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An interview is an opportunity to share more about your skills and past experiences and demonstrate how you solve problems. You’ll want to prepare for an in-person or virtual interview through research and developing short stories. We recommend using the STAR method to talk about your experience. An interview is also your chance to determine if a job or company is the right fit for your goals and values. You’ll want to come prepared with questions to ask the employer at the end.

This page will guide you through preparing for the types of interviews specific to your career path and industry. Career Services provides mock interview prep. You may schedule a mock interview prep appointment on Handshake.

Behavioral Interviews

Behavioral interviews ask you to tell the interviewer stories about a time when you handled a specific type of situation. The theory behind these questions is that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Employers who ask these questions are trying to assess how well you would handle situations that may come up on the job.

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Technical Interviews

Technical interviews ask you to solve a set of technical problems, which may involve practicing coding, building frameworks, or applying your data analysis skills, depending on the position you are interviewing for. These situations are your chance to demonstrate adaptability, work style, and critical thinking, in addition to technical knowledge.

  • Virtual and Technical Interviewing with Fast Enterprises (2/10/2021)
  • Technical Interview Prep Panel recording (4/15/2020)

Case/Consulting Interviews

A case interview is used to evaluate your analytical reasoning and communications skills, often for a consulting position. You will be given a detailed business scenario to investigate, then present your solution for the problem. Rather than a wrong or right answer, employers look for an understanding of how you navigate ambiguity and approach problem-solving in order to create a compelling argument for your solution.

  • Vault Guide to the Case Interview
  • PrepLounge’s Ultimate Guide For Your Case Prep

UI/UX Design Interviews

UX/UI design interviews allow employers (often design firms or other design-heavy businesses) to learn more about your approach to design, collaboration, and projects, and how this approach can contribute to the company. You may also receive a hands-on design challenge to complete on the spot, or take home and submit later.

  • Career Foundry’s 11 Common UX Design Interview Questions
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MLIS Capstone showcases a lesser-known part of U.S. history

Friday, May 30, 2025
The words “concentration camp” bring about disturbing images and evoke an emotional response. When people think of concentration camps, their minds are likely to turn to the Nazi extermination camps of World War II. However, many...
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Mason Koh, Kai Andreic, Asad Jaffery, Joshua Williams and Vaibava Venkatesan

Students develop tool to track kudos among co-workers

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
In today’s fast-paced work environment, managers often look for tools to make their jobs easier. For someone managing a large team, wouldn’t it be nice to have a tool that regularly provides summarized feedback about each employee?...
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