How to Answer the Toughest Interview Questions!Featured Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Answers to Tough Interview Questions Welcome to the first round of "What Would You Say?"! Our host Maggie catches up with Billy on the street to see how he'd fare against some of the toughest interview questions out there!
Federal Tax Advisor, International Paper Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Tell Me About Yourself Rachel is a Federal Tax Advisor with International Paper, one of the largest paper manufacturing firms in the country. Her main role is split into two parts: prepare the company's quarterly earnings reports and working on the provision for income taxes.
Co-Founder, Virtual Interviewing Company, CoTrain Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Tell Me Why You Want This Job Mohit is the co-founder of CoTrain based out of Seattle, WA. While working for Microsoft's XBox division, Mohit had the realization that large corporations spend too much of their own time interviewing prospective hires (sometime's up to 150 hours). He saw a problem in the marketplace and created a solution: let these corporations outsource...
Major:
Economics (Masters), Philosophy (Masters)
City: Seattle State: Washington
Director of Platform Solutions, On Deck Capital Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Be Honest About Weaknesses Brian is the Director of Platform Solutions for On Deck Capital. As a microbiology student and Navy ROTC participant, Brian planned on earning his warfare pin upon graduating and then resuming his civilian career in medical school. While serving in the Navy Brian discovered he loved the leadership and organizational aspect of the military....
Major:
Microbiology (Bachelor), MBA (Masters)
City: New York State: New York
Director of East Central Region Campus Recruiting, Ernst & Young Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Answering Greatest Weakness Michael is the Director of East Central Region Campus Recruiting for Ernst & Young. His workday involves going to college campuses to meet with both students and faculty. Michael tells us he's always on the lookout for students who are well-rounded, able to multi-task, and genuine.
Major:
Accounting (Bachelor), MBA (Masters)
City: McLean State: Virginia
Director of Strategic Pricing and Practice Management Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Answering Big Picture Items John is the Director of Strategic Pricing and Practice Management for Miles and Stockbridge, a leading law firm located in Washington, DC. In his daily role, John and his team must come up with the pricing structure for clients as well as manage the business strategy for the different practice groups at his law firm.
Major:
Accounting (Bachelor)
City: Washington State: District of Columbia
Supply Chain Planning, McNeil Consumer Healthcare Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Amount Of Tennis Balls Sold In U.S. Each Year Brian works in supply chain planning for McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a company that markets some of the biggest names in over-the-counter medicine today. Brian helps create sales forecasts for the company's commercial partners and then analyzes the manufacturing capabilities to determine whether or not the company can meet the projected...
Major:
Business Logistics (Bachelor), MBA (Masters)
City: Fort Washington State: Pennsylvania
Manager, Consulting Firm, North Highland Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Overcoming Your Faults Lindsay is a manger at North Highland, one of the highest regarded consulting firms in the industry. Lindsay describes her work as "globally local", meaning consultants will live in a close vicinity to their current client. Cutting out the stress of commuting and the impersonal feel of virtual consulting, Lindsay can focus all of her attention...
Major:
Marketing (Bachelor)
City: Philadelphia State: Pennsylvania
Director of Investment Research, Wescott Financial Advisory Grp. Channel:Toughest Interview Topic: Discussing Your Strengths And Weaknesses Margaret is the Director of Investment Research for the Wescott Financial Advisory Group. Based out of Philadelphia, Margaret's main roles are to develop asset allocation strategies, monitor the performance of her division's funds, and analyze both the daily market and economy.