☛ What is our school mascot?

☛ How do you stay engaged and passionate about your work responsibilities?

☛ What three main attributes or skills do you think are most important for this position?

☛ At this point in the process, how are you feeling about our institution?

☛ If you were offered this position, when would you be able to start?

☛ What expectations do you have of those with which you work? How do they know this?

☛ How do you work to influence student decisions in developmentally appropriate ways, without overriding their valuable input?

☛ womanshake1Please describe your ideal workplace situation.

☛ How do you plan on integrating student development theories into your job duties and performance?

☛ Give me an example of how you have shown initiative in a situation and what resulted?

☛ How long do you anticipate staying in this position if offered a job?

☛ Your supervisor comes to you and expresses that they feel you need to provide more output. You’re already over-taxed. How do you respond?

☛ Can you tell us about any of the nationwide trends in student affairs, higher education, or event planning?

☛ Do you have any questions that you would like to ask of us?

☛ Have you ever had an injury at an event with a student, guest, or a fellow staff person? What happened and how did you handle the situation?

☛ What kind of things do you do to motivate the people that you work with?

☛ What kind of hobbies and activities to you enjoy in your spare time?

☛ What have you learned about our institution while investigating this employment opportunity?

☛ What suggestions do you have for improving the overall student experience within student activities at our institution?

☛ What additional information or comments would you like to share?

☛ Describe a satisfying or meaningful experience during your time in student affairs?

☛ Describe a supervisory relationship that has been unsuccessful and why.

☛ How do the needs of graduate students differ from undergrads?

☛ Do you believe leadership can be taught?

☛ What does it mean to be a mentor?