustry.And,I’msureI’llfindoutalotmoreintoday’smeetings."9.Whatkindsofpeopledoyouhavedifficultiesworkingwith?InmylastthreejobsIhaveworkedwithmenandwomenfromverydiversebackgroundsandcultures.TheonlytimeIhaddifficultywaswithpeoplewhoweredishonestaboutworkissues.Iworkedwithonewomanwhowastakingcreditforworkthatherteamaccomplished.Ihadanopportunitytotalkwithheronedayandexplainedhowshewasaffectingthemorale.Shebecameveryupsetthatotherssawherthatway,andsaidshewasunawareofherbehaviororthereactionsofothers.Herbehaviorchangedafterourtalk.WhatIlearnedfromthatexperienceisthatsometimeswhatweperceiveaboutothersisnotalwaysthecaseifwecheckitout.10.Howdoyouhandleconflict?<Howwouldyouevaluateyourabilitytodealwithconflict?>Onthejob,therearemanypossiblesourcesofconflict.Conflictswith:fellowemployeesmanagementrules,proceduresclients,customersdemandsofworkvs.personallife,familyThebestwaytoapproachagoodansweristolookatiffromtheemployerspointofview—theywanttobeyourfirstpriorityandtheywantyoutosolveproblems<notbringthemany>."Iknoweverythingcannotrunsmoothlyatworkallthetime.WhenthereisaconflictIusuallytrytodeterminethesourceoftheproblemandseeifitcanbesolved.Thismightinvolveothermembersoftheworkteamdiscussingtheproblemandofferingpossiblesolutions.Iwouldthentrytopickthesolutionwhichappearstohavethebestoutcomeandputitintoaction."Anaturalfollow-uptothiswouldbe:Tellmewhenyousolvedaconflictatwork.So,haveabriefexample…,ashortstory…toillustrateyourapproach.Evenifnotasked,youcanofferyourstory!Ifitprovesyourpointandaccentuatesaskillneededfortheposition,gowithit.IbelieveIamquitegoodathandlingconflict.WorkinginretailandintheresidencehallsrequiredthatImakemanyunpopulardecisionsattimes,whetheritwasterminatinganassociateortakingjudicialactiononaresident.Oftenthepersoninconflictwithmewouldbeupsetandsometimesphysicallyoutraged.IwouldalwaysmakesurethatIfullyexplainedthesituation,thepoliciesbehindmydecision,andwhythosepoliciesexist.Usuallybytheendoftheconversation,thepersoncouldseetheothersideofthesituation.

11.Howdoyouhandlerejection?Rejectionispartofbusiness.Peopledon’talwaysbuywhatyousell.Thetickhereistoseparaterejectionofyourproductfromrejectionofyourself:"Iseerejectionasanopportunity.Ilearnfromit.Whenacustomertakesapass,Iaskhimwhatwecoulddototheproduct,priceorservicetomakeitpossibleforhimtosayyes.Don’tgetmewrong:You’vegottomakessales.Butrejectionisvaluable,too.It’sagoodteacher."12.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyoutriedandfailed?Hasthiseverhappenedtoyou?Nooneexpectsperfectionactually,employersaremoreinterestedinyourabilitytocope,tolearnfrommistakes,andtodealwithotherswhoarelessthanperfect.Ifyouhaveanexample,certainlypickonethathappenedawhileback,wasnotearthshatteringintheresults,andonewhichyoulearnedandappliedthisknowledgerecently.Thisisaversionof‘damningwithfaintpraise’bypickinganincidentthatwasminorinscopebut,sinceyouaresowiseandarealwayswillingtolearn,hastaughtyouavaluablelesson.13.Whataresomeofthethingsyoufinddifficulttodo?

Theinterviewerislookingtodeterminehowwellyouknowyourself,howyoureacttodifficultsituations/tasksandcredibility.Lookbackoveryourworkexperienceforexamplesofchallenges…speakinginpublicatameeting,disagreeingwithamanageroveranimportantissue,beingaskedtouseasoftwareprogramyouhavenothadanopportunitytolearn…These’stories’shouldillustratealessonlearned,aproblemovercomeoraweaknessbeingdealtwith."Ialwaysseemtoneedadayortwotopreparemyselftogiveapresentationtodepartmentheads.WhenIknowIhavetogiveareportonmyprojects,Iplanoutallthedetailsinadvanceandrehearse.Onetime,therewasaproblemwithasupplierandIwasaskedtoupdateseniormanagement…immediately.Thesupplychainwascrucialtothecompletionofanimportantprojectwehadbeenworkingonfor5monthsanddecisionshadtobemadebasedontheinformationIhadtoprepareandpresentonamoment’snotice.Igatheredtheinformationandpresenteditsimplyandindetail.ItwasmucheasierthanIthoughtwithoutthehoursofconcernandpractice.Thefactsspokeforthemselves.SinceIunderstoodthesituation,Iwasabletomakeitcleartomanagementandgetarapiddecision.IstillpreferadvancenoticebutIknowIcandeliverwhenaskedto."14.Whatareyourshortandlongtermgoals?Noonecanmakegoalsforyou.Itcomesdowntowhereyouareinyourprofessionallifeandwhatyouwanttodo.Mostpeoplehave5-6careersintheirworkinglifetime—somewith2careersgoingatthesametime<likeus>.Thebestadviceistobecertaintorelateyouranswerstotheorganizationthatinterviewsyou.Donotmakeapointofhavinggoalsthatcannotberealizedthere<"IwanttoworkinParis."Organizationisstrictlydomestic.>Ifyoudoyourresearchintotheorganization,andintowhatyoutrulywanttodointhefuture,youwillbeabletocomeupwithreasonableresponses.Nooneisgoingtocomebacktoyouinfiveyearsandchastiseyoufornotmeetingthesegoals!Youwillnotbeheldtothem…itisonlyaninterviewandtheyareinterestedinhowyouseeyourself<andtheywanttoseeyouinthejob.>Myprimaryobjectivesaretolearnasmuchaspossibleaboutyourcompany'sproductoffering,organizationalstructure,andprofessionalsalestechniquessothatImaybecomethemostproductivememberofyoursalesteam.Whatareyourshort-termgoals?Manyexecutivesinapositiontohireyouarestrongbelieversingoal-setting.<It'soneofthereasonsthey'veachievedsomuch.>Theyliketohireinkind.Ifyou'revagueaboutyourcareerandpersonalgoals,itcouldbeabigturnofftomanypeopleyouwillencounterinyourjobsearch.Bereadytodiscussyourgoalsforeachmajorareaofyourlife:career,personaldevelopmentandlearning,family,physical<health>,communityservice,and<ifyourinterviewerisclearlyareligiousperson>youcouldverybrieflyandgenerallyalludetoyourspiritualgoals<showingyouareawell-balancedindividualwithyourvaluesintherightorder>.Bepreparedtodescribeeachgoalintermsofspecificmilestonesyouwishtoaccomplishalongtheway,timeperiodsyou'reallotting.Myshort-termobjectivesaretograduatefromtheProfessionalDevelopmentProgrambeforethestandardtwoyearsandbegindevelopingaclientele.Asanintern,IpreparedaheadoftimebystudyingfortheSeries7andSeries64examsthatconstituteamajorityofabeginningfinancialconsultant'stime.I'dliketomakemakethecompanythathiresmewonderwhatiteverdidwithoutme.15.Wheredoyouseeyourselfinfiveyears?Thisistheinterviewertryingtoseehowyouareinmakinglongrangeplansandifyouhavegoalsthatmeshwiththeorganizations.Onewaytoanswerthisquestionistolookbackonyouraccomplishmentstodate:"IstartedoutinmyprofessionasajuniorclerkwhileIcompletedmycollegestudiesduringtheevenings.OnceIhadmydegree,Iappliedforatransfertoamoreadvancedposition,citingmyon-the-jobtraining.Thishasbeenmypatternformycareerwithmypast2employers.,Ilearnquicklyonthejobandamwillingtotakeclassesandworkshopstoaugmentmyexperience.Ihavebeenabletoassumegreaterresponsibilitiesandaddmorevaluetotheorganization.Idonotthinkintermsoftitles…Ithinkmoreintermsof"HowcanIsolvethisproblem?Sincethishasbeenmycareerstyletodate,Idonotimagineittochange.Infiveyears,IfeelIwillhavecontinuedtolearn,togrowintoapositionofmoreresponsibilityandwillhavemadeasignificantcontributiontotheorganization."Althoughitishardtopredictthefuture,IsincerelybelievethatIwillbecomeaverygoodfinancialconsultant.IbelievethatmyabilitieswillallowmetoexceltothepointthatIcanseekotheropportunitiesasaportfoliomanager<thenextstep>andpossiblyevenhigher.Myultimategoalcontinuestobe--andwillalwaysbe--tobethebestatwhateverlevelIamworkingatwithinMerrillLynch'scorporatestructure.

16.Wheredoyouwanttobecometenyearsfromnow?TenyearsfromnowIseemyselfasasuccessfulconsultantforaworld-classfirmlikeyours.IwanttohavedevelopedawonderfulbondwithmyemployerIwillhaveprovenmyselfahighlycompetentsystemsanalystandwillrepresentmycompanyinhelpingothersfindsolutionstotheirinformation-systemsneedsinaprofessionalandtimelymanner.17.Wouldyouratherworkwithinformationorwithpeople?Ilikethevalidityofinformationandalsoliketheenergythatcomeswithworkingwithpeople.Thebestthingaboutworkinginagroupiscombiningthegreatmindsfromdifferentperspectivesandcomingupwithsomethingextremelygreat,comparedwithwhenyou'reworkingalone.Atthesametime,informationcangeneratevitalityintheprojectyou'reworkingon.Nomatterhowmanyheadsyou'vegottogether,withoutinformation,youcan'tgoveryfar.Theperfectsituationwouldbeacombinationofworkingwithinformationandpeople,andI'mconfidentofmyabilitiesinbothareas.18.Doyouhavethequalificationsandpersonalcharacteristicsnecessaryforsuccessinyourchosencareer?IbelieveIhaveacombinationofqualitiestobesuccessfulinthiscareer.First,Ihaveastronginterest,backedbyasolid,well-rounded,state-of-the-arteducation,especiallyinacareerthatistechnicallyoriented.Thisbasicingredient,backedbyloveoflearning,problem-solvingskills,well-roundedinterests,determinationtosucceedandexcel,strongcommunicationskills,andtheabilitytoworkhard,arethemostimportantqualitiesthatwillhelpmesucceedinthiscareer.Tosucceed,youalsoneedanaturalcuriosityabouthowsystemswork--thekindofcuriosityIdemonstratedwhenIupgradedmytwocomputersrecently.Technologyisconstantlychanging,soyoumustafastlearnerjusttokeepuporyouwillbeoverwhelmed.Allofthesetraitscombinetocreateasolidteammemberintheever-changingfieldofinformationsystems.IamconvincedthatIpossessthesecharacteristicsandamreadytobeasuccessfulteammemberforyourfirm.19.Whatareyourweakpoints?Don’tsayyouhaveone,butgiveonethatisreallya"positiveindisguise."Iamsometimesimpatientanddotomuchworkmyselfwhenweareworkingagainsttightdeadlines."Or"Icomplimentandpraisemystaff,butfeelIcanimprove."20.Whatpersonalweaknesshascausedyouthegreatestdifficultyinschooloronthejob?Mygreatestweaknesshadbeendelegation.Iwouldtakeituponmyselftodomanysmallprojectsthroughoutmyshiftasamanagerthatcouldhavebeendonebyothersinanattempttoimprovemyworkers'efficiency.OnceIrealizedthatIwasdoingmoreworkthantheotherassistantmanagers,andtheywereachievingbetterresults,IreevaluatedwhatIwasdoing.IquicklyrealizedthatifIassignedeachpersonjustonesmallprojectatthebeginningoftheirshift,clearlystateexpectationsfortheproject,andthenfollowupthateverythingwouldgetdone,andIcouldmanagemuchmoreefficientlyandactuallyaccomplishmuchmore.

21.Howhasyoureducationpreparedyouforyourcareer?Thisisabroadquestionandyouneedtofocusonthebehavioralexamplesinyoureducationalbackgroundwhichspecificallyaligntotherequiredcompetenciesforthecareer.Anexample:"Myeducationhasfocusedonnotonlythelearningthefundamentals,butalsoonthepracticalapplicationoftheinformationlearnedwithinthoseclasses.Forexample,Iplayedaleadroleinaclassprojectwherewegatheredandanalyzedbestpracticedatafromthisindustry.Letmetellyoumoreabouttheresults..."Focusonbehavioralexamplessupportingthekeycompetenciesforthecareer.Thenaskiftheywouldliketohearmoreexamples.Asyouwillnoteonmyresume,I'vetakennotonlytherequiredcoreclassesinthe_____field,I'vealsogoneaboveandbeyond.I'vetakeneveryclassthecollegehastoofferinthefieldandalsocompletedanindependentstudyprojectspecificallyinthisarea.Butit'snotjusttakingtheclassestogainacademicknowledgeI'vetakeneachclass,bothinsideandoutsideofmymajor,withthisprofessioninmind.Sowhenwe'restudying_____in_____,I'vevieweditfromtheperspectiveof_____.Inaddition,I'vealwaystriedtokeepapracticalviewofhowtheinformationwouldapplytomyjob.Notjusttheory,buthowitwouldactuallyapply.Mycapstonecourseprojectinmyfinalsemesterinvolveddevelopingareal-worldmodelof_____,whichisverysimilartowhatmightbeusedwithinyourcompany...22.Haveyoueverhadaconflictwithabossorprofessor?Howwasitresolved?Notethatifyousayno,mostinterviewerswillkeepdrillingdeepertofindaconflict.Thekeyishowyoubehaviorallyreactedtoconflictandwhatyoudidtoresolveit.Forexample:"Yes,Ihavehadconflictsinthepast.Nevermajorones,buttherehavebeendisagreementsthatneededtoberesolved.I'vefoundthatwhenconflictoccurs,ithelpstofullyunderstandtheotherperson’sperspective,soItaketimetolistentotheirpointofview,andthenIseektoworkoutacollaborativesolution.Forexample..."Focusyouransweronthebehavioralprocessforresolvingtheconflictandworkingcollaboratively.23.IfIweretoaskyourprofessorstodescribeyou,whatwouldtheysay?Thisisathreatofreferencecheckquestion.Donotwaitfortheinterviewtoknowtheanswer.Askanypriorbossesorprofessorsinadvance.Andifthey’rewillingtoprovideapositivereference,askthemforaletterofrecommendation.Thenyoucananswerthequestionlikethis:"IbelieveshewouldsayI'maveryenergeticperson,thatI’mresultsorientedandoneofthebestpeopleshehaseverworkedwith.Actually,Iknowshewouldsaythat,becausethoseareherverywords.MayIshowyouherletterofrecommendation?"Sobepreparedinadvancewithyourlettersofrecommendation.24.Tellmeaboutatimewhenyouhadtoplanandcoordinateaprojectfromstarttofinish.Iheadedupaprojectwhichinvolvedcustomerservicepersonnelandtechnicians.Iorganizedameetingtogeteveryonetogethertobrainstormandgethisorherinput.FromthismeetingIdrewupaplan,takingthebestoftheideas.Iorganizedteams,balancingthemixtureoftechnicalandnon-technicalpeople.Wehadadeadlinetomeet,soIdidperiodiccheckswiththeteams.Afterthreeweeks,wewereexceedingexpectations,andwereabletobeginimplementationoftheplan.Itwasagreatteameffort,andabigsuccess.Iwascommendedbymanagementformyleadership,butIwasmostproudoftheteamspiritandcooperationwhichittooktopullitoff.25.Describeasituationwhereothersyouwereworkingwithonaprojectdisagreedwithyourideas.Whatdidyoudo?Iwasonaprojectteaminabusinessclassinmyfreshmanyearincollege,Thegroupbrainstormedideasforthevideowewereassignedtoproduce,andeveryonebutmewasleaningtowardanideathatwouldbeeasy.Isuggestedinsteadanideathatwouldbemoredifficultbutwouldbesomethingdifferentthatnoothergroupwouldbedoing.Iusedmycommunicationsskillstopersuadetherestofthegrouptousemyidea.Duringtheproject,,wereallylearnedwhatteamworkwasallabout,becameacloseteam,andendedupputtingalotofhardworkintotheproject.Alltheteammembersendedupfeelingveryproudofthevideo,andtheythankedmefortheidea--forwhichweearnedanA.

26.Whydidyouchoosetoattendyourcollege?Mycollegehasalwayshadareputationashavinganexcellentaccountingdepartment,soIknewthatifIenrolledthere,Iwouldachievefirst-classpreparationformychosencareerfield.Itisalsoahighlyaccreditedschoolknownforsatisfyingemployerswiththepreparationofitsgraduates--that'swhycompanieslikeyoursrecruitatmyschool--theschoolproducestopgraduates.Theschooloffersanexcellentliberal-artsbackground,whichresearchshowsequipsgraduateswithnumerousqualities,suchasversatilityandstrongcritical-thinkingskills.Finally,havingvisitedthecampusbeforeenrolling,Iknewthatthebusinessschoolemphasizedgroupprojects.Duringmyfouryearsintheschool,Iparticipatedinmorethan35groupprojects,whichtaughtmeinvaluableteamwork,communication,andinterpersonalskills.27.Whatchangeswouldyoumakeatyourcollege?Mymajordepartmenthadawonderfulinternshipprogram,andIwasabletocompletethreevaluableinternshipswithmydepartment'sguidance.Someotherdepartmentsinthebusinessschooldon'thaveinternshipprogramsthatareasstrongasmydepartment's.I'dliketoseeallthedepartmentshavestronginternshipprogramssoallmyschool'sbusinessgradswouldhavethesameopportunitiesthatIhad.28.Howwilltheacademicprogramandcourseworkyou'vetakenbenefityourcareer?Asyouwillnoteonmyresume,I'vetakennotonlytherequiredcoreclassesforthefinancefield,I'vealsogoneaboveandbeyondbydoublemajoringinaccounting.IdoubledmajoredsinceIknewthatthefinancialconsultingfieldrequiresmuchknowledgeofportfolioanalysisandunderstandingofthetax.Ibelievethatmysuccessinbothareasofstudyhavespecificallypreparedmeforthisarea.Butit'snotjusttakingtheclassesinthesetwoareasthatallowmetoofferMerrillLynchclientsmore.IminoredinSpanishtounderstandthegrowingHispanicclienteleintheCentralFloridaarea,whichasyouarewellaware,isagrowingsourceofrevenuefortheindustry.Ifyoulike,Icanelaborateonotheraspectsofmyeducationfurther.29.Whatwereyourfavoriteclasses?Why?Myfavoriteclasseshavebeentheonespertainingtomymajor,whichismarketing.Theseclasseshavelaidthegroundworkformycareerinmarketing.TheyhavealsotaughtmeskillsthatIcanbringtomyemployer,rangingfromcommunicationskillstointeractingwitho