With today’s entry we begin a series showing how a portfolio can be used to tell stories in response to specific job-interview questions.
In response to the types of questions below, show examples of school projects with real-world applications, as well as other evidence of student success (transcripts, awards, descriptions of extracurricular activities, etc).
- How has your college experience prepared you for this career?
- How will the academic program and coursework you’ve taken benefit your career?
- Which college classes or subjects did you like best? Why?
- Are you the type of student for whom conducting independent research has been a positive experience?
- Describe the type of professor that has created the most beneficial learning experience for you.
- Do you think that your grades are an indication of your academic achievement?
- Give an example of how you applied knowledge from previous coursework to a project in another class.
- What are your standards of success in school? What have you done to meet these standards?
Tell Me About Yourself: Storytelling that Propels Careers, Quintessential Careers Press, ISBN-10: 1-934689-00-9. Find out the ways you can own the entire book.
