If you want to crush any job interview, open this:
Nail the basics
Before you get any more advanced, make sure your foundations are solid.
Dress professionally.
Show up early to interviews.
Be prepared with "Thank You" messages for after.
Do more research on the role and company than other candidates will do.
Before you get any more advanced, make sure your foundations are solid.
Dress professionally.
Show up early to interviews.
Be prepared with "Thank You" messages for after.
Do more research on the role and company than other candidates will do.
Share past project details
Companies want to hire candidates who can do the work.
Show your experience doing the things in the JD.
You have to know your details, or you won't come across as a subject matter expert.
Companies want to hire candidates who can do the work.
Show your experience doing the things in the JD.
You have to know your details, or you won't come across as a subject matter expert.
Bring solutions to the table
Most candidates will ask about existing problems.
Ex. "What do you need help with?"
The ones who get hired bring solutions to the table.
Ex. "I audited these 3 things, and found 5 solutions that could solve the problem."
Ultimate cheat code.
Most candidates will ask about existing problems.
Ex. "What do you need help with?"
The ones who get hired bring solutions to the table.
Ex. "I audited these 3 things, and found 5 solutions that could solve the problem."
Ultimate cheat code.
Ask great questions
Most candidates ask the basics.
You can show a lot through the quality of your questions.
Go beyond the surface and ask questions that show you are thinking long-term.
Do deep research on the role and company, and let it shine through with questions.
Most candidates ask the basics.
You can show a lot through the quality of your questions.
Go beyond the surface and ask questions that show you are thinking long-term.
Do deep research on the role and company, and let it shine through with questions.
Sell yourself as a problem-solver
Every role is created to solve a specific problem.
Study that problem from every angle.
Identify ways you can solve it in the short- and long-term.
And sell that in the interview.
Companies sell vision, you sell solutions.
Every role is created to solve a specific problem.
Study that problem from every angle.
Identify ways you can solve it in the short- and long-term.
And sell that in the interview.
Companies sell vision, you sell solutions.
Scrap the standard resume
Most candidates write blurbs about their past jobs in a Word doc.
The top 1% get creative with their resume by:
β Building a dedicate website
β Sending a work sample
β Recording a video
This will help you stand out in the interview process.
Most candidates write blurbs about their past jobs in a Word doc.
The top 1% get creative with their resume by:
β Building a dedicate website
β Sending a work sample
β Recording a video
This will help you stand out in the interview process.
Focus on understanding
Spend a good portion of the interview understanding the employer's motivation.
β What do they need?
β Why is the company in pain?
β What type of person do they need?
Focus on the employer and their needs.
Spend a good portion of the interview understanding the employer's motivation.
β What do they need?
β Why is the company in pain?
β What type of person do they need?
Focus on the employer and their needs.
Avoid negativity
Hiring managers usually sniff this out and avoid negative candidates.
This means avoiding negative talk about:
β Yourself
β Your current or past companies
β Your current or past coworkers
Show yourself in a positive light.
Hiring managers usually sniff this out and avoid negative candidates.
This means avoiding negative talk about:
β Yourself
β Your current or past companies
β Your current or past coworkers
Show yourself in a positive light.
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