Do you "research" your interviewers before you go on an interview?

[Hemichordate]

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[156925]

Yes, it is wise to be knowledgeable about where you are interviewing and with whom are you interviewing.
No, you should not feign interest.

 

[abesha]

Getting a little background is alright but they will see right through you if you feign interest in their field or view you as in ingenious person.

 

[pianola]

How often do you know who your interviewer is? I mean, do schools actually give you the whole list of people you'll be meeting?

(sorry, it's my first time around)

 

[HigHal320]

Only SLU told me who my interviewer was ahead of time. All other schools gave me my interviewer info on the day of the interview.

 

[onemoreyear]

I never knew who my interviewer would be in advance (at Albany and Madison I didn't even know how many interviews I would have...).

 

[Mobius1985]

I also had only one school that told me ahead of time who my interviewers would be.

 

[pianola]

Good to know. I think it may be a while until I have to worry about what I should or should not know about my interviewer

 

[Myuu]

WashU tells you the week before, if that's at all helpful.

 

[Jolie South]

I had a few schools where I knew my interviewers ahead of time. I looked them up but didn't read their papers or anything.

I always interjected a question about a part of their background that interested me. i.e. So I was noticing that you pursued the MD/MBA path, has the extra degree been useful to you and would you recommend others do it?

 

[armybound]

I also only knew who my interviewer was once, and yes, I did research him.