027: All Things Interviews

This week Misha and Gamu discuss their interview experiences, including some of the strange experiences and how to prepare.  

1. Be on time

2. Sit up and use eye contract

3. Prepare, prepare preare!

4. Read the room

5. The interview works both ways, ask questions!

Book: Lean in by Sheryl Sandberg and Lean in for Graduates

STAR Method:

Situation: Describe the situation that you were in or the task that you needed to accomplish. You must describe a specific event or situation, give enough detail for the interviewer to understand.

Task: What goal were you working toward?

Action: Describe the actions you took to address the situation with an appropriate amount of detail and keep the focus on YOU. What specific steps did you take and what was your particular contribution?

Result: Describe the outcome of your actions and don’t be shy about taking credit for your role in it. What happened? What did you accomplish? What did you learn? Make sure your answer contains multiple positive results.

Let us know in the comments what you think of this weeks episode

Join in the conversation using the #YourspacePod

Subscribe, Rate and review, and support us on Apple Podcast

Intro music by Drissy Parker

This podcast is in collaboration with Dare Redu