How to Tease Out the Type of Person That You're Interviewing

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Once the interviews were booked, something that i did was research the interviewers. I would look them up unlinked in. And what i was looking for are these different connection points where i might be able to spark a conversation. So one example of this is when i went and looked up one of the interviewers,. It turns out he was a big skier. His whole insigram feed full of pictures of him skiing in different places around the country. He naturally lashed right on to that, and we had a ten, 15 minute conversation about skeing - all that good stuff. That led to a much, much better outcome, compared to just a rigid cu and a hor

Austin shares why he spent over 40 hours preparing for each interview during his job search!

Time Stamped Show Notes:

[0:30] - Interview preparation is key

[3:13] - Why spend so much time?

[4:08] - Do your research!

[7:22] - Rehearse & Refine your answers

[10:54] - Create a Value Validation Project

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Here’s a breakdown of how I spent the time:

[15 Hours] Researching the heck out of each company and their products to understand goals, challenges, and new initiatives.

[5 Hours] Chatting with employees and connections to best understand how to position myself.

[10 Hours] Drafting answers to interview questions. Then revisiting and refining them. Then recording myself delivering them. Then doing mock interviews.

[2-3 Hours] Researching my interviewers to understand who they are, what they care about, and how they want to be engaged with. Then building engagement plans for each.

[10 Hours] Brainstorming, building out, and refining Value Validation Projects for each company.

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