| 17. What interests you about our product or service? | | | | experience for the interviewer as well and they want |
| With this question, the interviewer does not really | | | | justification as to why they are going to hire you. |
| want to hear every opinion you have. Give them | | | | Give them that justification. |
| facts. I'm sure your college has a resource where | | | | 18. Why did you select your college or university? |
| you could look up such things like company revenue, | | | | If you discuss how good your college's x, y or z |
| company growth, company age, executive | | | | program is and you begin talking your college up, |
| management, competition or anything else that is | | | | they are going to be bored listening to you. I can |
| helpful. | | | | promise you one thing about the "real world." The |
| So, if you were to take these numbers and | | | | college degree just becomes something on your |
| information and make answers out of them, it may | | | | resume. I deal with executive level job seekers all the |
| look like this: | | | | time. I have seen Harvard MBAs not have a job (2 in |
| Company revenue and company growth - if the | | | | the past 5 months) and I have seen people who |
| company is growing (which you only want to work | | | | went to colleges I have never heard of become a |
| for one that is), say that you want to work for a | | | | key member within an organization. If you want |
| progressive company because their revenue has | | | | some validation on this comment, go to any college |
| increased x amount and you feel that there is | | | | website and you will see individuals who were able to |
| opportunity to make a career there. Come prepared | | | | donate millions to the college because they went out |
| with numbers and all this information on a piece of | | | | and became successful. |
| paper. Simply cut and paste your college logo and | | | | If you were to say things like: (and don't feel as if |
| their corporate logo and you have a simple | | | | you have to justify these answers, make them a |
| presentation that your competition will not. | | | | statement and move on) |
| Company Age - if the company is young, tell them | | | | "I couldn't afford x or y college. Simple as that." |
| that you want a small company which has a lot of | | | | "It was just a toss-up between x or y college and I |
| potential. If the company is older and bigger, tell the | | | | pretty much took a leap of faith and it really worked |
| interviewer that you feel that at a company like | | | | out" |
| ________, if you work hard, you can make a great | | | | "I know you don't get this answer very much, nor do |
| career for yourself. Play all aspects into a positive. | | | | I like to give it, but in all honesty when I was coming |
| Executive management - if you want to reference | | | | out of college, two of my friends were going to |
| an article about one of the executives, bring a | | | | ________ and I felt like being far away, but close |
| printed copy of the article with the points highlighted. | | | | to home. When I got to school, I worked hard, I |
| Just by doing this, you have probably done more | | | | learned a lot and, in the end, I'm glad that this reason |
| research on the executives than the person who is | | | | made me go to x university." |
| interviewing you. Remember, this person wants to | | | | "I had a scholarship and how many people get to say |
| look for their boss too. So, when their boss asks | | | | that they got a free education worth over $100,000 |
| how the interview went, they can present all the | | | | while playing ___________. |
| material you gave them. This is probably a big | | | | |