【正文】 al with an attempted suicide on her residence hall floor. The situation required that I think clearly and quickly in this lifeanddeath situation. I had to weigh the many tasks that needed to be pleted. I had to assign RAs to call 911, make sure that EMS could get into the locked building, while at the same time applying first aid, and ensuring that the rest of the residents on the floor were OK. I also had to make sure the privacy of the resident in need was respected. I basically prioritized and dealt with each task by its importance. I delegated responsibility to RAs for things that they were capable of handling because I could not physically be in many places at once. Once the resident was taken to the hospital, I was responsible for paperwork and follow up to make sure the staff members, residents, and the residentinneed adjusted back to normal life. I know this is an extreme example not found in the financial consulting field。d like to make make the pany that hires me wonder what it ever did without me. 21. Can you describe your longrange goals and objectives? Sample excellent response:My primary objectives are to learn as much as possible about your pany39。m the best person for the job. I realize that there are many other college students who have the ability to do this job. I also have that ability. But I also bring an additional quality that makes me the very best person for the job my attitude for excellence. Not just giving lip service to excellence, but putting every part of myself into achieving it. In college and at my previous jobs, I have consistently reached for being the very best I can bee. I think my leadership awards from my college, and my management positions are the result of possessing the qualities you39。t go very far. The perfect situation would be a bination of working with information and people, and I39。t change anything. All that I have done was a great learning experience that I will carry forward throughout the rest of my life. See also this page of our Job Interviewing Tutorial. 14. Are you more energized by working with data or by collaborating with other individuals? Sample excellent response:I like the validity of information and also like the energy that es with working with people. The best thing about working in a group is bining the great minds from different perspectives and ing up with something extremely great, pared with when you39。s an unattainable goal. With good reason, salespeople should not consider success an attainable ending point but an objective that will always linger slightly beyond their reach. 10. How do you determine or evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your successful acplishments. Sample excellent response:Last semester I was hired by by university39。s interviewing for):My ideal job is one that incorporates both my education and practical work skills to be the best I can be. Namely bining my education in finance with my working knowledge of customer service operations, entrepreneurial abilities, puter skills, and administrative skills. I want to utilize my analytical expertise to help people meet their financial goals. This is exactly why I am convinced that I would be a very valuable member of the Merrill Lynch team. See also this page of our Job Interviewing Tutorial. 5. What influenced you to choose this career? Sample excellent response:My past experiences have shown me that I enjoy facing and overing the challenge of making a sale. Without a doubt, once I have practiced my presentation and prepared myself for objections, I feel very confident approaching people I don39。ve prepared myself. I am an undergraduate student in finance and accounting at _________ University. My past experiences has been in retail and higher education. Both aspects have prepared me well for this career. See also this page of our Job Interviewing Tutorial. 2. What specific goals, including those related to your occupation, have you established for your life? Sample excellent response:I want to be working for an excellent pany like yours in a job in which I am managing information. I plan to contribute my leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills. My longrange career goal is to be the best information systems technician I can for the pany I work for. See also this page of our Job Interviewing Tutorial. 3. How has your college experience prepared you for a business career? Sample excellent response:I have prepared myself to transition into the the work force through realworld experience involving travel abroad, internship, and entrepreneurial opportunities. While interning with a private organization in Ecuador, I developed a 15page marketing plan posed in Spanish that remended more effective ways the pany could promote its services. I also traveled abroad on two other occasions in which I researched the indigenous culture of the Mayan Indians in Todos Santos, Guatemala, and participate din a total language immersion program in Costa Rica. As you can see from my academic, extracurricular, and experiential background, I have unconditionally mitted myself to success as a marketing professional. See also this page of our Job Interviewing Tutorial. 4. Please describe the ideal job for you following graduation. Sample excellent response (equates ideal job with job he39。t go to any extra effort. Second, I think that if you label success as an attainable goal, you will never consistently remain successful. You can only succeed if you learn all there is to learn about your product, your petitors, and personal selling. Since this learning process is continuous, it39。t going to fail. Four months later, I have bee the Webmaster for the group. I also write our campus newsletter and created Game Night, a student petition of table games. That event yielded the biggest audience ever for a nonconcert event. 11. Do you have the qualifications and personal characteristics necessary for success in your c