Social Media Intern Interview Questions

"I believe in your company's mission to make sustainable fashion accessible to everyone and would love to help you reach more users on social media. I'm also confident that working here would provide me with valuable work experience and learning opportunities with experienced social media managers. I look forward to creating engaging content for your brand."

"I use various social media platforms every day, but my favourite is Instagram. It provides useful insights that help me track the progress of strategies. Instagram is the most popular and fast-growing platform, so it has the most potential for effective marketing. I'm also comfortable creating and posting content on other social media platforms your company prefers."

"I loved your last campaign that encouraged travellers to share stories of places they visited before the pandemic. It helped existing users remember those destinations and engaged your target audience. I'd suggest holding a contest or prize giveaway to encourage users to tell their best travel stories. It's an effective way to boost the number of shares and saves and increase your following."

"User engagement is key to determining whether a strategy is successful. It simply means connecting with a target audience either by listening to them or posting content they relate to. From my experience as a user, social media engagement is more important than having a large following. I'd love to increase user engagement on your accounts as your social media intern."

"I strive to make sure the social media content I create appeals to users. However, I know negative feedback is always a possibility. If I found negative comments on your social media account, I'd reach out to the user to understand why they left the comment. If there was a misunderstanding, I'd address it politely. I'd also consider hiding comments that were senseless or spreading misinformation to our other followers."

"I'd politely encourage the intern to follow company policy and create original social media content. I'd also explain that their actions may cause the brand to lose its credibility. If my recommendations didn't change their behaviour, I'd privately mention the issue to our social media manager. I believe it's every employee's responsibility to ensure our social media strategies are successful."

"I'd first ask my manager for the deadline of each task. Then, I'd order my activities for the day based on their priorities. I'd focus on creating the time-sensitive content quickly and schedule when to post it. I'd also complete other tasks in between posting content. I enjoy staying busy and I thrive in fast-paced environments."

"I believe teamwork is important to any organisation. I'm friendly, approachable, and always happy to work with other employees. I'm eager to collabourate with your experienced social media managers and interns and come up with exciting strategies to drive user engagement."

"I run my own travel Instagram page and blog and have amassed over 10,000 followers. I know how to use Google Analytics to track view counts for my content. I also think Keyhole is useful for analyzing keywords and relevant topics on Twitter and Instagram. I look forward to learning about the social media analytics and monitoring tools your organisation uses every day."

"I think a social media intern needs excellent written communication skills to create content and adapt a brand's voice. Communication skills are also useful when responding to comments. I also believe creativity, analytical, and interpersonal skills are essential for a social media intern. I'm confident I have these skills and look forward to applying them in your organisation."

"My first social media internship was with a skincare startup. The company needed an engagement boost to increase its sales, and my task was to develop a campaign. As it was my first role, finding the right campaign was challenging, so I reached out to my mentor and he walked me through his process. Using my creative skills, I developed a campaign that yielded 87% increase in sales for the startup. I was proud of my achievement and believe I can apply those skills in this role."

"At my first internship, my social media manager asked me to optimise the brand's content. She expected me to use information from social media accounts and the company's website to come up with ideas. I felt interacting with users in person was a better strategy, so I shared my plans with her. Reaching out to users at the company's social event and understanding their needs helped me develop more engaging content."

"I think your fitness brand's social media strategies are effective. To stand out from your competitors, I'd suggest you post more pictures on Instagram than on Twitter. Your content is more visual and will reach a broader audience."

"I set up Google Alerts for specific terms and create a Twitter stream of popular hashtags. I also use Google Trends to monitor trending topics and stay current with recent happenings. I understand that aligning content with social media trends helps improve user engagement and a brand's social media following."

"If I made a mistake at work, I'd first inform my manager and apologise. Then, I'd look for a way to correct the mistake and share my ideas with my social media manager. I'd also take steps to prevent the mistake in the future."