Use this presentation from the Career Center for advice and tips on how to ace that interview you have coming up!

1. Interviewing
Career Center

2. Agenda
• Types
of
Interviews
• Components
of
the
Interview
• Prepara8on
• Follow-­‐up

3. Types
of
Interviews
• Behavioral
• Situa8onal
• Case
• Technical

4. Components
of
a
Behavioral
Interview
• Opening
– Introduc8on
of
Interviewer
&
Interviewee
• Informa8on
Exchange
– Ques8ons
Asked
by
Interviewer
• Opportunity
for
You
to
Ask
Ques8ons
– Informed
ques8ons
that
show
forethought
• Closing
– Discussion
of
8meline
for
hiring
of
the
posi8on

5. Prepara8on
• Tell
Your
Story
• Research
• Reflec8ng
on
Experience
• Presenta8on

6. Tell
Your
Story
Example
From
the
beginning
I
have
loved
numbers
and
I
understand
that
people
may
think
that
is
cliché
for
an
Economics
major,
but
that
is
why
I
am
an
Economics
major.
And
it’s
not
just
numbers,
it
is
the
stories
that
these
numbers
tell
and
how
they
can
impact
the
way
an
organiza8on
makes
decisions.
They
tell
stories
about
our
personal
lives
too
and
impact
the
way
we
make
personal
decisions
every
day.
When
I
first
came
to
Duke,
I
wasn’t
sure
how
I
wanted
to
incorporate
this
interest
into
what
I
would
like
to
pursue
long
term,
but
a
class
project
in
my
second
Economics
class
let
me
know
I
was
on
the
right
track.
I
furthered
this
interest
by
comple8ng
internships
with
the
Department
of
Commerce
and
also
with
Bloomberg.
I
wanted
to
have
internships
that
I
could
compare
and
contrast
so
I
would
know
whether
I
wanted
to
pursue
a
government
job
or
the
private
sector.
With
the
DOC,
I
assisted
a
professional
staff
member
within
the
Bureau
of
Economic
analysis
in
gathering
primary
and
secondary
research
which
was
then
used
in
a
preliminary
interpre8ve
report
for
making
decisions
regarding
monetary
policy.
With
Bloomberg
I
sourced
and
qualified
data
which
I
then
used
in
upda8ng
the
Bloomberg
Database.
Like
the
DOC,
this
data
was
used
to
make
decisions.
I
have
really
enjoyed
these
opportuni8es
to
gather
data,
and
am
now
wan8ng
to
use
these
skills
to
not
only
gather
data,
but
directly
impact
decision-­‐making.
I
hope
it
is
with
your
company
that
I
will
be
able
to
do
this.
Example
I
am
a
senior
here
at
Duke
majoring
in
Economics
and
also
pursuing
the
Markets
&
Management
Cer8ficate.
I’ve
held
two
internships
during
my
8me
at
Duke,
one
with
Bloomberg
and
another
with
the
US
Department
of
Commerce.
I
think
these
have
provided
me
with
a
great
set
of
skills
to
implement
at
your
company.

7. Research
• Resources
– Glassdoor.com
– OneSource/Hoovers
(available
through
Career
Beam)
– Company’s
Website
– Company’s
Facebook
Page/LinkedIn
Acct./Twi]er
Handle
– Google
Search
– Current
Employees
of
the
Company
– Your
Board
of
Advisors
– News
Sites

8. Research
• Resources
– Glassdoor.com
– OneSource/Hoovers
(available
through
Career
Beam)
– Company’s
Website
– Company’s
Facebook
Page/LinkedIn
Acct./Twi]er
Handle
– Google
Search
– Current
Employees
of
the
Company
– Your
Board
of
Advisors
– News
Sites

9. Reflec8ng
On
Your
Experience
• Situa8on
• Task
(Goal,
Challenge,
or
Problem)
• Ac8on
• Result

10. Reflec8ng
On
Your
Experience
• Situa8on
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Insert
graphic
• Task
(Goal,
Challenge,
or
Problem)
• Ac8on
• Result

11. Business
Casual
Business
Professional

12. Business
Casual
Business
Professional

13. Ques8ons
for
Employer
• What
are
some
of
the
goals
for
the
organiza8on
in
the
short
and
long
term?
• How
would
my
performance
be
measured
in
this
posi8on?
• In
doing
my
research,
I
saw
that
you
have
been
with
the
company
for
5
years.
What
mo8vates
you
to
stay?

14. Follow-­‐up
Dear
Mr.
Duke,
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
interview
today
for
the
Research
Intern
posi8on.
I
appreciated
the
8me
you
provided
to
discuss
my
skills
developed
through
experiences
in
both
lab
and
office
sedngs
and
how
each
could
contribute
to
your
overall
goal
this
summer
of
becoming
more
sustainable.
I
hope
to
specifically
bring
what
I
learned
regarding
sustainable
prac8ces
from
the
Nicholas
Ins8tute
to
your
organiza8on
resul8ng
in
a
more
efficient
business
with
less
of
an
impact
on
the
Earth.
Best
Regards,
Sample
Student

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