Discuss goals, experience, conflicts, and logistics
Overview
This question evaluates motivation, impact measurement, teamwork and conflict-resolution competencies, along with practical internship logistics for a software engineering role, testing behavioral and leadership skills in the domain of interpersonal communication and product delivery at both conceptual and practical-application levels.
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Aug 9, 2025, 12:00 AM
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Behavioral & Leadership Screen — Software Engineer Internship
Context
You are interviewing for a software engineering role. The interviewer wants to assess your motivation, impact, teamwork, learning goals, and logistics.
Questions
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Motivation
- Why did you choose to pursue software engineering?
- What are your future career goals?
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Experience Deep Dive (most recent internship or substantial project)
- (a) What problem did you tackle, and why did it matter?
- (b) Describe your engineering/design process (requirements, options and trade-offs, implementation, testing/validation).
- (c) What measurable impact did you deliver? Include metrics.
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Collaboration & Conflict
- How do you handle disagreements with teammates or stakeholders?
- Provide a specific example and the outcome.
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Internship Fit
- What do you hope to gain from this internship?
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Logistics
- When can you start?
- When do you graduate?
- What is your current work authorization status?
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