My trial lesson

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Group company analysis

Preparing your interview

Steps and order

Project plan

Feedback

Deadline final version: 30th November

              Put the steps in the right order

Do research

Make interview questions

Figure out what I want/need to know

Get feedback

Get approval

Do the interview

Step 1: Do research

McKinsey's 7S model

McKinsey's 7S framework

Step 2: Identifying information need

What information do you need from the manager in order to explain each of the 7S's

Step 3: Formulating questions

Types of interviews

Step 3: Formulating questions

Structured: predetermined questions without any wiggle room

Semi-structured: general set of questions with room for change

Unstructured: just a list of topics to be discussed

Our interview will be...

1. structured
2. semi-structured
3. unstructured

Step 3: Formulating questions

15 questions = ~30 minutes

Step 3: Formulating questions

Good interview questions are:

concise

specific

just one question

Best question

Which specific external factors do you think have had influence on the company in the last couple years? Please name 5 examples. 

Which external factors are of influence on the company?

"What does the management do wrong according to you?"

1. Good question
2. Not a good question

"What is your opinion about the management in the company?"

1. Good question
2. Not a good question

What is the best interview question?

1. How is the company structured?
2. Which departments does the company have?

Steps in between:

Getting feedback

Improving the interview

Getting approval

Doing the interview

Roles

Recording

Roles during the interview

We will conduct our interview via...

We will record the interview

1. Yes
2. No

Questions

The first thing I'm going to do is...