Interviewing Techniques
If you found your way to this website you’re probably curious about how to improve your interviewing skills. Whether you’re a student who needs to interview for graduate school, or a professional looking to secure a job, you’re in the right place.
Quotes to live by:
“The interview experience can be a subjective one. Your greatest asset is your preparation.”
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
“The question isn’t who’s gonna let me, it’s who’s gonna stop me.”
What the research says:
“Students tend to make four major missteps when interviewing: (1) not being able to articulate why they want the job [or entry into a professional school], (2) failure to ask insightful or interesting questions, (3) not knowing how to market their previous experiences, and (4) not practicing their interview skills.”
— Binns, 2008
(paraphrased) Round-robin mock interviews help students develop perspective on their interview strengths and weaknesses, evaluate themselves honestly, and determine what they can improve on. ”
— Marks & O’Connor, 2006
“There is no evidence that interview anxiety is negatively related to performance in the professional setting.”
— Zhang, Powell, & Bonaccio, 2023
