Interview Preparation - AmCham Scholarship Program

“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure.” – Norman Vincent Peale

The Interview in English, conducted by AmCham member company Human Resources experts, will evaluate the following competencies: Communication Skills, Initiatives, Achievement Orientation, Innovation, Analytical Ability, and Problem Solving.

Successful interviewing begins with preparation. Read the following sections to be fully prepared before your first interview. And reread the information for additional pointers as your interviewing approach matures over time.

Click on the below links for hints on how to prepare for an interview.

Competitive Interview Techniques. Successful interviewing begins with preparation. Read the sections to be fully prepared before your first interview. And reread the information for additional pointers as your interviewing approach matures over time.

Mastering the Interview. You are a special person. You know it. Your Mom knows it. Your Dad knows it. Your friends and relatives know it. But unless you convince the interviewer of your special talents and abilities, you will fade into that great dark abyss of Interviews Lost. Study this Section. Get comfortable with the techniques and tactics before your first interview. Remember, every interview counts.

50 Standard Interview Questions Don’t just read these questions—practice and rehearse the answers. It is not enough to think about them in your head—practice! Sit down with a friend or your roommate and go through all of the questions. Make the most of every single interview opportunity by being fully prepared!

Job Interview Tips from the Wall Street Journal. Take a hint from these hiring managers: When answering interview questions, apply the formula Q = A + 1: Q is the question; A is the answer; + is the bridge to the message you want to deliver; and 1 is the point you want to make.” A number of articles about job interviews.

Interview Preparation Hints from www.monster.com). Many online articles with tips on how to prepare for a successful interview, for example: Six Interview Answers, and especially for new graduates from universities and colleges: Interview Preparation for New Graduates, etc.

Informational Interviewing. An informational interview should be an integral part of your networking and job-hunting plan. An informational interview involves talking with people who are currently working in the field to gain a better understanding of an occupation or industry—and to build a network of contacts in that field.

The New-Boy Network: “Speak Clearly and Smile” It is a truism of the new economy that the ultimate success of any enterprise lies with the quality of the people it hires. The job interview has become one of the central conventions of the modern economy. But what, exactly, can you know about a stranger after sitting down and talking for an hour? Actually, human beings have a particular kind of pre-rational ability for making searching judgments about others. What we are picking up in that first instant would seem to be something quite basic about a person’s character, because what we conclude after two seconds is pretty much the same as what we conclude after twenty minutes, a powerful form of human intuition.

Striking the Right Note at Interviews, from Business Week. Consider interviews like a singing audition—the more you do, the better you get.