EnvironMentors Interviewing 101
EnvironMentors Interviewing 101 is your opportunity to meet and learn a bit about as many people as possible. Use the enclosed sheets to interview mentors/students here tonight. These are “starter questions� only. If they prompt other questions, feel free to delve deeper in your conversations. Remember, however, that you want to meet as many students/mentors as possible in the time permitted. When the interviewing session is over, turn the reverse side of this sheet to complete the Preferred Partner information. If you enjoyed everyone you spoke with and are happy to be matched with anyone, please just let us know in the space indicated. If however, there were one or two people you particularly enjoyed talking with and think you might like to work with, please also let us know in the spaces indicated. This information will help EnvironMentors staff match you with the best partner possible.
EnvironMentors Interviewing Student Interview #1 What is your name?
Where do you attend school?
What is your favorite class this year? What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
What is your favorite sports team?
What is your favorite dinner?
What is your favorite dessert?
If you received a $50,000 grant to go anywhere in the world and study anything you wanted, where would you go and what would you study? If you won a $1 million lottery ticket, what would you spend it on? What do you want to be or do when you “grow up"? Student Interview #2 What is your name?
Where do you attend school?
What is your favorite class this year? What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
What is your favorite sports team?
What is your favorite dinner?
What is your favorite dessert?
If you received a $50,000 grant to go anywhere in the world and study anything you wanted, where would you go and what would you study? If you won a $1 million lottery ticket, what would you spend it on? What do you want to be or do when you “grow up"?
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EnvironMentors Interviewing Mentor Interview #1 1) What is your name?
2) Where do you work?
3) What do you like most about your work?
4) How did you prepare for your career?
5) What is the most important skill that you use in your work? 6) What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
7) What is your favorite sports team?
8) What is your favorite dinner?
9) What is your favorite dessert?
10) If you received a $50,000 fellowship to research anything in the world, what would you study? 11) If you won a $1 million lottery ticket, what would you spend it on? 12) What do you want to be or do when you “grow up"? Mentor Interview #2 1) What is your name? 3) What do you like most about your work?
2) Where do you work? 4) How did you prepare for your career?
5) What is the most important skill that you use in your work? 6) What are your favorite things to do in your free time?
7) What is your favorite sports team?
8) What is your favorite dinner?
9) What is your favorite dessert?
10) If you received a $50,000 fellowship to research anything in the world, what would you study?
11) If you won a $1 million lottery ticket, what would you spend it on?