Available May 23, 2024
EPISODE SUMMARY
You’ve made it past the application and have landed an interview. How do you prepare and increase your confidence?
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today. Simple but think about it. The more you put in today, the more your confidence will increase tomorrow.” - Elbert Hubbard
KEY POINTS & TAKEAWAYS
Understand the 3 types of interview questions:
Background: “Tell me about you”
Behaviors and Motivation: “Tell me how” or “Tell me why”
Situational Experience: “Tell me about a time”
Master the approach to how to handle each of these questions:
Briefly recap your journey
Three Answer Method
Situation, Action, Outcome
Exceed expectations for homework: question prep, research, visits, action plan.
INVEST IN YOU
Practice: ask others to fire interview questions your way, identify what type of question it is, and then apply the appropriate hack we reviewed in today's episode. I'll give you the first practice question now:
Why should we hire YOU?
Practice on your friends, not the interviewer!
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