Interviewing advice please

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1. Karen LFebruary 23,2025 at 5:13PM UTC

   Andrew Lacivita has great videos on youtube! Also get your CAR stories ready: challenge, action, result. Practice those stories.

2. AnonymousFebruary 23,2025 at 6:31PM UTC

   Read everything you can about the company. Come up with a short list of notes to use when in the interview that you can reference back to your personal and professional experience. Use that to let them know how you align with the hiring points in their job description and be eager using words in your responses like "when I start the role" and "in my first week I hope to contribute" and such. Usually when you act as if you are already in the role and offer presumptive responses to their questions it is a better outcome. Go for it!

3. AnonymousFebruary 24,2025 at 7:02AM UTC

   Many interview questions can connect back to your replies about your core skills. If you have a short list of strong answers talking about your accomplishments and strong skills, and review which questions can be answered by talking about them, it'll greatly help. I keep my notes and outlines in front of me and am not shy to take a moment to glance at them.

4. Megan LeasherFebruary 24,2025 at 1:54PM UTC

   Have dinner with a friend and use the meal to share why you would be a great fit for the job and the company. Take the pressure off by creating a safe, casual space with someone you trust. Just have a chat. Let the words flow.

5. Maggie SoldanoFebruary 24,2025 at 2:53PM UTC

   Try Yoodlii. It’s a great way to rehearse and get feedback on your answers.

6. AnonymousFebruary 24,2025 at 2:54PM UTC

   You can use AI to give you ideas. Share the job description in chat gpt or copilot, then ask it to create questions likely in an interview. Use it like a coach, asking questions and giving feedback on the answers.

7. Tami L CannizzaroFebruary 24,2025 at 3:37PM UTC

   Congrats on lining up interviews! Here's a trick that works well for me and for clients of mine: First, prepare a list of potential questions that may be asked of you - this is relatively easy, stuff like "Tell me about yourself", "Why are you making a move/leaving your current job", "Tell me about a time when you managed a team", "What kind of project management experience (or something relevant to you) do you have?", "What is your greatest strength/weakness", etc. Write out your answer to these questions - I do this in a Word doc - and practice saying these OUT LOUD. You want to have your answers roll out in a conversational tone, and the best way to do this is to practice. We also want to avoid over-sharing; again the best way to avoid this is to have practiced our answers. Look at your accomplishments that you've listed on your resume; be prepared to tell the story of each. What was the situation, what action steps did you take and what was the result? Write these down as well and practice out loud. This should be done over and over until it is second nature. Trust me on this.

8. GirlBossanova934974February 25,2025 at 2:41PM UTC

   Good for you on the interviews! Today's job market is very different than the past. The first thing you need to do is research on LinkedIn the person or persons you are interviewing with! Find out how much REAL experience they have in the type of job they are in. The more REAL experience they have, the less likely you are to get TRAINED SEAL questions aka tell me about your plans for the next 5 years. Next, ask yourself a simple question. IF I were the HIRING manager, what would I asking about? You can save yourself a lot of wasted time memorizing answers to form questions. Be very aware of how things start out DURING the interview. Is this job all about cultural fit aka a HUGE POPULARITY CONTEST or actual qualifications? Last, find out during the interview WHO is the decision maker.......Is this one of those ENDLESS committee decisions? Or is there actually some PRIORITY to getting someone at the desk and getting the work done........??? Ask them!