I help all of my candidates with interview prep and have found that those who truly take time to prepare (researching the firm, practice answering tough questions out loud, etc.) are much more likely to receive an offer.
I recently read this insightful article on interviewing and thought it was important to share. I help all of my candidates with interview prep and have found that those who truly take time to prepare (researching the firm, practice answering tough questions out loud, etc.) are much more likely to receive an offer.
I've included my favorite tips from the article below. You can access all of the tips and interview case studies by clicking
here.
Formulate a strategy
Before you enter the room, decide what three or four messages you want to convey to the interviewer. These should "show the connection between what you have achieved and what is really needed to succeed in the specific job and context," says Fern ndez-Ar oz. Lees says the best way to do this is to draft narratives ahead of time. "People buy into stories far more than they do evidence or data," he says. Your stories should be concise and interesting. Make sure they have a good opening line, such as, "I'm going to tell you about a time that I rescued the organization." Then, learn them like the back of your hand. Know how they begin and end so you can relay them without stumbling or sounding like a robot. Whenever possible, use one of your stories to
answer an interview question.