The remainder of this chapter contains typical interview questions, both behavioral and traditional, and sample story-based responses to them. Note that many of these stories contain emotional content to draw the interviewer in and help him or her identify with the interviewee.

I really enjoy drumming up enthusiasm and assisting others in achieving their goals, whether it’s getting involved in an organization as a volunteer which has frequently provided me with employment or whether it’s through specific event-planning and fundraising to meet budgetary needs. I also excel at working within a team either as an integral key player or as a leader. I generated enthusiasm for a public-TV auction, where it was becoming harder and harder to get volunteers to make the donation solicitation calls. In my previous PBS auction experience and through learning at conferences, I knew that having three paid part-time telemarketers would not only allow for continuous and accurate communications with a donor, but also the caller had some ownership of the relationship - and more enthusiasm about donating. My superiors were resistant to the idea, but I built enthusiasm by showing them success stories from other stations. They eventually bought the idea, and once we had the telemarketers in place, it was easy to generate enthusiasm in additional volunteers when we needed them.

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