FOR YOUNG ASPIRANTS TO THEIR FIRST JOB

1. Tell me about your family, who you live with, what each one of your family members does.

2. Why did you decided to attend college?

3. What was the base of your college education?

4. How did you finance your studies?

5. Why did you choose your major? Or: Why did you study?

6. Did you parents influence your election?

7. What subjects did you like the most and the least?

8. Was there any subject that you found particularly difficult?

9. If you could start your studies again, what career would you choose? Why?

10. At the university, what sources did you use to convince someone about your ideas?

11. Based on the things you know about the work market, what subjects were the most useful?

12. What advice would you give a student who is planning to study your major?

13. What are your most memorable experiences at the university?

14. What extra curricular activities have you participated in? Why did you choose them? Which one did you enjoy the most and why?

15. (In the case of the people who have worked during their studies) What did you learn from your work experience as a student?

16. What were the subjects in which you got your highest grades? Why? How do you consider that will influence in your development in this position?

17. And the lowest grades? Failures?

18. If the interviewee used more years than the standard to finish their studies, then you can inquire about the causes: for example, if they skipped their studies for a period and then retook them. The interviewee shouldn’t feel that you are judging them for a bad choice of career or an interruption of it. You just need to know about the motivations in each case.

19. Tell me a little about the extra curricular activities that could help you in this job.

20. (Applicable question in the case that a person doesn’t work is topics related to their university studies) Why do you work in this field and not in something more compatible with your profession?

21. Do you make efforts to keep yourself updated?

22. Do you feel satisfied with the grades you got at the university?

23. Do you consider that your grades reflect your performance precisely?

24. Have you ever received a lower grade than you expected? If so, what did you do about it?

25. What competitive activities have you participated in? What did you learn then?

26. Has competence had a positive or a negative impact on your achievements?

27. What is the most important thing you have learnt about management at the university?

28. Why did you want to get into this major?

29. Your curriculum doesn’t mention any work experience in the last years, why?

30. Why do you want to quit a consolidated career to get into an initial position?

31. What have you specifically done that shows your initiative power?

32. What irritates you?

33. Which of your abilities can be improved at this moment?

34. Who (or what) has been the biggest influence in your life?

35. Are you a person with a lot of initiative? Give me an example.

36. Do you remember any challenge you have faced? How did you manage it?

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