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Unemployment |
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re: tech consulting interviews |
| Date Posted: |
11/10/2004 |
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Hey,
I need some help with a interview I have in few weeks. Although I currently work at Consulting firm(Human Resources), I don know how the interview process is like at tech consutling companies.
My interview is with company call Informatica Corp. It's all day event and recruiter said I will be interviewed by at least 3 to 4 people.
Any helpful insight would be appreciated. |
| Message: |
Usually the all-day interview is to see if you pass muster with potential colleagues and supervisors. It's typically a behavior-based format where they discuss your background and experience. There might be a case study or logic question session, although that's usually only done by strategy-consulting companies or places like Microsoft. Just remember a few things:
1) Stay alert and "on-message". An all day affair can get tiring and make you lose focus. Treat each meeting as a separate job interview where you have to sell yourself all over again.
2) If you're coming from HR consulting with minimal tech experience, be prepared to address that. Talk about whatever tech competence you do have, your interest in developing your skills, and give examples about being a motivated, quick learner. They'll feel better about hiring you if you're eminently trainable.
3) Don't completely suppress your personality. This is a chance to see how you fit into their culture. If they're friendly and open, you can match that. Being too serious or mannered makes you seem robotic or fake, and that becomes very apparent over the course of a day.
4) Participate in your own interview. Do background research on the company and definitely ask questions. I usually try to tailor it to the role of the person interviewing me, strategy ques. for management, nuts and bolts technical ques. for developers. If they think you're really listening and having a discussion, it leaves a good impression.
Good luck with the interview!
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