Mastering the Job Interview

Mastering the Job Interview (2007 Edition)
----Alexander Chernev
1. The Big Picture:
Understanding value—Articulating Value--- Communicating value

2. Key attributes sought by companies:
core skills----knowledge---company fit

3. Core skills:
Leadership, Analytical skills, Creativity, Teamwork, Communication skills, Management Skills, Capacity to learn, Drive
Knowledge: Functional knowledge, Industry knowledge, Global knowledge
Company fit: personality fit, commitment to the company, interest in the functional area.
4. Articulating your value proposition
Company benchmarking---competitive benchmarking---performance optimization---value proposition
5. Communicating your value proposition
Resume—introduction—personal experience questions---case analysis---your questions ---closure---follow up
6. Introduction question:
Introduction statement—accomplishments—skills—value to the recruiter
7. Personal experience interview:
The storyboard approach: context—action---results
8. Case analysis:
Business cases( oral cases/ written cases)—brainteaser cases
9. Structuring the case interview:
Clarify---structure---analyze( fact/assumptions/logic)--- conclude
10. Common business problems:
Planning cases---performance- gap, external- change
11. Brainteaser cases:
Estimation cases—logic cases--- creative cases