Every interview will be different, but there are common questions that interviewers often ask students. You should have some kind of answer for the following questions before you go into an interview. Assume that an interviewer will ask you about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in your resume. If you have used glowing adjectives like 'exceptional', 'proficient', 'competent' about any skill or ability, they might also ask you for examples and why you think it was exceptional!
Some of the questions are to test you: did you come prepared, do you know what job you are applying to, did you do your homework. Other questions are to test your attitude, check out your personality, and to see what kind of worker you might be. If you are a junior student, the interviewer might ask you about high school activities, what you did during the summers, etc. You should be ready to discuss any major class activity from your first year experiences - what was it, what did you do, what was your contribution, what did you learn! What did you REALLY learn from the experience - not just the academic stuff.
Some questions will be technical and relate to specific courses and knowledge; we will not go into these.
At Waterloo, the Centre For Career Action can help you. They have lots of good, additional help, suggestions, etc. when it comes to interviews and interviewing! And, some resources are their career hub and the centre's appointment procedure.
Do you have any questions?
Tell me about yourself.
Why did you choose this program?
What do you know about the job?
What do you know about xyz company and its products/services?
Why should I hire you?
Why have you learned in your program that is relevant to this job?
Why do you want this job?
What do you think your greatest strengths is?
What do you think your greatest weakness is? (turn it a bit: an area I would really like to improve is ...)
What do you hope to learn on this work term?
Tell me about a time when you struggled?
Tell me about a time when you messed up and then dug your way out?
Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with a team mate?
Tell me about a time when you were a leader, led a team?
What did you learn in that course?
What did you learn doing that project?
What did you dislike about xxx position?
What would you do if you had the chance to do xxxx over again?
What would a former colleague say about working with you? (or, if no work experience, ‘a classmate you worked with on a project?
Tell me about a time when you had to produce a deliverable, project etc and you had little direction?
What type of feedback (positive or feedback for improvement) have you received from a former manager/supervisor (or professor if no work experience). How do you give & accept feedback?
If this work term goes well, would you be interested in returning for a second work term?
What did you want to do when you graduate?