Carol is excited and proud to be graduating this year. She is the first person in her family to graduate with more than a high school degree. It took a lot to achieve this goal. When considering a workplace, she wants a company that will support her as she strives to achieve her life dreams. She has a lot of outside commitments and looks for a company and role that will provide flexibility. She

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wants to continue growing, so she is looking at companies with strong mentorship programs and maybe an education program. Carol knows that she is a persistent person and good at leveraging all her resources to achieve her goals. She believes her personality will be a good fit with a company that values hard work, diversity, and transparency.

What company programs and cultural traits do you feel support your personal values?

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Good answers include an assessment of personal situation, “must-haves”, and “nice-to-haves”. Answers could include benefit-related programs such as flexible work options, ability to take vacation, sick days, family-leave programs, or financial-advising programs. They could also focus on company values and culture such as performance and merit-based promotions, collaborative versus competitive culture, clearly defined 9 to 5 work schedule, or diverse coworkers.