Interviews

Corporate recruiters spend anywhere from half a day to two days learning to ask questions based on the Behavioral-Based Interviewing (BBI) method. For you, acing the BBI is a matter of planning and understanding what recruiters are looking for.

Read about the company, go to the company’s on-campus information session, and ask as many questions as possible of any company employees or interns you know—or who your friends or family know. Savvy students not only research a company’s statistics—its profit margin; products; and number of divisions, locations, and employees—but its culture and values.

Employers cite the  biggest mistakes recent college graduates make during the application and interview process.

Your portfolio holds evidence of your experience—examples and copies—of anything you've worked on and/or accomplished in school, at a job, or in volunteer work. For many students, a portfolio offers a comfortable way of demonstrating ability with "real life" examples.

In the context of interviewing for a job, employers must ask questions—whether on the job application, in the interview, or during the testing process—that are related to the job you are seeking.

What kinds of questions do recruiters ask? Following are 10, with ideas for how to answer with the kinds of skills and qualities the interviewer is seeking.

Doing company research prior to your interview is the key to a successful interview ‘conversation.’

 Interviewers often ask behavior-based questions: questions about your past experiences that may indicate how you would handle tasks and problems in the future. 

What can you say and do in 60 seconds to make a recruiter explore the possibility of hiring you?

A rubric to help you prepare for first impressions: appearance, interviewing skills, and your closing at an interview.

Fall recruiting season means job interview time. And you can’t get a job offer without an interview. Do you have the right tools, resources, and attitude to get a job offer?