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Graduate Interview Question: What Do You Dislike About the Field?

DECEMBER 30, 2011 | BY MICAH
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In the last post, we talked about how to answer questions about what you like about the field. Like any good anarchists, today we are going to do the complete opposite. What don’t you like about your field? How to Answer We often discuss how important it is to stay positive. It is especially important[…]
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Graduate Interview Question: What Do You Like About The Field?

DECEMBER 29, 2011 | BY MICAH
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You worked hard, you studied for hours and now you have finally graduated. That’s the good news, the bad news is that interviewers know very little about you. All they know is that you have a major, and presumably your major is related to the field. The interviewer has little they can ask you, so[…]
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Graduate Interview Question: Who Had the Greatest Influence on Your Choice to Become a Part of This Field?

OCTOBER 6, 2011 | BY MICAH

“Choice? Please. My mom made me do it. I hate business. I wanted to go into art history, but she got all uppity and told me that there were no jobs in art history, and then she threatened to cut me off if I didn’t go to something more profitable. I’ll tell you what, though.[…]
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Interesting Interview Question: If This Field Became Obsolete, What Field Would You Choose to Go Into?

JULY 20, 2011 | BY MICAH

Computers will one day take over the world, using our useless corpses as sustenance to feed their artificially intelligent hard drives. Of course, this won’t all happen at once. It will happen gradually, as they take various jobs from not very hard working men and women like you. Interviewers want to know what kind of[…]
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Interesting Interview Question: Did You Get Into the Field By Choice or By Accident?

JUNE 27, 2011 | BY MICAH

There are many things that can shape/affect your career choices. You may be passionate about the field. You may have done it because it appeared like it would make you good money. Maybe your parents made you do it or it was the only field that would give you a scholarship. Interviewers are often curious[…]
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Common Entry Level Interview Question – Why Did You Choose This Field?

APRIL 8, 2011 | BY MICAH

You’re fresh out of college or high school. You apply for an entry level job somewhere. You get a call for an interview. You go to that interview. It will be your first time working in that field, and companies want people that are going to stick around. Naturally, this leads many companies to wonder[…]
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