How to Interview Like a Top MBA: Job-Winning

The interview strategies that help graduates of the nation's top business schools get the best jobs with the highest salaries Interviewing for a job is more than answering questions. The most successful candidates are those who've done their homework, who come prepared with polished answers for every question, and who know how to steer the conversation where they want it to go. Now professional career coach Shelly Leanne--a Harvard graduate--teaches job seekers proven interview techniques taught at the nation's top business schools. How to Interview Like a Top MBA arms job seekers with: Insights and advice from top corporate executives, headhunters, and MBA program administrators Worksheets, charts, diagrams, and other valuable tools for creating a customized interview strategy and plan of action Valuable lessons on how to read interviewer signals, take control of an interview, turn weaknesses into strengths, ask the right questions, and much more

Dr. Shel Leanne is the president of the Wilshel Corporation, an educational and career consulting service. A former McKinsey & Company consultant, a Harvard graduate, and a former Harvard faculty member, she runs interview workshops with MBA students at Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, and other top business schools.

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. xi
Best Practices
Create a Great First Impression	p. 3
Do Your Homework in Four Key Areas	p. 15
Use Your Resume as an Effective Interviewing Tool	p. 33
Demonstrate a Fit Through Your Responses to Key Questions	p. 55
Shape the Interview with Responses to Open-Ended and Turnaround Questions	p. 69
Address Clear Weaknesses (Without Apologizing!)	p. 81
Present a Strong Explanation if You've Been Out of Work	p. 87
Demonstrate Business Relevance if You're a Nontraditional Hire	p. 97
End Your Interview Excellently	p. 111
Follow Up, Reinforcing a Positive, Lasting Impression	p. 119
100 Tough Questions and How to Answer Them
General Resume Questions	p. 127
Questions About Career Goals	p. 137
Questions About the Available Job	p. 141
Questions About Your Education	p. 155
Questions About Your Qualifications	p. 163
Questions About Your Leadership	p. 171
Questions About Your Career Progression	p. 187
Questions About Losing or Leaving Your Job	p. 191
Other Difficult Questions	p. 195
Personal Questions	p. 201
Personality Questions	p. 209
End-of-Interview Questions	p. 223
Index	p. 227
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