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    This document provides example interview questions organized into categories including introductory questions, knowledge of the company and role, competencies and skills, communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, organization, time management, flexibility, decision making, innovation, creativity, strengths and weaknesses, career aspirations, behavioral questions, and commercial awareness. It recommends using the STAR model to structure answers by describing the Situation, Task, Action, and Result. It provides two examples of answers using this format.

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    This document provides example interview questions organized into categories including introductory questions, knowledge of the company and role, competencies and skills, communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, organization, time management, flexibility, decision making, innovation, creativity, strengths and weaknesses, career aspirations, behavioral questions, and commercial awareness. It recommends using the STAR model to structure answers by describing the Situation, Task, Action, and Result. It provides two examples of answers using this format.

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    Example Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

    Introductory Questions

    Tell me about yourself (align your skills and experience to the role)
    Why did you choose your degree?
    Why did you choose the University of Leeds?
    Why have you applied for this role? (align your skills and experience to the role)

    Questions relating to knowledge/understanding of the company and the role


    Why have you applied to this organisation? (align your career aspirations and values to the organisations)
    What do you know about the role that you have applied for?
    Tell me about your work experience (relevant align to role)

    Competency/skills

    What are the 3 most important skills for this role? (be able to give personal examples)

    Communication

    Tell me about a time when you had to communicate with a wide range of people?
    Give me an example of when you communicated complex data to a non-technical audience?

    Interpersonal

    Give me an example of when you dealt with a difficult customer?


    Tell me about a time when you diffused an argument?
    Give me an example of when you have built an effective client relationship?

    Team working

    Tell me an example of when you worked effectively in a team. What was your role and what was the
    outcome?

    Organisation

    Tell me about an event that you organised. What were the challenges and how did you overcome them?

    Time management

    How do you organise your day/week?


    How do you prioritise your work when you have several tasks to do?

    Flexibility

    Give me an example of your adaptability in a work environment


    Tell me about a time when you had to change your schedule at short notice.

    Decision making

    Give me an example of when you made the wrong decision? How did you deal with it and what would you
    differently next time?
    Tell me about a time when you had to make an instant decision. What was the outcome? Would you have
    made the same decision if you had more time?

    Innovative

    Give me an example of your innovation? What difference did it make?

    Creativity

    How has your creativity made a difference?

    Strength-based questions
    What are your strengths/weaknesses? (relevant to role)
    What do you see yourself doing in 5 years? (show that you have research career progression)
    What are you career aspirations?
    What motivates you?

    Behavioural

    What do you do when your schedule is interrupted? Give an example of how you handle it.
    Give an example of an occasion when you used logic to solve a problem.
    What is the riskiest decision you have made? What was the situation? What happened?
    What, in your opinion, are the key ingredients in guiding and maintaining successful business relationships?

    Commercial awareness

    What issues are currently facing this industry?


    How do you keep up to date with changes in this sector?
    How do you keep up to date with industry news?
    What do you know about our competitors?
    Why would a client choose us over our competitors?

    How to answer competency and behavioural questions


    Give specific examples when answering competency and behavioural questions.
    The STAR model Situation, Task, Action, Result can help by giving structure to your answers:
    Situation Give some background detail, to give context to your explanation.
    Task Explain the task you were given.
    Action Describe what you did, highlighting the skills you used to complete/handle the task.
    Result If you do not have a tangible result, you can explain what you learnt.
    Example 1:
    Question:
    Give me an example of communicating complex data to a non-technical audience.
    Answer:
    Situation When I was an intern at AAA
    Task I had to collate the results of a survey of 2000 people and report back to a working group. I had just 2
    weeks to complete the task.
    Action I divided the task into chunks and created a timetable which included some extra time for any
    problems. I created a spreadsheet which allowed me to split the data so that I could produce many variants
    of the results. I then used the task objectives to produce both a PowerPoint presentation and written report.
    I used pie charts and graphs in both reports, to make the data easier to understand. I allowed lots of time for
    questions in my presentation.
    Result The working group was pleased with my report and presentation and asked me to do another
    similar project a few months later.
    Example 2:
    Question:
    Tell me about a time when you worked effectively in a team. What challenges did you face and how did
    you overcome them?
    Answer:
    Situation As part of a careers module, I took part in a skills challenge competition. I was put into a team
    with 4 other students I did not know.
    Task - We had 3 weeks to prepare a 10 minute presentation on an organisation of our choice.
    Action At our first meeting we allocated tasks and agreed that we would have 4 meetings. Part of my role
    was to arrange the meetings. This was challenging because we all had different timetables, sports
    commitments and part-time jobs to work around. I created a Facebook page so that we could share our
    ideas and arrange meetings more easily. This worked well and we managed to meet up as planned.
    Another challenge I faced was one team member did not participate in our discussions. I decided to speak to
    her alone and discovered that she was very shy and worried about presenting in front of others. I offered to
    arrange extra practise sessions for her and this really helped to build her confidence.
    Result We achieved a First for our presentation which we were really pleased with. It also helped boost my
    confidence in my communication skills.

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