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1. Tell me about yourself?
I am down-to-earth, sweet, smart, creative, industrious, and thorough.
2. How has your experience prepare you for your career?
!oursewor"#
Aside from the discipline and engineering foundation learning that I have gained from my courses, I
thin the design pro!ects, reports, and presentations have prepared me most for my career.
$or" %xperience#
"hrough internships, I have gained self-esteem, confidence, and pro#lem-solving sills. I also refined
my technical writing and learned to prepare professional documents for clients.
&tuent 'r(ani)ations#
$y woring on multiple pro!ects for different student organi%ations while eeping up my grades, I&ve
#uilt time management and efficiency sills. Additionally, I&ve developed leadership, communication,
and teamwor a#ilities.
*ife %xperience#
In general, life has taught me determination and the importance of maintaining my ethical standards.
+. ,escribe the ieal -ob.
Ideally, I would lie to wor in a fun, warm environment with individuals woring independently
towards team goals or individual goals. I am not concerned a#out minor elements, such as dress codes,
cu#icles, and the level of formality. Most important to me is an atmosphere that fosters attention to
'uality, honesty, and integrity.
.. $hat type of supervisor have you foun to be the best?
I have #een fortunate enough to wor under wonderful supervisors who have provided limited
supervision, while answering thoughtful 'uestions and guiding learning. In my e(perience, the #est
supervisors give positive feed#ac and tactful criticism.
/. $hat o you plan to be oin( in five years0 time?
"aing the )* e(am and serving in supervisory+leadership roles #oth at wor and in
professional+community organi%ation,s-.
1. $hat contributions coul you ma"e in this or(ani)ation that woul help you to stan out from
other applicants?
In previous internships, my industriousness and a#ility to teach myself have #een valua#le assets to the
company. My self-teaching a#ilities will minimi%e overhead costs, and my industriousness at targeting
needs without prompting will set me apart from others. Additionally, one thing that has always set me
apart from my scientific+engineering peers are my #road interests and strong writing a#ilities. I am not
your typical .left-#rained. engineer, and with my #road talents, I am liely to provide diverse
viewpoints.
2. $hat sort of criteria are you usin( to ecie the or(ani)ation you will wor" for?
Most importantly, I am looing for a company that values 'uality, ethics, and teamwor. I would lie to
wor for a company that hires overachievers.
3. $hat mae you choose your ma-or?
My academic interests are #road, so I sought civil engineering to achieve a great #alance of mathematics,
chemistry, #iology, physics, and writing.
4. Have your university an ma-or met your expectations?
"he /ollege of *ngineering at M01 has e(ceeded my e(pectations #y providing group activities, career
resources, individual attention, and professors with genuine interest in teaching.
My ma!or has met my e(pectations #y a#out 234. I would have en!oyed more choices in environmental
courses, and would have preferred more calculus-#ased learning.
15. $hat mae you choose this colle(e?
I chose this college for the following reasons5 my #udget limited me to in-state schools, I was seeing an
area with dog-friendly apartments, the M01 we# site impressed me, I saw active student groups, and the
people were very friendly.
11. *ist 26+ of your (reatest achievements since you0ve been in colle(e an why? Receivin( the &$%
'utstanin( 7ember 8war an College of Engineering &tuent &ervice 8war
I got involved with student activities to overcome my de#ilitating shyness. Receiving these awards
signified that I had accomplished a transition from dragging myself to participate to feeling energi%ed #y it.
Receivin( the &$% $eb &ite 8war
6ithout training in we# design, I competed against not only the other student sections, #ut professional
sections around the nation. 7espite competing with more H"M8-e(perienced people, I #rought this award
to my section. After getting so much from 06*, I was a#le to give something #ac.
*arning the highest grade in an organic chemistry class of 9:33 people
I wored very hard for this grade and loved the su#!ect, so it was a great feeling to see that the hard wor
paid off.
12. $hich sub-ects have you en-oye stuyin( the most an why?
I have en!oyed hydrology, fluids, solid ; ha%ardous waste management, water and wastewater treatment,
and oceanography #ecause I love water and environmental topics.
Calculus and linear alge#ra e(cite me #ecause I love logic.
I en!oyed the writing and analysis in economic history.
$usiness law thrilled me #ecause I have a strong interest in legal matters.
1+. $hich sub-ects i you isli"e an why?
Introductory soil elicited little interest in me, most liely #ecause the professor was ine(perienced, the #oo
was ineffective, and I had little spare time that semester to loo into other resources.
1.. ,o you have plans to continue your education?
<es, #ut not immediately. I plan to continue part time with either an M$A or an environmental engineering
masters, depending on which will #e more #eneficial to my wor.
1/. How woul a professor who "nows you well escribe you? 'ne who oes not "now you well?
A professor who nows me well would liely descri#e my personal 'ualities5 sweet, down-to-earth, smart,
hard-woring, and conscientious.
As specific e(amples of those who did not now me well, my soils professor and soils teaching assistant
each considered me smart and respectful, and #oth thought that I must have en!oyed the class a lot, due to
my performance.
11. 9iven the chance: how woul you alter your eucation?
=nowing now what I lie the most, I would have used my electives for e(tra math and psychology classes,
since I tend to #e well-rounded enough that a variety of classes are unnecessary> my personal reading is
diverse enough. I have found that mathematics and psychology are helpful to all career and life paths.
12. $hich part6time -ob i you en-oy the most an why?
6oring for )M *nvironmental was most en!oya#le to me, since I felt lie I was significantly contri#uting
to the company, and I en!oyed learning on my own.
13. Interests#
0ome of my interests include dogs, hiing, snow-shoeing, water sports, writing, reading ,especially /harles
7icens& novels-, siing, drawing, crafts, and computers.
14. $hat are your stren(ths?
My strongest strength is the a#ility to teach myself difficult material, regardless of the su#!ect ,with the
e(ception of theater and drawing #lood from dogs, which I have no talent for-. Additionally, I have always
e(celled ver#ally and loo forward to writing opportunities.
25. $hat are your wea"nesses?
I tend to try to do too many things, leaving little time for myself. I have wored on #alancing myself for the
last several months. I am also woring on improving my pu#lic speaing sills.
21. $hat sort of serious problems have you experience: an how have you hanle them?
My apartment #uilding #urned down at the end of ?anuary during one of my semesters at M01. $efore the
fire got too #ad, I was a#le to rescue my pets and the neigh#or&s dog, as well as my te(t#oos and
#acpac, #ut I lost most of my mementos and possessions. 6hile the firemen were preparing their hoses, I
drove to school ,with the animals in the car- to meet my la# partners, who were waiting for me. I e(plained
the situation, emailed my professors, and rushed #ac to the apartment.
@ortunately, I had renter&s insurance. I missed a#out a wee of school to deal with the insurance matters and
find a new place to live. In order to salvage my grades and sanity, I dropped a course and honored my
e(isting student group and research commitments. 0taying active socially and eeping myself well-rounded
were the #est healing tools for me. 6ithin a few wees, I was caught up and had recovered reasona#ly from
the loss of sentimental items.
22. ,o you or have you in the past experimente with ille(al ru(s?
Ao. My only addictions are caffeine and sugar.
2+. $oul you be willin( to ta"e a ru( test?
Bf course.
2.. ,o you rin" alcohol socially?
Ao, #ut I en!oy 0hirley "emples 'uite a #it.
2/. If you ha your whole life to live over: what woul you o ifferently an why?
I was always good in math, #ut I wish that I would have focused on math more. I feel that mathematics can
lead one anywhere, and is the #asis of most disciplines.
Bn a personal level, I would have ensured that, despite pre-teen angst and insecurity, I would have #een
nice to everyone, even on especially #ad days.
21. $hich is more important to you: your salary or your -ob?
0alary is important, #ut I couldn&t stay with a job that #rought me misery when I could support myself
doing something else> hence, my !o# is more important.
22. $hat have you foun to be the bi((est source of motivation in your life?
"aing advantage of my strengths so that they are not wasted. 0ince no#ody is lucy enough to #e strong in
every area, I thin it is important to mae good use of one&s strengths.
23. $hat sorts of thin(s cause you stress: an how o you eal with them?
8ac of organi%ation throws me off. "o deal with this, I come up with some ind of system to organi%e
things, even if it is only in my head, in the case when chaos is desira#le.
24. $hat is your efinition of success?
$eing a good person #y improving the 'uality of the lives of others, whether it #e through wor, doing
sweet things, improving the environment+community, taing care of one&s family, etc. 0uperficially, I tend
to measure success #y level of education and a#ilities within one&s career> however, I try to remind myself
of the things that are more important.
+5. $hat ;ualities shoul a successful supervisor possess in re(ar to -ob re;uirements an those
who report to him<her?
A successful supervisor should #e a#le to tactfully give criticism, guide, motivate, encourage and foster a
positive work environment.
+1. How woul you evelop team spirit amon( the people that you supervise?
My e(perience in student groups has taught me that people wor #est when their friends ,teammates- are
counting on them to do well> therefore, I #elieve that #onding motivates people. I would also foster team
pride #y promoting our team&s assets.
+2. ,o you li"e to wor" inepenently or as a team?
I lie to wor independently towards a team goal.
++. $hat "in of wor" environment o you li"e the best?
I en!oy working with friendly co-worers who can share a laugh while woring hard and overachieving.
+.. How woul you resolve conflicts with employees: cowor"ers: an supervisors?
If possi#le, I would refresh my memory on what I&ve learned a#out conflict communication, and then I
would discuss things, honestly and tactfully. I am a #ig fan of ind sincerity and honesty, as well as
humility ,when appropriate-.
+/. In what ways have you learne from your mista"es?
1pon getting myself overwhelmed with involvement in too many pro!ects, I changed my approach. 6hen
possi#le, I now start with less than I can handle and add more only as time allows, and in small increments.
+1. In what areas o you nee to improve your s"ills?
I would lie to improve my pu#lic speaing sills.