Twentieth Post: Mock Interview Questions

Post your draft answers to the following questions:

·        Tell us about yourself

·        Why do you want to do this course?

·        Why do you want to study here?

·         Why did you choose the course you did in college?

·         What do you feel you have learned about yourself in the last two years?

·         At what point did you realise [chosen subject] was the direction for you?

·         Why is your subject important to you?

·         What are the most important current developments in your subject? Where do you read about this?

·         What is the most important/relevant/influential/recent article you have read on [your subject]?

·        Tell me about the artists/designers that inspire you?

·         What kind of themes do you pursue/like to investigate in your work? Why are you interested in them?

·        What are your most successful pieces of work? Why?

·        What exhibitions have you visited recently?

·         What are the strengths of your work and where would you like to improve?

·         What do you think you could contribute to the culture of the course?

·         Are there any projects in particular that have been important to you, if so why?

·         If we asked your friends or colleagues what are your good and bad points, what do you think they would say?

·         Are you good at working on your own?

·         Tell me about an achievement/piece of work you are proud of.

·         If there is a piece of work in your portfolio that you could change, what would it be and why?

·         What do you think university can offer you?

·        Have you any ambitions of what you want to do in the future?

·         Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

·         Why should we offer you a place/position?