Interviews
Preparation, behavioural questions, take-home tasks, remote formats and practice.
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8 guides
Preparing for an Interview in the Time You Actually Have
Advice assumes a free week. Most people have an evening. What to do first, in order of what changes the outcome most per minute spent.
Behavioural Questions: The Structure and Its Limits
The four-part structure everyone is taught produces recitation when applied mechanically. What it is actually for, and where to deviate.
\\"Tell Me About Yourself\\
The first question in most interviews, and the one people prepare least. What it is asking, what a good answer contains, and how long it should run.
The Questions to Ask Them
The last five minutes are assessed and they are the only part where you gather information. What to ask, and what the answers tell you.
Take-Home Tasks: What Is Reasonable and What Is Not
Some are a fair assessment and some are unpaid work or a filter on free time. How to tell, how to negotiate, and when to decline.
Remote and Recorded Interviews
Video removes the feedback that makes conversation work, and one-way recordings remove the conversation entirely. What each format needs.
Talking About Why You Left
The question arrives in every interview and people answer it badly through lack of rehearsal. What to say when the honest reason is difficult.
Practising Out Loud, and Why Reading Answers Does Not Work
The gap between knowing what you want to say and saying it is what an interview exposes. It closes by speaking, and by almost nothing else.