Really exciting internship interview comming up, tips needed!

[DarkManX]

I am currently an MIS major in my JR year, I have an interview Friday for "technology Early Career Development Internship?

This is going to be my 2nd interview for a job within my major, I never heard back from the first one. And i would really like this job! I?ve been in sales and am familiar with sales interviews and talking up my skills and being able to explain how I can maximize every opportunity etc etc.. But I need to take a diff approach. Anyone have any tips or can think of any good questions to ask?

 

[Gibson486]

Just be your self. The great thing about internships that no one talks about is that you get to experience real interviewing. Learn from every interview you have.

 

[badkarma1399]

Make sure to maintain a stance of dominance.

 

[PowerEngineer]

Find out as much as you can about your prospective employer. Knowing their business will help convince them that you might want to work for them after graduation (which is the only reason they're doing this).

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: PowerEngineer
Find out as much as you can about your prospective employer. Knowing their business will help convince them that you might want to work for them after graduation (which is the only reason they're doing this).

Um, no. Whether or not you stay with them a good internship will help get a job. A person walking into an interview for a full time job after graduation with a good internship is way ahead of people without it.

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: PowerEngineer
Find out as much as you can about your prospective employer. Knowing their business will help convince them that you might want to work for them after graduation (which is the only reason they're doing this).

This. Especially any thing you can find out about the position you will be filling and how your experience will help them in that position.

 

[QED]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: PowerEngineer
Find out as much as you can about your prospective employer. Knowing their business will help convince them that you might want to work for them after graduation (which is the only reason they're doing this).

This. Especially any thing you can find out about the position you will be filling and how your experience will help them in that position.

Yep. Our company hires interns every summer, and thier #1 criteria above all else is to find someone who is willing and able to transition into a full-time job after graduation.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Admit that your spelling isn't up to par but you can talk your way out of that?

 

[BoomerD]

Since it's a MIS interview, show up wearing a (mostly) unbuttoned ratty Aloha shirt, shorts and sandals.
They'll know you're a serious contender.

 

[DarkManX]

thanks for the tips!

 

[jagec]

Topic Title: Really exciting internship interview comming up, tips needed!

Don't fuck it up!

From my experience, 90% of what YOU bring to an interview is simply the ability to make small talk, describe yourself, and basically act like a normal functional human being. Don't do anything stupid, and most of your work is done. Know a bit about the company, know why you want the job, and explain why you would do well, making some mention of your long-term goals.

Of course, this is assuming that you are well qualified for the job and have a good resume. If you're going in for a long-shot interview, then you will need to be a very smooth talker, and that's not the sort of thing that can be taught over the web.

 

[Jabbernyx]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
This. Especially any thing you can find out about the position you will be filling and how your experience will help them in that position.

This.

 

[Dear Summer]

prepare really good questions to ask at the end. It helps a LOT

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: badkarma1399
Make sure to maintain a stance of dominance.

lol.

 

[tm37]

Keep your pants on

 

[DarkManX]

the iterview is with a large health insurance company, im kinda afraid of asking very technical questions if i will be interviewed by HR people :/. I was thinking about asking on their opinions on how Obama's plan to computerize medical records will affect their business? any other ideas? how about asking them with how they deal with changes to government regulations in terms of handling medical bills and claims?

 

[tm37]

Do not mention Obama's plan.

NEVER TALK POLITICS in the interview.

 

[DarkManX]

how about questions like:

are most of the applications developed in house or purchased?
what is the major focus of the IT budget?

 

[tm37]

You should read as much as you can on the company.

Look for news articles and the like. Ask what you will be doing. What all does this department do and how will you be utilized in that process.

If you are interviewing with the HR and they don't know they will look dumb and will not like you.

Large companies usually will ask questions to see if you are knowledgible about what they do.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

brag!

 

[misle]

I like to get lists of commonly asked interview questions. I then come up with answers to each question. It helps me a lot because I'm not sitting there thinking about the question. I probably have a canned answer that works better than anything I can think of on the spot.

Learn a lot about the company. Try to find someone who works there and chat with them about the company.

And most importantly, learn the correct spelling of "comming." Too many porn sites, eh?

 

[Krynj]

If it hasn't been said yet, I'd start by first learning how to spell coming.