hk2009 wrote:
axeforu wrote:
In fact my interviewer is nowhere close to what I have done in my professional career!
It should lead to very interesting conversations - makes my job more difficult but the challenge is exciting ...
helpmehelpme wrote:
anyone else get a frighteningly close match with their interviewer's profession? mine essentially did what i did pre MBA and went into what i wanted to do.. both of which are semi niches haha. kudos to booth for this
Hey you guys, how did you find out about your interviewers? I am scheduled for an alumni interview also, but so far I am only given the name of the interviewer. I want to look up his profile just to check how close/far off he is from my career track. Interviews like this (especially the non-adcom ones) I think depends a whole lot on how much I can personally bond with the interviewer and I could do that much better if I know something about him beforehand!!
LinkedIn and Googling the person is probably your best bet. Beyond that there's really not much you can do. This is just my perspective, but I wouldn't necessarily try to pre determine how you'll connect with your interviewer. You may have everything in common (career path, alma mater, etc.) and still not connect. I had absolutely nothing in common with my interviewer last year. i only looked up enough to see where he worked but had no clue what he did. We wound up having a great conversation that lasted nearly 2 hours. While I am not encouraging you to shoot for that I would encourage you to prepare well and then let it all unfold as it will. A "connection" with your interviewer isn't necessary to have a good interview and there's really nothing you can do to predict whether it will be there or not. Heck, your interviewer may have a great poker face and not show whether or not you've "connected." So it's just best not to really worry about that part of it if the information you seek isn't readily available through the common channels. Best of luck.