|
LINKS
|
suggest a link
|
Best questions asked by applicants
Compiled by Mississipi State
|
Favorite Questions
Better, favorite, and/or most often used interviewing questions, compiled by Mississipi State
|
Job-interview.net
Questions, answers, mock interviews and more
|
Job Juice
Interview theme cards. The ideal tool for jobseekers looking at careers in Consulting, Investment Banking and Marketing
|
Get hired
Essays on all the aspects of the interview, by TrueCareers.com
|
The Informational Interview
An informational interview is an interview that you initiate - you ask the questions. The purpose is to obtain information, not to get a job
|
|
NEWS AND ARTICLES
|
|
Recruiters' Top 10 Complaints (Businessweek.com
, 04/25/2007)
Looking to blow your next job interview? Here are 10 mistakes you can make—and how to avoid them
|
Setting Off False Alarms (Businessweek.com
, 04/24/2007)
While waiting for an interview to begin, this MBA accidentally pulled the fire alarm. He didn't get the internship, but he certainly made an impression
|
Running Late (Businessweek.com
, 04/04/2007)
Sure, internship interviews hold their terrors—including a stalled train on the way—but the right attitude and an MBA can bring some surprising results
|
How to Answer Any Interview Question (CollegeJournal.com, 05/30/2006)
Use these tips to prepare for that big job meeting. Plus, try our interview-question randomizer.
|
Checking Your Ego At the Interview Door (CollegeJournal.com, 04/06/2006)
A little modesty can go a long way with interviewers. Follow this advice to put your best foot forward.
|
How to Make the Most Of Job Interviews (CollegeJournal.com, 02/15/2006)
A single hour can be critical to your career, so be prepared.
|
More Interviews Are Testing Candidates in 'Real World' Tasks (WSJ College
, 01/18/2006)
A growing number of employers use mock assignments day-in-the-life job simulations and role-playing exercises.
|
Poor Writing Skills Top M.B.A. Recruiter Gripes (CollegeJournal.com, 01/17/2006)
Find out what employers want in b-school grads, and how some interviewers evaluate candidates.
|
What Other Career Options Have You Considered? (About.com, 07/11/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "What Other Career Options Have You Considered?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
Where Do You See Yourself N Years Later? (About.com, 06/30/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "Where Do You See Yourself N Years Later?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
Is an Odd Interview Request A Problem or Just a Quirk? (WSJ College
, 06/29/2005)
When an interviewer asks you for a handwriting sample, a photograph or something else strange, should you oblige?
|
How Would Your Friends Describe You? (About.com, 06/27/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "How Would Your Friends Describe You?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
When an Interviewer Isn't Prepared (CollegeJournal.com, 06/22/2005)
Sometimes it's up to job candidates to steer their interviews in a productive direction.
|
What Are Your Strengths? (About.com, 06/09/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "What Are Your Strengths?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
If I Don't Hear From My Recruiter, Should I Call Interviewers Myself? (WSJ College
, 06/03/2005)
A candidate asks whether it's OK to call a hiring manager to follow up an interview, bypassing her recruiter.
|
How Much Should You Pester Interviewers? (CollegeJournal.com, 05/06/2005)
A job hunter wants to know how many times to call back, and when you should take a hint and move on.
|
Describe Your Previous Job (About.com, 04/27/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "Describe Your Previous Job" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
What Skills Will You Develop Here? (About.com, 04/18/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "What Skills Will You Develop Here?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
What Are Your Weaknesses? (About.com, 04/17/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "What Are Your Weaknesses?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
Answering Questions About Your Career Goals (WSJ College
, 04/08/2005)
How to answer the dreaded interview question: 'Where do you see yourself in 10 years?' and other queries about your goals.
|
Answering Questions About Your Career Goals (CollegeJournal.com, 04/01/2005)
'Where do you see yourself in 10 years?' and other questions about professional goals can be daunting to inexperienced interviewees.
|
A Notre Dame Mentor Says: Be Prepared (Businessweek.com
, 03/25/2005)
MBAs should start their job search early, not take it personally, and be familiar with "99% of the questions they will receive in the interview," says Karen O. Dowd
|
When You Suspect Interviewers Want Free Consulting Advice (WSJ College
, 03/25/2005)
Job hunters sometimes think interviewers are fishing for advice to help solve their business problems. Find out how to respond to the "how would you fix..." question.
|
If We Accept You, Will You Join? (About.com, 03/23/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "If We Accept You, Will You Join?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
Interviews Get Tougher As You Climb the Ladder (CollegeJournal.com, 03/11/2005)
If you've had several successful meetings with an employer, you're likely to be in the running for the position -- but the toughest questions may still be ahead.
|
What Do You Not Like Doing? (About.com, 02/22/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "What Do You Not Like Doing?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
Do You Have Any Questions for Me? (About.com, 02/05/2005)
Interviewers often ask candidates "Do You Have Any Questions for Me?" What is the motive behind asking this question? What is a good answer?...
|
How to Answer Questions About Your Weaknesses (WSJ College
, 10/06/2004)
Job hunters can seem self-serving if they try to present their weaknesses as strengths during interviews. These seven strategies can help you to effectively answer the perennial interview question
|
Recruiters Reveal Their Top Interview Questions (CollegeJournal.com, 03/09/2004)
No matter how much you prepare, you never know what some recruiters will ask in interviews. You'll be ahead of the game if you know what employers are trying to learn about you through their question
|
How to Impress Recruiters: Anatomy of an Interview (MBA jungle, 11/01/2001)
What does an interview look like from the recruiter's chair? Which answers impress? Which comments annoy? What shoots you dead? Top recruiters, career consultants, and psychologists offer shrewd tips and subtle tricks for moving from "How do you do?"
|
Wow Campus Recruiters With Poise and Preparation (WSJ College
, 02/05/2001)
Those who land the offers they want know how to set themselves apart in on-campus interviews
|
Interview Body Language: It's Not What You Said (MBA jungle, 09/01/2000)
In a job interview, your body language speaks volumes to a recruiter.
|
|
BOOKS
|
|
 SUGGESTED READING
Job interview answers
|  101 Dynamite Answers to Interview Questions : Sell Your Strengths!
by Caryl Rae Krannich
|
 The Interview Rehearsal Book: 7 Steps to Job-Winning Interviews Using Acting Skills You Never Knew Y
by Deb Gottesman, Buzz Mauro
|  Interview Strategies That Lead to Job Offers
by Marilyn Pincus
|
Complete interview guide
|  Interview for Success: A Practical Guide to Increasing Job Interviews, Offers, and Salaries (7th Ed
by Ron Krannich
|
 Ask the headhunter: Reinventing the Interview to Win the Job
by Nicholas Corcodilos
|  111 Dynamite Ways to Ace Your Job Interview
by Richard Fein
|
 101 Dynamite Questions to Ask at Your Job Interview
by Richard Fein
|  Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions
by Matthew J. Deluca
|
