Interview Tips, Techniques and Types
Job interview tips, techniques, types, sample questions and virtual practice
from the Web are linked below. Includes common, telephone, group, panel, case
and behavioral interviews. But first, our two cents.
Telephone interviews are pretty much the same as the common type. But employers
typically use them to initially screen candidates for face-to-face interviews.
They'll likely ask common questions.
For the group interview type, you'll gather with other interviewees to discuss
topics and answer questions as individuals or teams. It might also include role-playing
exercises. The purpose is typically to see how you act amongst your peers.
In a panel interview (aka "tag-team") type, you'll face a "firing
squad" of several interviewers all at once or in succession. The purpose
is typically to see how you act under pressure. For both group and panel interviews,
you'd prepare by practicing the other types.
The behavioral interview is one of the toughest. Interviewers ask questions
about how you reacted in certain job-related situations, in an attempt to anticipate
your future behavior on the job.
Case interviews are even tougher. Also called stress, situational and hypothetical,
they typically consist of "what if..."
scenarios (cases) you must resolve on the spot. Employers conduct them mostly
for management and business-related jobs or consulting gigs. But technical interviews
sometimes consist of case-like exercises, called brainteasers.
If you're specifically looking for technical question samples, tips, techniques,
brainteasers and such, see Technical
Interview Tips, Techniques & Questions.
See the Interview Center right
here at TechnicalJobSearch.com for more interview tips and sample questions.
See also Interviews for
self-help books on the subject.
Behavioral
Interview Tips
Job Searching Guide Alison Doyle explains the purpose of a behavioral interview,
how it differs from the traditional interview and tips on how to prepare. She
also provides samples of common behavioral interview questions.
Behavioral
Interview Tips
About the tricky questions and a three-step approach for answering them. Includes
examples. Courtesy of CareerJournal by
The
Wall Street Journal .
Lots of other interview tips and techniques.
Case
Interview Sample
Capital One provides an online, step-by-step, sample business case interview.
It's to help its interviewees succeed, but might be helpful practice for a business
case interview at any company. It's among the few of its kind on the Web.
Case
Interview Virtual Practice
Business-consulting example cases, including finding revenue growth, increasing
profit, crafting a distribution strategy, and developing a competitive strategy.
Also includes an interactive, e-commerce strategy case you may practice online.
Courtesy of the Boston Consulting Group, a company that hires consultants to
help organizations make improvements in their direction and performance.
Consolidated Interview Tips, Techniques & Questions
If instead of piecing together tips and techniques from the Web, you'd prefer
them all in one place with plenty of sample questions and suggested answers,
consider buying one of these books on the topic. Topics include tough brainteaser
IT interviews.
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