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Sample Interview Questions for

Faculty Candidates

To help facilitate the search process, the Office for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
and the Office of Academic Personnel have compiled a list of questions that
faculty might use during telephone and/or on-campus interviews. However, all of
the questions are unbiased and appropriate to ask. We hope you find this
helpful.

Introductory Questions

 What attracted you to this position?

 What contributions can you make to our college/department?

 The University is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive


environment. How would you further this goal?

About the candidate’s professional background

 Tell us a little more about your professional experiences, particularly those not
mentioned on your resume/application.

 What do you consider to be your particular strength(s)?

 What motivates you to do your best?

 Describe how you go about solving a problem? Please give us some examples.

 What is the biggest conflict you have ever been involved in at work? How did
you handle the situation? What did you learn?

 What experiences or skills will help you manage projects?

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 Tell us about your preferred work environment.

 Describe a situation in which you did all the right things, and were still
unsuccessful. What did you learn from the experience?

 In your opinion, how should the workload of a faculty member be split and
into what areas?

 What are your professional goals?

 What pedagogical changes do you see on the horizon in your discipline?

 How do you view your role in the faculty development process?

 What experience have you had in mentoring? Describe an


experience mentoring diverse students, faculty and/or staff?

 What professional development activities have you been involved in over the
past few years?

About the candidate and your department

 Please tell us about your research interests and how you see them fitting in
with the department’s/college’s mission/direction.

 Tell us how you go about organizing your work. Also, describe any experience
you have had with computers or other tools as they relate to organization.

 Students of color are not well represented in the field, including ours. How do
you see yourself contributing to the recruitment and retention process of
students of color?

 What do you look for in your academic colleagues?

About the candidate’s leadership (management/supervisory) experience

 Are you most comfortable with verbal or written presentations?

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 What are three leadership competencies you possess? Please provide an
example of when you have used these to provide effective leadership during a
difficult time.

 Have you ever experienced a situation in which you had difficulties getting
people to accept your ideas? What was your approach to handling these
situations?

 What practices do you implement during conflict situations and are they
successful?

 If we were to ask your superiors (i.e., department chair/dean/provost) or your


colleagues to comment about your leadership how would they respond?

 Who have you coached or mentored to achieve success?

 Have you ever had to make a decision without knowledge of all the necessary
data?

 What are the techniques that you use to clarify the meaning of unclear
messages?

 How do you maintain a positive discussion?

About the candidate’s research

 What grants have you received in the past and what plans do you have to fund
your research?

 What is your research agenda and how does that benefit this college or
university?

 What types of resources would you require to successfully continue


your research agenda?

 What research, if any, have you done in the area of diversity, cultural
competency, health disparities, etc.?

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 With whom would you collaborate, if you were selected for this position?

 How would you involve undergraduate and graduate students in


your research?

 Please identify your most significant work and why you picked it.

About the candidate’s teaching

 What kind of teaching experiences, if any, have you had with


computer technology?

 Tell us about your teaching methods, philosophy and goals.

 What is your experience with distance learning, on-line courses, and using
technology in the classroom?

 What is your experience in teaching students of diverse backgrounds? What


methods have proven to be effective and what have you learned from the
experience?

 Describe strategies that you have used to create an inclusive learning


environment for your students.

 Tell us about a time when you successfully managed a difficult student and a
time when you did not successfully manage a difficult student.

 What students do you find most challenging to teach?

 What have evaluations for your teaching indicated, both positive and
negative? How has evaluation feedback changed how to teach today?

About the candidate’s clinical experience

 Describe your experience in providing care to a patient who presented unusual


social or ethical issues. How did you manage the treatment for this patient?
What could you have done differently?

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 Tell us about a time when you felt a patient was difficult to diagnose and how
you approached the diagnosis.

About the candidate’s outreach

 Please tell us your experience in developing programs and partnerships


with external constituents and how you would apply that experience to
UCDHS?

 Describe your experience in professional practice or outreach.

 Describe some service activities you have been involved in.

Source documents:

Iowa State University, http://www.provost.iastate.edu/administrator-


resources/recruitment/guide/appendix-5

University of Massachusetts, Lowell


http://www.uml.edu/hr/pdf/REVISEDF-Sample%20Interview%20Qs-
%20Faculty.pdf

Search Committee: A Tool for Human Resource Professionals, Administrators, and


Committee Members by Christopher D. Lee, Ph.D. SPHR, CUPA-HR

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