Interview next week :)

Submitted by Kevin O'Connor
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Career Management

I appreciate this will partly fall under Mark's mantra that you don't advise on how to do things you don't recommend, but I'll ask anyway :)

I have got an interview early next week, so I will have basically three days to prepare for it. I intend to buy the interviewing series later today. From what I've heard about it there will be more content and tasks than I can get through in the time available. 

I know I should have though about this in advance and take full responsibility for the limited time I have available. That said, I want to make the best use of what time I do have, so any advice people can give about which parts of the interviewing series I should priorities, I would be incredibly grateful.

In case it makes any difference - the interview is on Skype. I've just downloaded the interviewing on skype podcasts which I intend to listen to on my way to work today.

Thanks in advance :)

Kev

 

Submitted by Tom Sweet on Friday February 14th, 2014 8:21 am

 3 days is not enough
 
I would listen to podcasts 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16 and 17 first.  That sounds like a lot, but you can do it.
 
Then, work on answers for podcasts 8, 10, 16 and 17.  
 
 
Good luck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Submitted by Mike Bruns on Friday February 14th, 2014 3:58 pm

Spend 50% of the time listening to the casts.  Spend the other 50% practicing.  
And work on the close.  It's one of the most effective things that very few applicants do well.  

Submitted by Chris Long on Tuesday February 18th, 2014 1:34 pm

I can't be the only one who's wondering. :-)
-Chris
 

Submitted by Jared Hassell on Saturday February 22nd, 2014 9:22 am

It's 2/22/14; just wondering how the interview went?
The interviewing series gave me a lot to think about, but I think 3 days is plenty. I was unemployed at the time I went through it.
This is why it's very important to always be ready, make those flash cards, so that one may be ready when a quick turnaround is the reality.
 
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