If you’re rehearsing your stories five minutes before an interview, you’re cooked. I’m not saying that to be dramatic. I’m saying it because it’s true. Right before an interview is not the time to cram, memorize examples, or mentally sprint through your résumé. This will just get you tense, not to mention self-focused...
Most job seekers prepare for interviews the wrong way. They start by memorizing answers to questions like “Tell me about a time you disagreed with your boss” or “Describe a challenge you overcame.” But that’s backwards.
Most candidates talk about what they can do. The best ones show it. When an employer asks for a presentation, it’s not a test of PowerPoint skills. It’s a test of whether you understand what they actually buy: transformation, not tasks...
Interviewers don’t wait until you finish your story to decide if they like you. They decide while you’re still taking your first breath. In those first 15 seconds, they’re asking, “Do I trust this person? Do they get what matters here?” Most candidates waste that window listing tasks or backstory. The best ones win it by showing they understand the real business problem and hinting at the result they delivered. That’s what I’m teaching in this week’s lesson.
This week’s lesson is on exactly how to answer these six hardest questions. You’ll learn: A step-by-step formula to keep your answers sharp and structured.
You’ve got the skills. You’ve done the prep. But the moment you walk into the room (or log into Zoom), it’s like you’re playing a different game. Everything seemed fine when you were doing the work and sailing through the projects. But to articulate that to someone who doesn’t know you…ugh...
In my newest lesson, I share 10 powerful strategies to make yourself indispensable at work—the kind of employee companies fight to keep, not cut.
In today's unpredictable job market, understanding the reasons behind company layoffs is crucial for your career stability. That’s why I not only created today’s lesson for you, but I created an entire trio to, eh, triage your situation and keep you layoff-proof and thriving...
There’s a spectrum of proficiency, and it starts in the worst possible place. That’s when you’re unconsciously incompetent—you're not good at something, and worse, you don’t even know you’re bad at it or what to do about it. Think job interviewing...
Today, it’s all about staying on track when you respond to interviewers. Whether your response is one minute, three minutes, or five minutes, it needs to be packaged with the right information, powerful words that paint a picture, and phrases that elicit the feelings you want the interviewer to have about you...
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