How to crack the behavioral questions to land your next internship
Having gone through the interview process and securing my internship that was turned full-time after lots of rejections, I have gathered some tips and recommendations, and generated a document that highlights a ton of different experiences that interviewers may ask. Prior to the interview process, I was unsure what was going to be asked and often struggled to formulate my ideas in a concise and effective manner that allows me to share my story and passion. So after receiving my full-time position, I have worked with several students in improving their interview skills and shared my resource document that significantly improved their chances of obtaining internships and eventually helped them secure their internship.
Some tips that I recommend in preparing for your next behavioral interview are practice presenting your story out loud, be confident and proud but not arrogant, and do your research on your interviewers and company (if possible) and have questions either for the interviewer or the company (culture, work-life, other professional opportunities, etc.). For the first point, try practicing all the different questions that could be asked (on the sheet), and each time, try to be more concise, clear, and make sure to answer the prompt. Try to practice in all sorts of situations such as online and recorded, in-person, and zoom and try to work on your public speaking skills such as avoid sounding like you are reading off a teleprompter, and incorporate body language and facial expressions. To the second point, it is natural to feel imposter syndrome and not qualified, but try your best to reassure yourself and know that if a company did not think you were qualified, they would not have given the opportunity to interview you. Avoid acting arrogant like you deserve the position, but rather act confident in your abilities and that you are qualified for the position. For the third point, there will be time leftover for you to ask questions so utilize that time to ask about their thoughts and experience on the company, the projects they have been on, recommendations as a potential hire, or any other questions that you may have.
Check out Isaac's Doc of Interview Questions.