In response to the types of questions below, present artifacts that show your creativity and innovation.

• Have you found any ways to make school or a job easier or more rewarding or to make yourself more effective?


• Give me a specific example of something you did that helped build enthusiasm in others.


• Give me an example of a time you had to persuade other people to take action. Were you successful?


• Give me a specific example of a time when you sold your supervisor or professor on an idea or concept. How did you proceed? What was the result?


• Tell me about a time when you came up with an innovative solution to a challenge your company/class/organization was facing. What was the challenge? What role did others play?

You can also use your portfolio to wrap up the job interview by offering to show more of your work so the interviewer can learn more about you.

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