8 REAL Congressional Interview Questions You MUST Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2024
- We help you prepare for your upcoming Congressional Internship Interview. Get REAL interview questions from former Capitol Hill intern coordinators Victor Yang and Melissa Dargan. They worked in Congress and are now sharing their insights on how to BEST prepare for a Congressional Internship Interview. They dive into REAL internship interview questions asked by Congressional Offices. These questions go beyond the typical "tell me about yourself" and are Congress specific. They are unique to Congress and were sourced from real Member of Congress offices - so you want to be prepared!
In this video Victor and Melissa breakdown WHY a Member of Congress office asks these questions and WHAT they are looking for. Some of these questions can be tricky and unusual. That is why it is important to understand why those questions are asked and prepare for them before the interview.
Note from Victor Yang & Melissa Dargan: We hope this video helps you PREPARE and CRUSH your Congressional Interview! Good Luck and comment below to let us know how it goes!
// TOPICS & QUESTIONS
00:00 Intro
02:36 How would you handle someone who is angry?
04:51 What is a policy position the Rep./Senator has that you disagree with?
07:25 How overcome a conflict with a supervisor?
08:08 What are your news sources?
10:51 What makes you a unique intern applicant?
14:38 How would you describe your work ethic?
16:13 Share a time you made a mistake and what was your response?
19:18 What is your ideal work environment?
20:43 BONUS: Final Advice
//FREE RESOURCES MENTIONED & RELATED VIDEOS
Congressional Interview Prep Guide (30 Questions): forms.gle/dosGXsd3KhciAJAW8
How to Find a PAID DC Internship: • How to find a PAID INT...
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I'm interviewing tomorrow and this was so helpful!
Gl, Gl, Gl! Hope you crush the interview 👍🏼🤞🏼👌🏼
Also, let us know if any of the questions from this video or the 30 Question Guide came up! Any other questions that surprised you?
@@MelissaDargan Thank you!! It went very well as I felt pretty prepared. It was my first interview ever! The only question I wasn't ready for was more of an opinion question about what the Senator has done in a certain policy area lately!
@@laurenwilliamson2818 this will be my first interview ever too, for a senator’s office. Im really nervous! How many questions did they ask you? Was these questions brought up at all?
@@injiyoo7962 this video was really helpful. I was asked about 5 questions or so, the classics like tell me about yourself, and then a few specific things like why this office and my top policy areas of interest! Good luck you got this!
@@laurenwilliamson2818 thank you! I hope they offer you the internship because it sounds like you did really great 😊
I agree, Mel, finding the right fit is very important, and finding the balance between giving your work 100% and staying true to yourself. Ps: I love your transition music! It's one of my fav :)
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Your welcome! GL and hope this helps.
Hey guys! Thank you very much for this informative video.
Our pleasure! Hope it helps and GL. Let us know if you have any questions.
Nice sharing❤️
This tips are very helpful - I got an interview today! Wish me luck!
Good Luck! Keep us posted on how it goes 👌🏼
Thank you so much for this!
Hope it helps! Also, if there are any questions that you get and are new, please keep us posted 👍🏼👌🏼. GL!!!
Thanks to your tips, I got an internship with a senator this fall! Thanks so much for all your help ❤️
Congrats!!! Huge accomplishment 👏🏼. So excited for you and keep me posted if you have any questions.
Interviewing tomorrow (fingers crossed). Thank you for this video, it was very insightful.
You got this! Good luck and keep me posted how it goes 👍🏼
How did you apply?
Are there any other UNUSUAL Congressional Internship Interview Questions? Share below!
Interviewing tomorrow. This helps so much!
GL!!! Let us know how it goes 🤞🏼
Wishing you the best of luck with the interview!
I applied for Senator Alex Padilla Staff Assistant fingers crossed 🤞 this video was very useful!
Thanks for sharing and glad you found this video helpful! Sending you positive vibes 🤞🏼
Thanks for the help! Did you remove the link to your interview questions? I'd love to see those too!
Happy to help! The link is in the “Free Resources Section.” Here’s how to get it - Congressional Interview Prep Guide (30 Questions): forms.gle/dosGXsd3KhciAJAW8
Does this video apply for veterans applying for the green to gold congressional aid program? I find it hard to find any actual information on what the Job duties actually are.
I think it is different. Here is some information from the House of Reps website on the program. Hope this helps and good luck! diversity.house.gov/resources/resources-veterans