Anybody had panel interviews before where they had to make a presentation?

[NewJeffCT]

My wife has an upcoming interview with a good company.

We found out today that it is a 2 hour process. In the first hour, they give her a case study and ask her to prepare a presentation on the case. The next hour, she gives the presentation to a 3 person panel, who then (I assume) ask her questions about the case.

Anybody have to go through a process like this? How did it go? Was it stressful?

I have a lot of confidence in my wife, but have not heard of a process like this before.

[Misunderestimator]

1. Wow.... they're getting free work from their applicants.

I've had plenty of panel reviews where I have gone from one person to another, to a group for an entire day, but nothing like that. I suppose if doing presentations is integral to her job, it's a great way to weed out the chaff.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Yes, I had to do something like that.

My job involves internal (company) training, and during my second interview I had to present a topic to a panel and answer questions about it. It was a little stressful, but I was familiar with the topic and had a fair amount of teaching and other public speaking experience, so it wasn't too bad. I think the main thing is to be sure to do exactly what the panel says, act confident, ldon't speak too quickly, look at the panel, and pause to think before answering their questions.

[NewJeffCT]

3. thanks

the thing is, the company my wife is interviewing for is not exactly in her line of work... it's not like she is going from purchasing for one clothing company to purchasing for a competitor... she is going from her current job purchasing for a small to mid-sized clothing accessory company to a large multi-line company that has several major products in a completely different industry (and probably hundreds or thousands of smaller, related products). So, a company that employs 2,000 in total to one that employs 200,000 worldwide.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Good luck to her!