Be a S.T.A.R.
You'll want to make the most of the few minutes you have to spend with the interviewer. Each of your answers should be formulated to clearly communicate your skills and expertise by describing a specific example of an occasion when you have demonstrated the trait the interviewer is asking about. One helpful strategy to use when answering questions is the STAR approach:
Situation: Discuss in detail the situation or setting you're using as an example.
Task: Describe the specific task or problem that had to be addressed.
Action you took: Thoroughly describe the action you took (what you did). Keep the focus on you.
Results achieved: What happened? What were the results? What did you accomplish? What did you learn?
Example of a STAR Question:
"Describe your best example of using your initiative to complete a project."
Example of a STAR Answer
Situation: "During my internship last year I was responsible for organizing benefit sessions for employees."
Task: "I noticed that attendance at these events had dropped by 50% over the past two years and wanted to improve these numbers to ensure more employees were made aware of changes and updates to benefits."
Action: "I organized two alternate session dates, sent an e-mail to all employees two weeks prior, provided refreshments, and gave away door prizes. I also created an evaluation form for feedback."
Result: "Over 95% of employees attended and the results from the evaluation form were overwhelmingly positive about the new format. This format will now be used for all future benefits update sessions."
Obtained from www.usu.edu/career 