JCPenney Leadership Program
Interview Questions 2021
Professional Impression, Interpersonal Communication Skills, and Attitude:
 Tell us about yourself. Why are you interested in the program?
 What would you contribute to the program if you were selected and what legacy would
you leave behind when you graduate?
Candidate’s Understanding of the Leadership Program and Leadership Potential:
 What do you know about the leadership program?
 Ask a researchable question (Pillars, History of the Program)
 If you could add a 7th pillar to our list of existing pillars, what would it be and why?
 Tell me about a titled leadership position you have held and how has it changed you and
your outlook on leadership?
 How do you bring diversity to the program?
 What’s your personal definition of leadership?
 How will this program help you to develop into the leader you want to be?
Time Management, Priority Setting Indicators, and Organization Skills:
 Rank your current student priorities and responsibilities, and how the leadership program
will factor into this list if you are accepted into the program as a candidate associate.
Perseverance/Drive for results and Motivation:
 What is the most difficult situation you have ever personally been a part of?
 Tell us about a time you have experienced conflict, and how did you work to resolve this
conflict.
 What did you learn from a recent failure?
Miscellaneous
 What is a current world, national or local news story and how does it relate directly to
you as a student here at OU?
 Share a current event that has impacted you and why.
 Tell us about something going on in the world and how you got information about it?
 What leader or person of prominence have you met or heard speak? How did his or her
words impact your views on leadership?
 How did you make the most of your free time during the stay-at-home portion of the
COVID-19 pandemic?
Behavioral Interview Questions
 Talk about a time when you had to work closely with someone whose personality was
very different from yours.
 Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict while working on a team. How did
you handle that?
 Describe a time when you struggled to build a relationship with someone important. How
did you eventually overcome that?
 We all make mistakes or miss a deadline we wish we could take back. Tell me about a
time you wish you’d handled a situation differently with a peer.
 Tell me about a time you needed to get information from someone who wasn’t very
responsive. What did you do?