Hello there. My name is Richard McMunn from the interview training company PassMyInterview.com.
And in this tutorial, I'm going to teach you how to prepare for, and pass an internship
interview. Now, regardless of the company that you are being interviewed for, please
do make sure you watch this tutorial from beginning to end, because I promise you, it
is going to make a massive difference to your preparation and your performance at the intern
interview. This is what I am going to cover during this training tutorial. And these are
the reasons why you should watch it from beginning to end. I'm going to give you some brilliant
tips for passing your intern interview. I will also give you a number of sample internship
interview questions. These are the common questions are being asked during intern interviews
right now. I will also give you suggested answers to those common internship interview
questions. I will also tell you the qualities that the interviewer is looking for. Now,
the qualities that you need to demonstrate during your intern interview are entirely
different to the ones that you would give during a regular job interview. And also,
I will tell you three questions that you need to ask at the end of your internship interview.
Before I get into all of that, I just want to give you a very warm welcome to this internship
interview training tutorial. As I say, my name is Richard McMunn. That's me there in
the center. And I've been helping people for about 20 years now to pass their interviews.
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get into the internship interview questions and answers tutorial. The first thing that
I need to cover is those all-important qualities. What are the qualities that the interview
is looking for from people at internship interviews? First of all, an ENTHUSIASM for the internship.
Some people think, “I've just got to get through this intern. I don't really want it!”
But you're going to be different. You need to show a high level of enthusiasm. Remember,
they are taking you on. They don't need to do that, but they are taking you on. And they
want to see that you are therefore enthusiastic for this internship. Also a WILLINGNESS TO
LEARN whilst you are there. Now, during some of the answers that I'm going to give you
in a second, we are going to tell the interviewer how willing you are to learn whilst you are
there within the internship. Also, they are looking for TEAMWORK and capabilities. The
fact that you are going to get involved with the other members of their already established
team during the internship and LEARN FROM OTHER PEOPLE. You also need to demonstrate
you have a PASSION for your future career. A passion for your future career. And also,
we want to demonstrate the qualities of PROFESSIONALISM and PUNCTUALITY. You know, you need to be
able to demonstrate all of these different qualities during your internship interview.
So, how do we do that? Well, let's get into the internship interview questions and answers.
Please take notes as I go along. I'm going to give you the intern question. I'm then
going to give you a tip, or a couple of tips, for answering it. And I will then give you
an example internship interview question response. The first one is: tell me a bit about yourself.
This will be the first question during your intern interview. So we want to get off on
a positive footing. My tips for your answer to this question: show you are a passionate
person who wants to build the solid foundations for a future career. Show you are an active
person and that you have a desire to continually learn and develop. So those are the things
that we want to cover in our answer. So here we go. Here is my suggested answer to the
internship interview question, tell me a bit about yourself? “I believe I am an enthusiastic
person who genuinely wants to develop the necessary skills and qualities to have a successful
career and future. I am genuinely a positive person; I keep myself active and I want to
learn from more experienced people than myself, so I can build the necessary work qualities
and traits that are attractive to future hiring managers. I am someone who understands you
have to work hard to achieve what you want in life, and I feel that by undertaking my
internship with your company, it will allow me to build the foundations necessary for
a successful future career.” That is a brilliant answer to that very first internship interview
question, tell me a bit about yourself? The second question that I want you to prepare
for is, why do you want to intern here? So, why do you want to come to this company for
your internship? A couple of tips: give reasons that are attractive to the interviewer. Think
about them in your response. The reasons might be that you want to develop a STRONG WORK
ETHIC. You want to improve TEAM WORKING SKILLS and also LEARN from more experienced members
of staff in a company that is aligned to your own FUTURE CAREER GOALS. These are really
good reasons to give for the intern interview question: Why do you want to intern here?
Here is my suggested answer. “I want to intern here primarily for three reasons. Firstly,
I feel your business is aligned to my future career goals and I will get to LEARN INVALUABLE
SKILLS that will help me in the future. Secondly, it is clear you have a wealth of experience
at this company and you have strong work values and ethics. I want to use my time wisely during
the internship and get as much out of it as possible. If I undertake my intern here, I
am confident that will happen. Finally, one of the main reasons for undertaking this internship
is I want to develop the necessary WORK SKILLS AND VALUES to excel in my future career. Working
here will allow me to develop those skills and values, for sure.” Another great answer
to another internship interview question, which is why do you want to intern here? And
I like the fact that you are really showing a level of passion there. Those all-important
qualities that I spoke about at the beginning. You are demonstrating them there. And also,
you are explaining that they have a wealth of experience. They've got strong work values
and ethics. And you want those as part of your core attributes for the future. Next
question that we want to prepare for is: what are your strengths and weaknesses? Now, this
is a difficult question! We can all give off a number of strengths that are attractive
to a hiring manager or interviewer, but it's the weakness one that we have to be careful
with. So my tip for you, when responding to this intern interview question: what are your
strengths and weaknesses, is give 3 strengths and just 1 weakness. Good strengths to give
are the fact that you are ORGANIZED, you are SELF-MOTIVATED, which means you don't need
much supervision and you have a PASSION FOR LEARNING. Those are 3 really good strengths
to give. Now, when you give your weakness, tell the interviewer you are trying to improve
on that weakness, but don't give them a weakness that could be damaging to your chances of
getting this internship. Here is my suggested answer. “My weakness is, I sometimes spend
TOO MUCH TIME ON THE DETAILS, which can slow me down when trying to getting things completed
quickly. The weakness is born out of simply wanting to do a perfect job, but I am learning
to get things finished faster whilst still maintaining high standards. My strengths include
the fact I am very well ORGANIZED and I can PLAN MY WORK accordingly. I am also SELF-MOTIVATED
and I don’t need much supervision and I also have a natural passion for CONTINUOUS
LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT.” That is a brilliant answer! And what you will notice about my
response there is, I give the weakness first and I finish with my strengths, and I think
that's important because you are finishing on a high. We have basically turned around
the question - we are giving them the weakness and then the 3 strengths. That's a very powerful
answer! Next interview question for your internship interview. How would your friends describe
you in three words? Now, this is a tricky one because again, we could all say, my friends
think I'm a very positive, enthusiastic… I am great! But, here's my tip for answering
this question. Be HONEST in your answer. You don't have to give 3 brilliant words. You
could actually give two positive words or traits that your friends would describe you
by, and then give them one that identifies you are willing to learn. Let me give you
two answers to this question: How would your friends describe you in three words? “I
believe they would describe me as someone who is HONEST, someone who is LOYAL and also
possibly someone who can be SENSITIVE at times. My sensitivity is a positive trait in many
ways, as it means I genuinely care about my family, my colleagues and also my friends.”
Here is answer option number two. “I feel they would describe me as HARD-WORKING; someone
who is CONSCIENTIOUS and also someone who has high levels of INTEGRITY. I like to do
things the right way and I also believe you only get what you want in life through hard
work, dedication and commitment.” two really good answers there! And you can pick which
one is applicable to what your friends would say about you. Next internship question I
want you to prepare for is, what do you plan to do during your internship? My tip for this
is, show the interviewer you have a plan in place already of what you intend to do whilst
you there. This shows you are organized and that you want to get the most out of your
time whilst with the company. You will not just go through the motions… “I've got
to do an internship.” You are looking to get as much out of it as possible and you
have a plan in place. So that's the important word. I want you to say… “Yes, I've got
a plan in place and this is what I intend to do.” Here is my suggested answer to the
internship interview question: What do you plan to do during your time here? “I plan
to get the most out of my time with your company during this internship in three ways. I want
to first and foremost CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR COMPANY by being productive and helping the team where
possible. I also plan to LEARN FROM YOU how this industry
works and what has made you successful as a company. Finally, I plan to LEARN INVALUABLE
WORK SKILLS AND VALUES that will help me throughout my future career.” You can write down those
words that I've put in capitals which combine your plan of what you are going to do during
your internship. Next question is: what are your plans after you finish this internship
and you graduate from school? My tip for this is, unless you have definitive plans to work
elsewhere, say you are open to working for their organization in a specific role. It
often happens that interns end up back at the company they completed their internship
with. There's nothing wrong with saying, I'm open to that, because then that shows that
there is a benefit to them, that if you are really good during your internship, there
might be an opportunity for you later on, once you graduate. Here is my suggested answer
to this internship interview question. “To be truthful with you, I am very much open
to working here for your company in the role of [insert job title]. I carried out my research
before applying for this internship and you are clearly a forward thinking and innovative
company who has very high standards and ambitious plans for the future. This is an industry
that excites me, and I think it has a great future ahead. Providing you are happy with
my performance during the internship, and there is space for me here, I would very much
like to get my career under way with your company, if the opportunity arises.” So
that is attractive to them. So, what I do with a lot of my suggested answers is that
I look to add a BENEFIT to the interviewer, and that's what you are doing there. There
is a possibility that, if they're happy with you and you like it as well, that you would
work for them, because why would they not want you? If you are really good during the
internship and you show a great work ethic, high standards and you're willing to learn
from others, then why wouldn't they want you back? Because they know what you are like.
So, questions to ask in your internship interview, because they will say, do you have any questions
for us? Here’s 3 brilliant questions to ask at the end of your internship interview.
“What plans do you have for me during this internship?” Obviously, you already told
me what you would like to do. So you are now asking what would they like you to do? What
plans do they have for you? Second question… “In your experience, how can I get the most
out of my time here during the internship?” They will have had many other people there
during interns and they will be saying, you know, this is what you need to do during your
time. So that demonstrates that you really do want to get the most out of your time and
you're asking for their help and their experience, how you could get the most out of your time.
And finally, what are the future plans for your company over the next five to 10 years
or so? That shows that you are interested in what they are doing moving forward. And
again, you are willing to learn as you go along. Now, if you want more help, please
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