Interview Questions 1

Looking Back

As you look back over the years, how do you feel about your life? Any regrets?
Anything you missed out on that you would liked to have done?
Is there anything you would do differently if you had it to do over again? Would you follow a different path? In what way?
Were you a self-confident child? Did your level of confidence change as you became and adult? If not, why not?
Did you have a mentor or a special person who helped guide you as you were growing up?
Do the lessons you learned from that person still stand out in your mind?
What were your dreams and ambitions when you were growing up? Did any of them come true? If they did, did it have the same importance to you that you thought it would?

Education

What sort of education did you have? Where?
When did you first realize the importance of a good education? What made you realize it?
When you were a student, how did you rank the relative importance of education, recreation and
entertainment?
As a student, what was your attitude toward cheating on exams? Has your attitude changed since then? If so, why?
How important is education today?
Do you have any observations or recommendations about education you would like to pass on to younger generations?