Interview Tips, Techniques and Types

More job interview tips, techniques, types, sample questions and virtual practice from the Web are linked below. See the Interview Center right here at TechnicalJobSearch.com for more interview tips and sample questions. See also Interviews for self-help books on the subject.

Dress for Success
Head-to-toe interview attire recommendations for both genders, excerpted from Knock 'em Dead by Martin Yate.

Get Paid to Interview!
Instead of paying recruiters, companies are willing to pay you. NotchUp arranges it, at no charge to job seekers. Major companies such as Google, Genentech and Merill Lynch have joined NotchUp at this writing.

Group Interview Tips
In a nutshell, what it is and what interviewers measure in participating job candidates.

How Do I Explain Getting Fired?
Explains why objective and blameless honesty is the best policy. From Monster HR. Register with "My Monster" to manage your job search, post your resume and customize your jobs by email options. It's all free.

How Not to Act in a Job Interview
Bloopers to avoid or entertain you. Some are pretty funny, not to mention, unbelievable. GradView also offers other tips and sample questions.

How to Prepare for a Telephone Interview
General tips for preparing for a job interview by phone.

Informational Interviews
Informational interviewing is an excellent way to learn more about a career you are considering and an excellent source of networking contacts. This links internally to our Informational Interviews section in our Career Networking Center.

Interview Question Tips
Thought-provoking tips help you to formulate important interview questions to ask. Free, courtesy of Vault Job Board in partnership with TechnicalJobSearch.com. Includes links to Vault's company research resources. Vault was named the "best place on the Web to prepare for a job search" by Fortune Magazine and is often included among the "Best of the Web" by Forbes Magazine.

Interview Tips, Techniques & Types
Several interview tips from JobWeb, a job site for college students and grads. Includes internship interviews. Operated by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).

Interviewing for Employment
Tips and techniques for before, during and after the interview, including samples of common questions organized by type. From Virginia U. Career Services. Because it's in PDF format, you'll need the free Adobe Reader.

Job Interview Tips
The basics, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor. Part of the section "Finding a Job and Evaluating a Job Offer".

Job Interview Types
Briefly, what one-on-one, committee, stress, screening, group, telephone and lunch interviews are about, each with tips for success. Also includes sample practice questions with tips for answering, and questions to ask.

Job Interview Videos
A series of streaming (online) videos about interviewing and other job-search topics, from CollegeGrad. They run in the free media player built into most versions of Microsoft® Windows. CollegeGrad provides the download link if you don't have the player. Includes text interview tips and techniques, plus sample questions.

Legal Issues
Primarily targeted to interviewers, but just as useful for interviewees to get the "inside scoop" on what's permitted and what's not. Includes illegal questions and their legal equivalents. Courtesy of the University of Kansas Medical Center, Equal Opportunity Office.

Panel Interview Tips & Techniques
About variety in your answers, exercising interpersonal skills, managing stress while facing the firing squad, and more. Provides tips for other interview types too.

Preparing
Before tips, including researching a company to answer the common question "Why do you want to work for us?" Includes a link to company research resources.

Technical Interview Tips, Techniques & Questions
If you're specifically looking for technical question samples, tips, techniques, brainteasers and such, start here.

Virtual Interview Practice
Questions with multiple-choice answers that give you immediate feedback, courtesy of Western State College of Colorado.

Virtual Interview Practice
Practice answering "puffball to killer" questions online. Monster.com offers many more resources for free. Register with "My Monster" to manage your job search, post your resume and customize your jobs by email options. It's all free.

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