How would you describe yourself?

Sample excellent response:

My background to date has been centered around preparing myself to become the very best
financial consultant I can become. Let me tell you specifically how I've prepared myself. I am an
undergraduate student in finance and accounting at _________ University. My past experiences
have been in retail and higher education. Both aspects have prepared me well for this career.

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 company like yours in a job in which I am managing
information. I plan to contribute my leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills. My long-range
career goal is to be the best information systems technician I can for the company I work for.

3. How has your college experience prepared you for a business career?

Sample excellent response:

I have prepared myself to transition into the work force through real-world experience involving
travel abroad, internship, and entrepreneurial opportunities. While interning with a private
organization in Ecuador, I developed a 15-page marketing plan composed in Spanish that
recommended more effective ways the company 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 committed myself to success as a marketing professional.

4. Please describe the ideal job for you following graduation.

Sample excellent response (equates ideal job with job he'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 combining my education in finance with my working knowledge of customer
service operations, entrepreneurial abilities, computer 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.

5. What influenced you to choose this career?

Sample excellent response:

My past experiences have shown me that I enjoy facing and overcoming 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 don't know and convincing them that they
need my product. Lastly, I like sales because my potential for success is limited only by how
much of myself I dedicate toward my goal. If any profession is founded on self-determinism, it
surely must be sales.

6. At what point did you choose this career?

Sample excellent response:

I knew that I wanted to pursue information systems technology about my sophomore year in
college. It was then that I realized that my hobby (computers) was taking up most of my time. My
favorite courses were IT courses. I also realized that I was doing computer-oriented work-study
that I enjoyed so much I would have done it for free.

7. What specific goals have you established for your career?

Sample excellent response:

My goals include becoming a Certified Financial Advisor so I can obtain a better working
knowledge of financial research analysis, which would allow me contribute to my client base as a
better financial consultant since I would have that extra insight into the companies they are
seeking to invest in. Also this is the foundation block to advancing my career to portfolio manager
or even branch office manager.

How do you determine or evaluate success? Give me an example of one of your

successful accomplishments.

Sample excellent response:

Last semester I was hired by university's Council for Student Activities. The group negotiates
contracts of entertainers, sets up sound equipment, markets the entertainers to students, and
generally decides what kind of programming should be done. When I got hired, I didn't know the
first thing about how fill any of those responsibilities. I decided, however, that I wasn't going to fail.
Four months later, I have become the Webmaster for the group. I also write our campus
newsletter and created Game Night, a student competition of table games. That event yielded the
biggest audience ever for a non-concert event.

11. Do you have the qualifications and personal characteristics necessary for success in
your chosen career?

Sample excellent response:

I believe I have a combination of qualities to be successful in this career. First, I have a strong
interest, backed by a solid, well-rounded, state-of-the-art education, especially in a career that is
technically oriented. This basic ingredient, backed by love of learning, problem-solving skills, well-
rounded interests, determination to succeed and excel, strong communication skills, and the
ability to work hard, are the most important qualities that will help me succeed in this career. To
succeed, you also need a natural curiosity about how systems work -- the kind of curiosity I
demonstrated when I upgraded my two computers recently. Technology is constantly changing,
so you must a fast learner just to keep up or you will be overwhelmed. All of these traits combine
to create a solid team member in the ever-changing field of information systems. I am convinced
that I possess these characteristics and am ready to be a successful team member for your firm.

12. What has been your most rewarding accomplishment?

Sample excellent response:

A recent satisfying accomplishment I was sent to one of our branch banks that was notorious for
not growing their loan base. The branch had logged $75,000 in new loans in an 18-month period
prior to my arrival. Having a reputation as a "hired gun" when it came to loan production I was
successful in the solicitation and booking of $700,000 in my first six months at the branch.

15. How would you describe yourself in terms of your ability to work as a member of a
team?

Sample excellent response:

I have had many opportunities in both athletics and academics to develop my skills as a team
player. My tenure as a rower with my college's crew team serves as a good example. I learned a
great deal about teamwork while rowing because all the rowers in the boat must act as one,
which meant that we incessantly worked to keep each movement in the boat synchronized. On an
individual basis, we still worked toward group goals through weightlifting and land-rowing. My
experience as a marketing research team leader also helped me to learn the role of "team
player." I viewed my position as that of group leader and of group member. I ensured that
everyone in the group had equal opportunity to contribute, maintained excellent communication
among group members, and coordinated their energies toward reaching our team's goal.

16. What motivates you to put forth you greatest effort?

Sample excellent response:

You would think that because I am interested in sales, only financial compensation would
motivate me to achieve. Although monetary rewards are important to me, I am driven to succeed
internally. More than anything, I want to be respected by my friends and coworkers for being the
best at what I do. Whether I am considered to be the best car detailer in my hometown or the best
columnist for my college newspaper, I want to be recognized as the best.

18. Would you describe yourself as goal-driven?

Sample excellent response:

Yes, and I demonstrated my goal orientation as president of the local Jaycees, a community
service organization. I am very proud of the fact that I set a goal of signing 50 new members by
the end of the year, and I accomplished that.

19. Describe what you've accomplished toward reaching a recent goal for yourself.

Sample excellent response:

My first few years in banking had me on the fast track to branch management. I realized at some
point along the way that my true passion was in offering financial advice not limited to checking
accounts and loans. It was at that point that I made the necessary arrangements to go back to
school full-time to pursue my goal, which I am just about to achieve.

20. What short-term goals and objectives have you established for yourself?

Sample excellent response:

My short-term objectives are to graduate from the Professional Development Program before the
standard two years and begin developing a clientele. As an intern, I prepared ahead of time by
studying for the Series 7 and Series 64 exams that constitute a majority of a beginning financial
consultant's time. I'd like to make the company that hires me wonder what it ever did without me.

21. Can you describe your long-range goals and objectives?

Sample excellent response:

My primary objectives are to learn as much as possible about your company's product offering,
organizational structure, and professional sales techniques so that I may become the most
productive member of your sales team.

22. What do you expect to be doing in five years?

Sample excellent response:

Although it is hard to predict the future, I sincerely believe that I will become a very good financial
consultant. I believe that my abilities will allow me to excel to the point that I can seek other
opportunities as a portfolio manager (the next step) and possibly even higher. My ultimate goal
continues to be -- and will always be -- to be the best at whatever level I am working at within
Merrill Lynch's corporate structure.

23. What do you see yourself doing in ten years?

Sample excellent response:

Ten years from now I see myself as a successful consultant for a world-class firm like yours. I
want to have developed a wonderful bond with my employer I will have proven myself a highly
competent systems analyst and will represent my company in helping others find solutions to their
information-systems needs in a professional and timely manner.

24. How would you evaluate your ability to deal with conflict?

Sample excellent response:

I believe I am quite good at handling conflict. Working in retail and in the residence halls required
that I make many unpopular decisions at times, whether it was terminating an associate or taking
judicial action on a resident. Often the person in conflict with me would be upset and sometimes
physically outraged. I would always make sure that I fully explained the situation, the policies
behind my decision, and why those policies exist. Usually by the end of the conversation, the
person could see the other side of the situation.

28. What quality or attribute do you feel will most contribute to your career success?

Sample excellent response:

My greatest strength is my flexibility. I have learned that work conditions change from day to day
and throughout the day, as well, no matter where I have worked in the past. I also have realized
that certain projects require individual attention and others involve a teamwork approach. These
are just a few examples of the changes that happen in the financial consulting field, as you are
well aware. My flexibility to adapt to the different demands of the job has allowed me to surpass
my supervisor's expectations.

29. What personal weakness has caused you the greatest difficulty in school or on the
job?

Sample excellent response (shows how he recognized his weakness and worked to improve):
My greatest weakness had been delegation. I would take it upon myself to do many small
projects throughout my shift as a manager that could have been done by others in an attempt to
improve my workers' efficiency. Once I realized that I was doing more work than the other
assistant managers, and they were achieving better results, I reevaluated what I was doing. I
quickly realized that if I assigned each person just one small project at the beginning of their shift,
clearly state expectations for the project, and then follow up that everything would get done, and I
could manage much more efficiently and actually accomplish much more.

37. What plans do you have for continued study? An advanced degree?

Sample excellent response:

I plan to continue my education for the rest of my life. In any technology-related field, keeping up
to date through continuing education is of the utmost importance. Continuing education can
include on-the-job training, courses sponsored by the employer, and courses taken in new
technologies as they emerge. I plan to be not only a career employee but a career student so that
I can be the best information systems analyst I can be. I will ensure, however, that any education
I pursue not only doesn't interfere with my job or the company's policies, but will enhance my
value as an employee.
38. Before you can make a productive contribution to the company, what degree of training
do you feel you will require?

Sample excellent response:

My background has been focused on preparing me for the financial consulting industry, so I can
be productive right away. I already have obtained the educational credentials and skills to allow
me to become an immediate asset to Merrill Lynch. After interning for a semester, I am well aware
of the shared beliefs of the organization and its corporate values. I already have a very good
working knowledge of the financial consulting business. I am confident of my ability to get up to
speed quickly in any assignment with which I'm not familiar.

39. Describe the characteristics of a successful manager.

Sample excellent response:

A successful manager should have the vision and capabilities to formulate strategies to reach his
or her objectives and communicate these ideas to his or her team members. In addition to serving
as a positive role model for co-workers, successful managers must also be capable of inspiring
others to recognize, develop, and apply their talents to their utmost potential to reach a common
goal. These are the traits I hope to demonstrate when I'm a manager.

40. Why did you decide to seek a position in this field?

Sample excellent response:

I want to work in the marketing and PR industry because ever since I took my first marketing
course in college, I have felt very passionate toward the industry and cannot imagine myself
doing anything else.

Tell me what you know about our company.

Sample excellent response:

You're large and respected worldwide. You're both a clinical and teaching hospital. Over
the last 60 to 70 years you've produced award-winning research. In reviewing your Web
site, I've familiarized myself with many of your corporate goals and objectives.

42. Why did you decide to seek a position in this company?

Sample excellent response:
I am convinced that there would be no better place to work than Accenture. You are the top
consulting firm in the United States. You provide your employees with the tools they need to stay
competitive and sharpen their skills while working in an open, team-based environment. I am also
aware that you provide a mentor for all new employees, and I would embrace any opportunity to
work with a mentor and eventually become one myself.

Which is more important to you, the job itself or your salary?

Sample excellent response:

A salary commensurate with my experience and skills is important, but it's only one piece of the
package. Many other elements go into making up a compensation package, but more importantly,
it's critical to me to enjoy what I'm doing, fit into the corporate culture, and feel I'm making a
genuine contribution.

48. What level of compensation would it take to make you happy?

Sample excellent response:
I am not depending on money to make me happy. What makes me happy is having a satisfying
job that provides challenge and new situations daily.

Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince
someone to see things your way?

Sample excellent response:

Recently my company asked for bids on a phone system for our new college campus. Two
companies came in very close with their bids, and most of my department wanted to go with a
vendor that we have used in the past. After I looked over the proposals, it was clear that this was
the wrong decision. So, I talked individually with each member of our staff and was able to
change their minds and get the best product that would save money and provide the highest
quality.

51. Describe an instance when you had to think on your feet to extricate yourself from a
difficult situation.

Sample excellent response:

When I was a resident assistant at my college, a student I did not know asked me if he could use
my phone to call another room. Although I did not know the student, I allowed him into my room.
He used the phone and in the course of his conversation, he stated that he had just come from a
fraternity party and was high from taking some drugs. Well after his conversation, I had to enforce
the student conduct code by writing him up. He became very hostile towards me and would not
give me any identification or information. I stood in the doorway to prevent him from leaving. I
noted the serial numbers on his keys, so when the situation got to the point where I felt unsafe, I
allowed him to leave. I still preformed my job without jeopardizing my or his physical welfare.

52. Give me a specific example of a time when you used good judgment and logic in
solving a problem.

Sample excellent response:

I had a client come into the bank where I worked and request a $5,000 personal loan to "pay off
some bills." In the customary review process, I determined that what was really needed was a
$25,000 debt-consolidation loan. Rather than giving the customer a "quick-fix" to the problem, I
logically solved the problem in a way that was in the best interest of both the bank and the client.

53. By providing examples, convince me that you can adapt to a wide variety of people,
situations and environments.

Sample excellent response:

I've shown my ability to adapt by successfully working in several very different jobs. For example,
I lived with a native family in Costa Rica. I worked as a nanny for a famous writer in Cape Cod. I
was responsible for dealing with Drug Court participants. And I catered to elite country-club
clientele. I did it all well and had no trouble adapting.

54. Describe a time when you were faced with problems or stresses that tested your
coping skills.

Sample excellent response:

Arriving at the language school I was attending in Costa Rica in the middle of the night with very
minimal Spanish-language skills, I found my way to a very small town with no street addresses or
names and found my temporary residence. I was scared, but I handled the situation very well,
very calmly. In very stressful situations, I am always the one in the group to stay calm and
focused. My friends, family, and professors have always said that I am an oasis of calm in a
storm.

55. Give an example of a time in which you had to be relatively quick in coming to a
decision.

Sample excellent response:

This happens often in the IT industry, but one recent example was when we had a core backbone
switch die. It died at the worst possible time -- during exams -- as they always seem to do, and I
needed to get it back up and running quickly. I analyzed the logs and system status, and using
my previous experience, I made some quick decisions that rectified problem and got the
equipment back up only minutes later.

56. Describe a time when you had to use your written communication skills to get an
important point across.

Sample excellent response:

As an Administrative Coordinator, I had a staff of 27 students. Having such a large student staff all
working different shifts and having varying class schedules meant that meetings could not be held
with everyone at one time. I needed to communicate with everyone about important policies and
information often, so I came up with the idea of designing a Web page for my staff with written
announcements. Each Desk Assistant was required to check the Web page daily at the beginning
of his/her shift. I also sent email communications by a distribution list that allowed each Desk
Assistant to keep informed about anything. The one situation that stands out in my mind is a last-
minute summer camp that decided to come in a day early with only one day's notice. I had no
staff scheduled to check in the camps or to organize the keys. I posted an update to the Web
page and sent an email. Within four hours, I had the following day completely staffed and desk
assistants there to organize room keys for the campers that night.

Give me an example of an important goal which you had set in the past and tell me about
your success in reaching it.

Sample excellent response:

As a senior in high school, my goal was to attend college and play college golf. But I was
nowhere near the player I needed to be to play or even get on the team. So over that summer I
worked on my golf game to the point where I won almost every tournament I entered. I spent
every hour I had during the day to make myself a better all-around player. I eventually walked on
my freshmen year and was exempted from qualifying because I played so well in my first outing.

Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get
a job done.

Sample excellent response:

Although I had already punched out, I stayed behind to help a colleague solve a problem.
A customer was very angry as he had waited very long for his coffee. My colleague was
new, she was quite slow. I came out and explained things to the customer. Although he
was very angry at first, I just listened to him and told him that we try to bring our best out
to each customer who walks in to our store. After a one-hour discussion, he left with a
happy face and was satisfied.
61. Give me an example of a time when you were able to successfully communicate
with another person even when that individual may not have personally liked you
(or vice versa).
Sample excellent response:
During my time in the theater, I had one director with whom I absolutely did not work well.
However, because of my track record, she would assign me as stage director and/or assistant
director. I was usually involved in the day-to-day operations of the play and the details of how the
play would be performed. I handled the operation for the play by directing scenes the best way I
could and then showing them to her for approval. If she did not like the way a scene worked, I
gave her my opinion as to why it should be my way. If we still could not compromise, I would
follow her directions to the best of my ability. Understanding that people don't usually have
malicious intentions is key, and understanding that you will never be able to convince some
people that your way is right is the best way to avoid conflict and still get the job done.

Describe a situation in which you found that your results were not up to your professor's
or supervisor's expectations. What happened? What action did you take?

Sample excellent response:

Recently I was asked to put together a proposal for a migration of network systems.
Misunderstanding my boss, I thought it was just an informal paper. When I presented it to him
days later, he was upset with the quality since it had to be presented to our VP. I explained my
misunderstanding, apologized, reworked the paper, and had it back to him with enough time for
him to review it before he presented it successfully at the meeting.

What steps do you follow to study a problem before making a decision.

Sample excellent response:

Following standard models for problem-solving and decision-making can be very helpful. Here
are the steps and how they helped me solve a problem with a group project:

1. Define the problem to be solved and decision to be made. For a project in an introductory
management class the assignment was to report on the corporate structure and financial
situation of a couple of companies. The decision to be made was what companies to
profile and how to present the information.
2. Gather the necessary information. Some group members wanted to report on
automakers, while others wanted to do electronics firms. We gathered information on
both types of company.
3. List all possible choices. We made lists of companies in both categories.
4. Consider possible outcomes for each choice. We decided that a report about car
companies could have a positive outcome, but one about electronics firms might be more
futuristic with high-tech products such as HDTV, video game consoles, and DVD players.
5. Check out how you feel about each of the choices. Given that this was a group project,
we had to consider the feelings of all group members.
6. Relate the choices to your values and priorities. Again, all group members weighed in on
their values and priorities.
7. From the possible alternatives, choose one. We decided that we'd do electronics
companies because we could bring in products from each company and show what lies
ahead.
8. Commit yourself to your chosen decision and disregard the others. Concentrate your
energies in one direction. Once we made our decision, we focused all our work on
electronics forms.
9. Take steps to turn your decision into positive action. All group members got interested in
how the companies were doing.
 10. Evaluate your progress from time to time. Change your decision if necessary. We were
pleased with our progress and didn't feel a need to change our decision. We got an A on
the project.

We can sometimes identify a small problem and fix it before it becomes a major problem.
Give an example(s) of how you have done this.

Sample excellent response:

When I worked in a large retail store, the standard procedure was to leave a product on the shelf
until it ran out, then place more items out. This practice obviously wasted a lot of man-hours. Of
interest particularly to me were the air conditioners. Not only did I have to put the heavy thing on
the shelves, but they were selling at a very high rate. So if somehow AC units ran out on a day in
which I could not restock them, they would not be available to customers. As a result I started
making a list of products (including the AC units) that the overnight stock people could put on the
shelves. As a result, the people on duty always had a job to do, so labor hours were not wasted,
and the shelves were always stocked full of product.

Tell of some situations in which you have had to adjust quickly to changes over which you
had no control. What was the impact of the change on you?

Sample excellent response:

The bank in which I worked instituted a policy that centralized the lending process. An application
was to be taken from the client and sent off to be approved/declined, processed, prepared, and
returned to the branch to be signed by the client. While the process was streamlined, it also took
away valuable face-to-face knowledge about the client and the loan. If the employee did not have
any prior lending experience, he or she couldn't answer simple loan questions from the client.
While I appreciated the newly created time on my schedule, I felt that the clients were being
slighted. I did adjust quickly to the new procedure and did my best to help those around me by
sharing my knowledge.

Describe some times when you were not very satisfied or pleased with your performance.
What did you do about it?

Sample excellent response:

I failed my first business calculus test, which made me very unhappy. I wasn't going to let this
incident set the trend for the rest of the semester. I went to my counselor and arranged to meet
with a tutor once a week. My tutor helped me out incredibly. My grades soon improved, and I
went on to redeem myself from my one slip-up on the first test.

78. What are your standards of success in school? What have you done to meet these
standards?

Sample excellent response:

I don't believe in trying to get by with the least possible effort, and I am always willing to ask
questions to learn how to perform an assignment successfully. In my human-resources
management class, for example, we were assigned a paper on "Why corporate culture is a
practical way to increase income and productivity." All of the literature on the subject was written
in the language of PhDs. I asked some other students what they were doing, and they said just
writing their opinions and not doing any research to back up the claims. I felt I could do better. So
I worked closely with my professor, who "translated" the academic literature for me, and over time
I understood what was being written. Working with the professor's guidance, I turned in a very
good paper. Asking questions is one thing I am not afraid to do and realize that without them I will
be turning in work that is not as beneficial as it could be.
Describe a situation that required a number of things to be done at the same time. How did
you handle it? What was the result?

Sample excellent response:

In my current job, I have to handle multiple responsibilities in developing new projects,
maintaining existing ones, and maintaining good client relations. I allocate a certain amount of
time for each area daily. That way clients can see very clearly that projects are progressing, and I
have more satisfaction in accomplishing multiple tasks under pressure.

How do you determine priorities in scheduling your time? Give examples.

Sample excellent response:

I took a time-management course in which I learned to prioritize all tasks on A, B, or C lists. I
always try to tackle the A list first. In every working situation, co-workers have always
complimented me on how well I manage my time. I enjoy the social atmosphere of the office, but I
make it a point not to waste much time on chitchat with colleagues. I've also learned that the
average office worker spends about an hour a day handling e-mail. I make it a point not to deal
with my e-mail more than once or twice a day, and I filter my messages into folders so I can
prioritize the way I deal with them.

Give an example of when you had to work with someone who was difficult to get along
with. Why was this person difficult? How did you handle that person?

Sample excellent response:

As a Resident Advisor, I had another RA who often sought me as a person to confide her
complaints to and shared quite a bit of information about activities she'd engaged in that violated
the rules. Although I did not mind being a resource for this person, I knew that I could not
compromise my integrity or her residents' safety. Although she became very outraged and angry
with me, I talked to her about the situation and told her that I would have to tell my supervisor.
She eventually understood my responsibility and why I had to come forward with information. She
knew that what she had done was against the rules, but never realized before I talked to her that
she had jeopardized her residents' safety.

90. Describe a situation where you found yourself dealing with someone who didn't like
you. How did you handle it?

Sample excellent response:

When I first began working at the YMCA, I was the youngest member of the staff. An older
woman really "knew the ropes" of the place. When I first got there she barely acknowledged my
presence, and through word of mouth I discovered that she thought that I was too young to
successfully fulfill my duties because I was so inexperienced. She assumed I was immature. I did
my job and took every opportunity to make a good impression. I was a very diligent worker and
behaved in a highly professional manner at all times, learning quickly the best way to do things.
After about two weeks of the silent treatment from her, she came up to me and told me how
impressed she was with me. She told me that I had done an excellent job and was the fastest
learner that she had ever seen. She apologized to me for ignoring me and took me under her
wing and shared what she knew with me.

91. Give me a specific example of something you did that helped build enthusiasm in
others.

Sample excellent response:

When I was coaching my swim team at their first swim meet, the swimmers on my team were
intimidated by the other team because they were bigger and obviously more experienced. The
other team members looked like pros in their matching swimsuits, unlike my swimmers'
mismatched suits. I encouraged them and told them that they had practiced for so long and so
hard that they deserved just as much respect as those other teams. I told them that it didn't
matter whether we had matching swimsuits or not and that I would stand behind them 100
percent no matter what. They were so excited and pumped after my speech. They cheered each
other on, and not only did every child break his or her own record, but my team won first place in
the meet among four other teams that had been together for a much longer time.

92. Tell me about a difficult situation when it was desirable for you to keep a positive
attitude. What did you do?

Sample excellent response:

While directing a play, I was faced with numerous problems. The sets were not coming
together; the performers were fighting and not working hard; the technical aspects of the
play were far from complete, and in general it was a mess. I was the "stage manager,"
which means that I tell people when to go on stage and tell the crew when to bring pieces
of the set on stage. So I organized everything and told people to do specific jobs and
asked them in a firm yet positive manner. People began to have fun, and the production
went on extremely well (all performances sold out). The play was regarded as one of the
smoothest shows to have been produced by the group.

93. Give me an example of a time you had to make an important decision. How did you
make the decision? How does it affect you today?

Sample excellent response:

My sophomore year was about to begin and I had to decide on a major. I could not waste any
more credits figuring out what I was interested in. I took some personality and career
assessments to get a better handle on my interests, skills, and values. I talked to faculty in
several departments to decide which faculty members I was most comfortable with. I studied the
course offerings to see which courses appealed to me the most. I decided on communications
studies and feel it is the best decision I ever could have made.

What is the most significant contribution you made to the company during a past job or
internship?

Sample excellent response:

My organization was undergoing an accreditation process. I developed two detailed accreditation
self-evaluation reports that documented how the organization met accreditation standards. These
self-evaluations served as basis for accreditation site visits and enabled all eligible programs to
be accredited in record time.

100. What is the biggest mistake you've made?

Sample excellent response:

The biggest mistake in my life that I have made is taking for granted the sacrifices my parents
endured for me. I look back and realize that everything they did for me was so that I could
succeed in life. I am thankful now and do everything to my best ability to make them proud
because I am so thankful that they have been there for me so that I can give back to society and
to my job the opportunities that they never had.