Winning in Interviews

Photo by Amy Hirschi

When training people for interviews, I often notice three things.  

You need a focus for the first interview. You don’t need to have all your questions answered in the first round. Ask only questions that demonstrate a strong interest in the role and company. You can ask about role expectations, company culture, and leadership.

You don’t align your experience with the company’s needs. Many people ramble when answering questions without linking their answers to the company’s needs. That is, make sure your answer not only provides an example of what you’ve done in your past work, but also refers to how that experience could be an asset in the role for which you’re interviewing. 

You answer questions with examples that support only 1 or 2 of your strengths. When I help clients prepare for interviews, they often provide examples when answering my questions that support the same 1-2 strengths over and over again. An interview is an opportunity for you to showcase multiple unique strengths through the examples you give.

Amy, VP communications and marketing, says: I used your tips and totally pushed examples of things I've done in every answer. I feel like my interview skills have improved dramatically since your coaching session and it completely changed my interview style.

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