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Career Fair
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Interview Tips
9/26/2011
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Résumé
ALWAYS SEND IN PDF FORMAT
Length
KEEP TO ONE PAGE
Format
Education First
Work Experience Second
Leadership and Extra Curricular Activities Third
Additional Last
Help
Every Monday from 11:30 am to 12:20 and Tuesdays 4:30
pm – 5:20 pm you can attend a Quality Résumé Writing
Workshop in the Lear Center
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Meeting
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1. Researching prospective companies
Know the companies that you plan to speak with
2. Introducing yourself to prospective employers
Be prepared to introduce yourself confidently
3. Elevator speech
Know exactly what you want to say about yourself
4. Interviews
Know your résumé and be ready to answer questions
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Companies
 Know Companies That You Plan To Speak With
Prospective employers will be impressed if you have
knowledge of their firm’s culture, recent news, job
openings, etc.
Good Sources
Company’s career website
Bloomberg
SEC Filings
Google
LinkedIn
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Introduction/Elevator
 Introduction
 Introducing yourself confidently to prospective employers
starts the conversation off on the right foot
 Firmly shake hands and exchange names
 Tell the employer why you are interested in their company and what
exactly you hope to do
 Segue into elevator speech
Elevator Speech
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 Preparation
Know your Résumé
Be prepared to tell your story
Know the company that you are interviewing with
Know the position you are interviewing for
 Interview Types
Fit Based
Technical Based
Behavioral
Brain Teasers
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Interviews
 Fit Based
 Main Objective:
 To see if the applicant will fit well with the people and culture of the company
 Common Questions:
 Tell me about a recent problem and how you solved it?
 What do you like to do when your not working?
 Tips:
 Be yourself, know what people at the company like to do, Hunting, Sports, Etc.
 Technical Based
 Main Objective:
 To see if the applicant has a good understanding of the technical aspects of Finance
 Common Questions:
 What is the Capital Asset Pricing Model?
 Can you walk $10 of depreciation through the three financial statements?
 Tips:
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 Be well versed in financial lingo, have someone in the industry do a mock interview
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Interviews
 Behavioral
 Main Objective:
 To see if the applicant can talk about how past experiences will help them in this
new position, to see if the applicant will fit well in the company
 Common Questions:
 Give me an example of a time when you motivated others?
 Give ma an example of when you used fact finding skills to solve a problem?
 Tips:
 Try to illustrate to the interviewer how past experiences will help you in the future
 Brain Teasers
 Main Objective:
 To see if the applicant can think quickly and intelligently walk the interviewer
through their thought process
 Common Questions:
 Complex multiplication and division questions
 How many parking meters are in New York?
 Tips:
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 Be sure to review basic multiplication and division, Look at guides
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Outing
When: Friday, September 30th, 2011
Time: 3 PM
Where: Hawk Hollow Golf Course located in Bath, MI
Cost: $25.00
Details: This is the chance for members to interact with
recruiters. The format of this event will be a 9-hole
scramble. Following the golf there will be a banquet
style dinner and awards ceremony.
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