There are a limitless number of questions that an interviewer might ask during the interview. However, all of these questions will fall into one of four different categories:
1. Personal (40%)
2. Behavioral (30%)
3. Technical (25%)
4. Logical (5%)

You can`t properly prepare for an interview unless you know what you are being evaluated on. I perform hundreds of interviews for most of the major investment banks. Below are the things that I evaluate candidates on using a scale of 1 thru 6. Banks use their own specific forms, but you can rest assured that most of these characteristics are included in some more...

You can`t properly prepare for an interview unless you know what you are being evaluated on. I perform hundreds of interviews for most of the major investment banks. Below are the things that I evaluate candidates on using a scale of 1 thru 6. Banks use their own specific forms, but you can rest assured that most of these characteristics are included in some way on those forms.

Industry Experience / Knowledge
Passion / Interest
Analytical Problem Solving
Quantitative Analysis
Oral Communication
Performance Under Pressure
Initiative
Project Management / Organizational Skills
Leadership Skills
Fit for the Company
Fit for the Particular Position / Division
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I am always surprised how many people come into an interview and don`t really know their own resume. You should evaluate your resume and prepare for you interview keeping the following in mind:

1) Everything line must say something about you or your experience

2) Assume the interviewer is an expert on everything you list on your resume so you h more...

I am always surprised how many people come into an interview and don`t really know their own resume. You should evaluate your resume and prepare for you interview keeping the following in mind:

1) Everything line must say something about you or your experience

2) Assume the interviewer is an expert on everything you list on your resume so you had better be able to address each item in incredible detail
- Should be able to talk for 45 second on each line of your resume

3) For each job you should know the following:
- Why you chose it
- What you learned from it
- What specific tasks you completed
- What you like/disliked most about it
- What impact you made

For each activity or leadership experience, you should know the following:
- How much time you spend doing it
- What you have learned from it
- How you have sought to make a personal impact
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In order to answer technical (i.e. industry-specific) questions, you must have a deep understanding of the industry and opportunity itself. At CareerCore, we call that "knowing the job". "Knowing the job" is more than just knowing the title of the position. You must understand everything possible about that opportunity. That includes the following:

1) more...

In order to answer technical (i.e. industry-specific) questions, you must have a deep understanding of the industry and opportunity itself. At CareerCore, we call that "knowing the job". "Knowing the job" is more than just knowing the title of the position. You must understand everything possible about that opportunity. That includes the following:

1) General Industry
Example: What is the difference between sales & trading and investment banking?

2) Skills and Analyses
Example: What are the three major valuation techniques used to value a company?

3) Deliverables
Example: What is in a “pitch book”

4) Current Events
Example: Explain the subprime credit crisis


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Many of the questions that you will be asked will be behavioral. In order to answer these questions, you must "Know Your Story". See the action item "Crafting Your Story".

Once you have crafted your story, you should use the specific examples in your story to answer the behavioral questions. You should also tell that story using the SAR framework. SAR more...

Many of the questions that you will be asked will be behavioral. In order to answer these questions, you must "Know Your Story". See the action item "Crafting Your Story".

Once you have crafted your story, you should use the specific examples in your story to answer the behavioral questions. You should also tell that story using the SAR framework. SAR stands for (S)ituation, (A)ction and (R)esult.
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Ten questions may sound like a lot, but not every question is suitable for every interviewer. When formulating your questions, you should think about the following:

- The questions you ask should be things you really want to know about the business, company or opportunity. If they are not, the interviewer will certainly be able to tell and you will co more...

Ten questions may sound like a lot, but not every question is suitable for every interviewer. When formulating your questions, you should think about the following:

- The questions you ask should be things you really want to know about the business, company or opportunity. If they are not, the interviewer will certainly be able to tell and you will come across as extremely insincere. This will have an negative impact in the eyes of the interviewer.

- It is perfectly acceptable and even encouraged to ask questions about the interviewers own personal experience at the company or in their career. People like talking about themselves. Plus this is a great way to get more intimate details on the company.

- Before you ask your questions, know the background of the interviewer. You should know whether the interviewer is a line professional or an human resource professional. You should know if they have a background in the area related to your question. You will come across ignorant if you ask a question about the Chinese economy to a human resource professional who has no background in China or economics.

- Don`t feel as though each question you ask needs to be a new discrete question. You should feel free to ask a follow-on question to a question that the interviewer has already answered. This makes this part of the interview more of a dialogue than a time for you to shoot random questions
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I always encourage people to bring notes to an interview. This doesn`t mean that you read your notes during the interview, but you can have the notepad in front of you and casually glance down at it. More importantly, you can review your notes prior to walking into the interview. Things you might put in your notes include:

- Questions to ask the inter more...

I always encourage people to bring notes to an interview. This doesn`t mean that you read your notes during the interview, but you can have the notepad in front of you and casually glance down at it. More importantly, you can review your notes prior to walking into the interview. Things you might put in your notes include:

- Questions to ask the interview
- Important information about the company, industry or job
- The 5 most critical elements of your story that you want to make sure that you raise in the interview
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