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 =====Common questions and preparation===== =====Common questions and preparation=====
 Interviews for PhD programs are very similar to interviewing for competitive jobs, and the questions are usually fairly standard and intuitive. [[https://​docs.google.com/​document/​d/​1JWzMdFJiC_DwdzIrp4e8_aSqlehnQp6aqR-khkaO1fg/​edit?​usp=sharing|Here is a list of all of the questions we were asked]] in our interviews (schools anonymized). Some commonly asked questions (and their equivalent versions) include: Interviews for PhD programs are very similar to interviewing for competitive jobs, and the questions are usually fairly standard and intuitive. [[https://​docs.google.com/​document/​d/​1JWzMdFJiC_DwdzIrp4e8_aSqlehnQp6aqR-khkaO1fg/​edit?​usp=sharing|Here is a list of all of the questions we were asked]] in our interviews (schools anonymized). Some commonly asked questions (and their equivalent versions) include:
-*Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your background and interests. +  ​*Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your background and interests. 
-*Why do you want to do a PhD? +  *Why do you want to do a PhD? 
-*Why did you choose to apply to this subfield rather than other subfields? Why business academia instead of psychology/​sociology/​economics academia? +  *Why did you choose to apply to this subfield rather than other subfields? Why business academia instead of psychology/​sociology/​economics academia? 
-*Why this program? Which faculty would you see yourself collaborating with? +  *Why this program? Which faculty would you see yourself collaborating with? 
-*Is there a particular research question you are interested in pursuing? If you were in a PhD program right now and had unlimited funding, what study would you want to run? +  *Is there a particular research question you are interested in pursuing? If you were in a PhD program right now and had unlimited funding, what study would you want to run? 
-*What questions do you have for me? (Megan had multiple interviews where this was the only question asked, so it is important to have a sizable bank of questions prepared.)+  *What questions do you have for me? (Megan had multiple interviews where this was the only question asked, so it is important to have a sizable bank of questions prepared.)
  
 You may also be asked to articulate a vision for your career (e.g., 20 years down the line, what do you envision yourself doing and what impact would you have made on the field?), identify your favorite researcher or favorite research article, share about your strengths and weaknesses, or discuss one of your failures and what you learned from that experience. For some programs, interviewers may delve deep into the methods (e.g., experiments,​ statistics, identification for econ-related fields, etc.) you may use to test a research idea proposed in your statement of purpose, ask you to interpret the results in some hypothetical data, or analyze a research paper (shared in advance to allow time for you to prepare your thoughts). You may also be asked to articulate a vision for your career (e.g., 20 years down the line, what do you envision yourself doing and what impact would you have made on the field?), identify your favorite researcher or favorite research article, share about your strengths and weaknesses, or discuss one of your failures and what you learned from that experience. For some programs, interviewers may delve deep into the methods (e.g., experiments,​ statistics, identification for econ-related fields, etc.) you may use to test a research idea proposed in your statement of purpose, ask you to interpret the results in some hypothetical data, or analyze a research paper (shared in advance to allow time for you to prepare your thoughts).