Sample Interview Questions for Women's and Gender Studies

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Students are encouraged to book an advising appointment for a mock interview to prepare for interviews, but you can also use these questions for self-study. You can book your advising appointment on campusBRIDGE.

You can also partner with a friend and they can ask you a sample question while you answer to practice interviewing.

  1. When you reviewed our programs and services, which one were you most attracted to? How could your knowledge or background contribute to this project?
  2. Tell us what steps you have taken to reach a long-term goal. Why was this goal important?
  3. Tell us about a skill that you feel is important for this position and describe a time when you demonstrated that skill.
  4. Tell us about a time when you had to deal with an academic or career-related setback.
  5. Have you ever applied for funding for your studies or research? Were you successful? What did you learn from the experience?
  6. Can you tell me a time where you have experienced conflict at work? How did you resolve this conflict?
  7. Tell us about a time when you had to deal with a difficult co-worker. Why do you feel you had difficulties with this co-worker? What steps did you take to build a working relationship?
  8. Tell us about a time when you had to work on an independent project with a strict deadline. What methods did you use to complete the project and remain motivated?
  9. Tell me about a project you have initiated at work. What was the impact of the project?
  10. This project is a new service for our clients. Tell us about a time when you participated in the development of a new service. What was the outcome?
  11. We usually use quantitative research to plan and evaluate our programs. What is your experience with quantitative research?
  12. Tell us about a time when you took a leadership role.
  13. Tell us about a time when you had to mediate a conflict.
  14. Tell us about a time when you had to build a relationship with an individual or group who had different strategies for supporting clients or a community.
  15. Have you ever submitted your proposed research to an ethics review board? What did you learn from the experience? How did it impact your research design?
  16. Tell us about a time when you provided a public presentation to people who may not have known very much about the topic.
  17. Tell us about a time when you provided a public presentation that did not seem to go very well. How do you know that it didn't go well? What did you learn from the experience?
  18. Have you ever had experience with our client group? Tell us about a relevant experience, either paid or volunteer, that has prepared you to work with our client group.
  19. Some of our work depends on researching and building connections with related community groups, as well as people in public service and other non-profits that may not be aware of our organization or our programs. What is your experience in networking with other people or organizations? How have you increased awareness of the issues that interest you to people who have no or limited prior knowledge?
  20. Do you have any questions for us?