Additional Interview Questions

1. What do you know about our internship?

2. Describe your experiences and credentials that make you qualified for this internship.
3. Describe a time when you were confronted with an ethical situation and explain how you
dealt with the situation.
4. Please reflect on a time when a peer or subordinate was not maintaining quality standards
and what did you do to remedy the situation.
5. Give an example of how you’ve exercised leadership in the past.
6. Tell us about your best career accomplishment so far.
7. What was the worst mistake you made during your career, your reaction, and what you
learned from that mistake.
8. Suppose there is another applicant who is more qualified than you. Why should we give you
the job instead of the other applicant?
9. What prompted you to apply to this internship?
10. In your experience what is key to developing a good team?
11. What leadership style do you most identify with and give an example of a time you used it
most successfully.
12. What would you do in a situation where a co-worker is not doing their job?
13. If I were to ask your best friend to describe you, what would s/he say?
14. Why would you like to attend this internship?
15. Tell me about the worst boss you have ever had.
16. What is your best method for easing stress?
17. Tell me about your best and worst experiences while working?
18. What tools or habits do you use to keep yourself organized?
19. What accomplishment are you most proud of?
20. What does the word “ “ mean to you?
21. Why did you decide to pursue nutrition and dietetics?
22. Tell me about your previous experience that makes you feel like you are qualified for this
internship.
23. Describe a situation when you had to deal with a difficult employee/customer. What did you
do and how did the employee/customer react?
24. Tell me about a time when conflict occurred in one of your work/volunteer/school groups
and what did you do about it.
25. Give an example of a bad day at school/work and how did you handle it?
26. Can you give me an example of a time when you displaced problem-solving skills in the
workplace?
27. How would you describe your leadership style?
28. What sets you apart from other applicants?
29. What is a difficult decision you had to make in the past? How did you handle it and how did
you reach a decision?
30. What are some qualities you hold yourself to in order to be an effective leader?
31. What would you say are your greatest strengths?
32. What are your weaknesses?
33. Which areas do you need to improve on most? How are you attempting to improve?
34. On a normal day, how do you manage your time?
35. Describe a situation where something conflicted in your schedule and how you resolved it.
36. What is something in your life you are truly proud of and why?
37. What do you think are the top 3 skills you must have in order to be a successful dietetic
intern?
38. What is an example of when you put in 110% into something?
39. What will you do when you are asked to do something that you don’t know how to do?
40. Tell me about the best boss you ever had.
41. What 3 words would best describe you and why?
42. What do you consider to be a pet peeve of yours in the nutrition and dietetics field?
43. Give an example of a mistake you made at work and what did you do to remedy the
situation?
44. What is your greatest accomplishment and how did you obtain it?
45. What is your greatest failure and how have you dealt with it?
46. How do you perform under stressful situations?
47. Describe your time management techniques.
48. Describe a time when you had a disagreement or conflict with someone and how you
handled it.
49. How would you deal with a difficult co-worker?
50. Provide an example of a time when you were able to improvise and be creative to solve a
problem.
51. Provide a specific example of how you have become more efficient on the job.
52. Was there ever a situation that kept you from fulfilling your job duties? How did you handle
it?
53. How have you balanced your work schedule with your classes?
54. Can you give an example of when you did something without being asked?
55. How would you handle conflict in the workplace?
56. What does good customer service entail?
57. What are the top priorities in your life?
58. Why did you leave your previous job?

Novel Interview Questions

1. If you were a kitchen utensil, what would you be and why?

2. How would you define “wellness?”
3. If you were a spice, which spice would you be and why?
4. You are having a dinner party. You invite one living person, one dead person, and one
person who hasn’t been born yet, none of which you’ve met. Who would you invite, why
would you invite them, and what would you serve them?
5. If you were a food, what would you be and why?
6. Can you sing one song that describes who you are?
7. If you could be any item on a ___ menu, what would you be and why?
8. How many light bulbs fit in a 747 airplane?
9. Which character from Alice In Wonderland do you relate to the most and why?
10. The New York Times decides to publish a news article about your life. What would the
headline be?
11. If you had a biography, what would be the title of the book?
12. Tell me a joke that would not offend anyone.
13. If you were a patient in a hospital, how would you hope to be treated?
14. If you were a patient in a hospital, how would you expect your food to look and taste?
15. If you were an animal, what would you be?
16. If you were to describe your self as an animal, what would you be and why?
17. What is your favorite vegetable to cook with?
18. If you were given $1000 to spend in one day, what would you buy and why?
19. How would you incorporate fun into the workplace?
20. If you were stranded on an island and you could only bring one thing with you what would
you bring and why?
21. If you could be on the food network, what show or with whom would you guest appear, and
what recipe would you demonstrate?
22. What is your favorite past time and why is it your favorite?
23. What are five different types of mushrooms?
24. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
25. If you had to give up one of your favorite foods and never eat it for the rest of your life, what
would it be and why?
26. Would you rather be a sandcastle on the beach or a wave?
27. Would you rather be a comma or a full stop period?
28. If you were president of the United States, what is the first thing that you would do?
29. How many basketballs do you think it would take to fill this room?
30. If you had to choose a song to describe yourself, what would it be and why?
31. If you could be anyone from any game, book, or movie, who would you choose and why?
32. If you had to choose a current or past leader to be your role model, who would you choose
and why?
33. If you are employed, what is the first thing that you would do on the first day of work?
34. If you were a bottle of wine, what type would you like to be and why?
35. If you were a beverage, what would you be and why?
36. How many iPhones do you think there are in xxx?
37. If you were given the opportunity to travel to any part of the world to find the finest coffee
beans, where would you go and why?
38. What food ingredient would you choose to represent xxx and why?
39. If you were any fruit or vegetable what would you be and why?
40. If you were a superhero, who would you be and why?
41. What is your idea of a good breakfast?
42. If you found a genie in a bottle and you were given 3 wishes, what would you wish for and
why?
43. If you had one year left to live, what would you do in that time?
44. If you were to develop a dish using five ingredients, what ingredients would you use and
what is the dish?
45. If you could have any job in the world, irrelevant of training, what would you choose and
why?
46. If you could paint your kitchen any color, what would it be and why?
47. What is your favorite number and why?
48. If you were a salad, what kind of salad dressing would you be and why?
49. What would be the most useful super power for a dietetic intern?
50. If you did not have to work, what would you do and why?
51. If you were shrunk to the size of a grape and had one minute to get out of a blender, how
would you do it?
52. If you were a zookeeper, what animal(s) would you like to take care of? How would you take
care of them?
53. Tell me how your pillow is political?
54. You are stranded on a desert island. If you could choose an endless supply of one food,
what would it be?
55. If you were a can of roasted coffee beans, what would the label say about you?
56. If you could be one age for the rest of your life, how old would you be and why?
57. If you had a mascot for this facility, what would it be and why?
58. If you could carry a small animal in your pocket, what would it be?