How To Do An Interview

Seniorlevel is an interview project started and managed by University of Montana students and grads.

Our purpose is to provide learning and inspiration to young minds through the lessons learned by leaders in business and life. We publish every Tuesday and Thursday.

Questions

We have two question tracks, one focused on personal productivity and one focused slightly more on general business topics. Still, we really want to learn about you in both.

Pick a track don’t mix and match.

Personal Interview

    1. Who are you, and what do you do?
    2. What is one habit of yours that helps you be productive?
  1. What is your morning routine and how does it help you get the most out of your day?
  2. In the last few years, what lifestyle, habit or behavior change has had the biggest positive impact on your life?
  3. When you feel unfocused, what do you do?
  4. What is one piece of software or a web service that you get immense value out of? How do you use it?
  5. What is the one book that you most often recommend and why?
  6. What advice would you give a smart and ambitious recent college graduate? What advice should they ignore?
  7. What is your favorite quote, one you aim to live by?

Professional Interview

  1. Who are you, and what do you do?
  2. What has been one insight or lesson that has been most helpful in your career?
  3. What has been your favorite mistake? A mistake that in retrospect led to a great lesson and progress.
  4. Project forward ten years. How will your industry or field be fundamentally different then? What opportunities do you see?
  5. What are some bad recommendations you hear in your profession or area of expertise?
  6. In the last two years, what have you become better at saying no to?
  7. What is the one book that you most often recommend and why?
  8. What advice would you give a smart and ambitious recent college graduate? What advice should they ignore?
  9. What is your favorite quote, one you aim to live by?

Oh, and we’ll need an awesome picture – it should be large, at least 1200 pixels in width and 800 pixels in height – must be high res and not stretched to fit the same dimensions.

Once you completed the interview, please submit the professional interview here or the personal interview here.

If you know someone who we should interview on Seniorlevel, let us know! Tell us who they are, what are they doing, and their email address. We’ll reach out to see if they want to be part of this community.

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