✨ General Interviewing Tips ✨

● Keep your intro or explanation of background to 3-4 minutes. It’s proven that
interest can be lost after that. Once you have given your brief intro you can ask if
they would like you to go into more detail about a role.
○ You’ve probably got a lot of experience to pull from but remember there is
no need to go into detail for every job. Instead attempt to touch on the
most important roles and why they were impactful.
● Smile & be yourself. Body language is picked up on by interviews, so showing
your happy to be there and excited by the opportunity will sit well with your
interviewers
● Avoid sharing negative information–instead focus on how this information can be
shared in a neutral or positive way
○ Think about the way you refer to prior employers, customers or colleagues
and avoid using any “me” vs “them” verbiage
● Do your research on the company and interviewers, it goes a long way! If you are
interviewing for a certain team/product look up information on their website,
articles, events, etc
● Have a great answer of why this role is right for you, and why you’re interested in
the role/company you’re interviewing for
● Always have questions to ask at the end of the interview. Here are some good
ones
● Interview with the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method in mind, this is
key for answering questions while remaining clear and concise.
● Check your video software and wifi beforehand (take a speed test). Nothing
causes extra stress like Zoom deciding to update right before your interview.
● Find a clean background and do your best to avoid having a window behind you
so the video remains crystal clear.
● Come prepared with 4-5 situations or examples that you can tap to use as
answers to situational/behavioral questions. It is likely that there will be
questions about how you solved a difficult problem, overcame adversity or
worked through a project with a team. Practice talking through these situations
 with someone that is close to you who can give you good feedback to make sure
that your explanations are clear, concise and thorough. Talking through these
examples will help you to stay on track when you’re in an interview and prevent
you from going off on tangents, coming across as unstructured or accidentally
leaving out important details. If you don’t have someone who can listen, it could
be helpful to write out how you would talk through these examples. Keep in mind
that there is a fine line between being prepared and sounding like you
memorized an answer and are just repeating it.

Additional material / tips:

● Watch : “Brene Brown” vulnerability TEDTALK (vulnerability is important)

● Conflict resolution is a big thing in these interviews...making sure you have good stories
of how you resolved them and how team members worked with you on those.
● Be prepared on collaboration/coaching/mentoring others and how you like to be coached
as well
● Be able to express your comfort in working remotely and how you've excelled in that
area (if your role is remote).
● Interview Tips - Common Questions, Nonverbal Communication & More:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG68Ymazo18&ab_channel=Indeed