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Job interview preparation

Where can I find advice on preparing for job interviews?

HBS MBA students and alumni - Please also consult Career and Professional Development

General resources:

WSJ Careers
A Wall Street Journal site for Job searches in business and management with topical articles on current strategies for job seekers.

Monster Interview Center
Contains brief articles with interviewing tips, and offers audio presentations.

Bradley CV'S Interviewing Advice
Includes a list of example interview questions for the interviewer and interviewee, and information on interviewing techniques including group interview testing and panel  interviewing. While the site originates from the U.K., information is relevant for business interview situations worldwide.

Vault 
Contains documents on interview techniques and practice questions.

ABI/ProQuest
Includes industry reports from First Research, which each contain preparation questions.

Company overviews, executive info, recent activities and strategies:

Capital IQ

  • Quickly gain a holistic understanding of any company or firm including competitive landscape, transaction history, third-party affiliations, key people and their backgrounds, etc.

  • Identify and understand the nature of company-to-company, person-to-person relationship connections based on events, transactions, and affiliations

Orbis

  • Global company databases unique in its breadth of geographies and extent of companies covered

  • Some private company financials available (depending on the country of incorporation)

  • Extensive company information including location of subsidiaries

Factiva
Scan for the latest news on the company, and/or particular executives, products, deals, etc.

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