Sample Interview Questions for Immunology

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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. Tell us why you are suitable for this role.
  2. Describe a positive contribution you have made to a previous or your current workplace.
  3. Conflicts may arise between co-workers. Tell us about a time when you dealt with a conflict with a co-worker. How was the issue resolved?
  4. What have you done in the past to build rapport and relationships with people?
  5. Tell us about a time when you thought you might miss an important deadline. How did you manage this situation?
  6. How to you decide to schedule your time? How do you manage a schedule where there may be competing deadlines and/or you are contributing to the work of other people?
  7. Tell us about a time when you worked on a successful group project. Why do you feel this project was successful?
  8. Tell us about a time when a miscommunication at work caused a conflict between co-workers, or between co-workers and a supervisor. How was this issue resolved and what was your role in the resolution?
  9. Tell me about a time when you were a member of a team. What type of projects did this team work on? When in a team, what is your typical role?
  10. Describe a rewarding team experience. What was your role and why is this experience memorable?
  11. Describe a recent problem that you had to solve in your workplace. What steps did you take to solve this problem? 
  12. Tell us about a time when you had to present to people who are not experts in your field.
  13. Tell us about a project that you worked on where things did not go as planned. What was the result?
  14. Give us an example of a time when you had to make a decision very quickly.
  15. Tell us about a time when you received unwelcome feedback about your work.
  16. Tell me about a time when you had to get help from someone to complete a project.
  17. Describe some of the types of people that you have difficulties getting along with. Tell us about a time when you dealt with one of those types when working on a project.
  18. What are the types of biases you can encounter when sampling?
  19. How do you stay up-to-date with developments in the field?
  20. Tell us about a time when you set and achieved a professional goal.