MBA英文案例personalinterviewWord格式文档下载.docx

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4）WrapUp.

Moreoftenthannot,peoplepreparethemselvesonlyforthecasepart,leavingthepersonal“fit”partunattended.Believeus,ifyoudonotsucceedinyourpersonalinterview,thecasewillnotcount!

Therefore,thisdocumentwillbefocusedonthepersonalsideoftheinterviewprocess,andhowtosucceedonthatdifficultpartoftherecruitingprocess.

Introductorycomments

Asyougothroughtheprocess,youwillreceivetoughquestionsthatprobenotonlyyourintentionsandintellect,butalsoyourpsycheandpersonality.Yourdeliveryisasimportantaswhatyousay.Theonlywaytoshowpoiseandgracewhileansweringthesetoughquestionsispracticeandpractice.

a）Knowyourself:

Youneedtocreateastorylineforyourself.DescribehowyourlifehasdevelopedsuchthatajobwithfirmXisthenextlogicalstepinreachingyourgoals.Beabletowalkthroughthedetailsofyourresumeandfillinthedetails.Forinstance,whydidyoumakethemovesyouhave?

Whathavebeenthemostsignificandecisionsyouhavemade?

Wherewerethechallengesandwherewerethetriumphs?

Thisisalsoyourchancetosetyourselfapart.Givetheinterviewersomethingtorememberyouby-tellaninterestingstory,talkaboutauniqueskillortalent,etc.Onewaytodothisistoincorporatewordsthatwillprovokecuriosityinyourresume.

TheCMCoffersmanysessionstohelpyoupolishyourstoryline.Takeadvantageofthem.

b）Knowthefirm:

Whatdoesthefirmprideitselfon?

Whatmakesthemunique?

Ifafirmpridesitselfonbeingathoughtleader,showyouhavebeenathoughtleaderorwhybeingapartofafirmsthatleadstheindustryisimportanttoyou.Youmustalsoknowthebasicsaboutacompanysuchaswheretheyhaveofficesandhowtheyarestructured.Ifyouareunclearaboutanyoftheseareas,ask!

!

Youdo,however,wanttoshowsomeinitialunderstandingandthenaskforclarification.

UseCompanypresentationstoasktheconsultantssmartquestions.Ifyouareinterestedinafirm,calltherecruitingmanageroraconsultantyouhavespokenwithandgetmoreinformationabouttheworkandculture.

Don'

tbeshyaboutaskingquestions,mostpeoplearehonoredwhentheyareaskedabouttheiropinionsandexperiences.

c）Listenwell:

ThisisVERYimportant.Insightsandcluesareallaroundyou.Evenbeforeyourinterviewbegins,youshouldtrytopickupanyinformationyoucan.Gotopresentationsandtakenotes.Whatarethebuzzwordstheyusetodescribethemselvesandthepeopletheyhire?

Rememberafewhighlightsfromthecompanypresentation.Duringtheinterview,payattentiontoyourinterviewer.Whatmakesthemlookinterested?

Whatdotheyaskyoutoelaborateon?

Ifyouareweakinonearea,listenforachancetoshowyourskillsinanotherway.

Preparationtothepersonalinterview

Inordertoprepareyourselfforthepersonalinterview,youneedtoanswerthefollowingquestions:

1）Whoarethefirmslookingfor?

2）WhatshouldIdobeforetheinterviews?

3）WhatshouldIbeawareofduringtheinterview?

4）WhatquestionswillIbeaskedduringtheinterview?

Therearefundamentalskillsthatyouneedtodemonstratetogetaconsultingjob.Doyouthinkyouhavethesequalities?

Whatexampleswouldyouusetoshowwhatyoudo?

Hereisalistofthe“criticalskills”thatconsultingfirmsarelookingfor:

1）Analyticalskills:

intelligent,abletofindpatternsandcausalrelationshipsinwhatappearstobeunrelateddata;

createshypothesistodriveresearch,usesclearandlogicthinking,drawsonpastexperiencetosolveproblems,appliescreativitytocomeupwithsolutions

2）BusinessSense:

Entrepreneurial,staysoncurrentbusinessdevelopments,intuitivelyunderstandsbasicbusinessdynamics,converseseasilyaboutbusinessissues.

3）QuickLearning:

Solicitsandisopentofeedback,humble,wantstoimprovehimself/herself,learnsfrommistakes.

4）Communicationsskills:

Listenscarefullytounderstandothers,usestactfulphrasesandtimingwhencommunicating,hasagoodsenseforwhatpeoplemean,understandshowhe/sheisbeingperceived.

5）Integrity:

Doesnotwaveronethicalissues,hasbasicrespectforotherindividuals,isabletomaintainconfidentiality,followsthroughoncommitments.

6）InterpersonalSkills:

Mature,avoidsturningbusinessissuesintopersonalissues,genuinelyinterestedinotherpeople,cangetalongwithpeoplefromarangeofbackgrounds,positiveinattitude,keepscolunderpressure,thinksbeforeleaping,open-minded,abletoputthingsinperspective.

7）Leadershipskills:

Hasinfluence,canmakedecisionsquickly,providesleadershipinsituationswherethereisnone,understandsindividualspositionsonissuesandhowtoinfluencethem,abletotakerisks,takesactionwhennecessary,setscleargoals,ralliespeoplearoundasharedobjective.

8）Motivationandenergy:

Enthusiastic,hasacan-doattitude,hashighperformancestandards,motivatesothers,willingtoworklonghours,organizesworkeffectively,detail-oriented,willingtodounglamorouswork

9）Quantitativeskills:

Canapplyquantitativethinkingtoanalysisofissues,understandsquantitativerelationshipsinbusiness,comfortableperformingsimplemathmentally,academictraininginmath.

10）Teamplayer:

Likestoworkinteams,sensitiveandwillingtohelpothers,knowswhentobealeaderandwhentobeafollower,putsgroup’sinterestsbeforeown,sharescreditforjointwork.

11）Intellectualcuriosity:

abilitytobesatisfiedwiththeintellectualchallengeofhiswork,comfortablewiththenotionthatclientmightnotfollowtheiradvice.

12）Comfortwithambiguity:

canthriveinanenvironmentinwhichthingsarefluid,nonstructuredanduncertain,canbringstructureandthoughttowhatseemsaconfusingsituationwithmaturityandpoise.

Don’tworryifitseemsyoudon’tmeetthesecriteria.Mostsuccessfulcandidatesreallydon’tpossessallofthem.Butbeingawareoftheseneeds,andfocusingyouranswerstodemonstratetheseskills,canbethedifferencebetweenreceivingandofferornot.

Talkabouttheseskills,findwhereyoudevelopedthemandappliedthem.

Thissectionwillcoverhowtopreparefortheinterview.Thispartisaveryimportantone,sinceitwilldeterminehowconfidentyouarewhenyouwalkintotheinterviewingroom.

a）Logistics:

Thecompanyshouldnotifyyouifyouarebeinginvitedforaninterview.Generally,youaregivenseveralinterviewtimestochoosefrom.Reecruitersrememberearlyandlatecandidatesthebest.Althoughyoumaynotbeabletohavetheflexibilitytodecidethis,trytoavoidslotsinthemiddleoftheday,speciallyafterlunchhour.Inaddition,manyinterviewerswillbeverycriticalontheirveryfirstinterviewofthedate.

b）Understandtheindustrystereotypes:

Often,recruitersarelookingfora"

pattern"

ofpeopleandbackgroundsthathavebeensuccessfulinthepastattheircompany.Andunfortunately,oftentheyaremisledbysurfaceimpressions.Watchtheconsultantscarefullyoneachoccasion,seehowtheycommunicate,moveanddress.Carryyourselfwithmaturity.

Imaginethatyouareinasituationinwhichyoumustleadameetingwithseniorexecutives.Howwouldyouactinthatsituation?

Walkintoyourinterviewwiththatscenarioinmind.Ofcourse,yournaturalpersonalityandwarmthwillmakethedifference!

c）Headlining:

Itishardforrecruiterstospendeighthoursinarowinterviewingonestudentafteranother,askingthesamequestionsallday.Itishardeventoremembercandidates.Muchoftheinterviewer'

sassessmentissubjective,andyouneedtomakeanlastingimpressiononaninterviewersothatallyoustandoutofthepack.

Therefore,youneedtohaveaveryclearagendafortheinterview.Comeupwithheadlines-afewkeypointsaboutyourselfthatwillinfluencetheinterviewer.Preparetheseheadlinesinadvance,andbackeachheadlinebackwithawill-chosenanecdotethatisinterestingenoughtohelptheinterviewerunderstandandremembertheheadline.Thekeyistoslipinpointsaboutyourselfduringappropriatemoments,nottoforcethemontheinterviewerobviouslyorawkwardly.

Interviewpreparationworksheet

WhatismystoryofwhyIwanttoworkinthisfield?

HowdidIdevelopaninterestinthisfield?

WhyamIinterestedinthisfirm?

WhatheadlinesaboutmypersonalitydoIwanttoimply?

…

HowwillIcommunicatethese?

WhatheadlinesaboutmyanalyticalskillsdoIwanttoimply?

WhatheadlinesaboutmybusinesssenseandknowledgedoIwanttoimply?

WhatquestionsaboutthecompanywillIaskattheendoftheinterview?

UsetheInterviewPreparationWorksheet,aswellastheCMCmaterialsandpresentations,todevelopyourheadlines.Thechecktheseheadlinesagainst:

Theskillsthatfirmsarelookingfor

Thequestionsfirmsaskduringtheinterview

Thecharacteristicsofthefirmyouareinterviewingwith

d）Lastminutedetails:

Ifyouhaven'

tyet,makesurethatyoufindoutwhatthecompanydoes,howitisdif