How to Ace your Interviews

We talk about the scope of this course and the different strategies on approaching interviews. Includes a short list of tips to help you maximize your chances of getting hired, as well as Intro Call questions you should have airtight answers for.

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• 0:05:  Preliminary considerations

• 0:35:  What this course is not

• 0:53:  How should we think about interviews?

• 4:30:  No Brainer Tips: Things you should be doing

• 7:46:  Getting Started: 5 Intro Call questions you should prepare for

Learn how to create your own narrative and perfectly pitch yourself as the best candidate. Identify best practices when answering this question and avoid common pitfalls.

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• 0:00: Q1: Tell me about yourself - The 'Pitch'

• 0:51: All about Do's

• 3:02: How about Dont's

• 4:45: Other Tips

• 7:09: Structuring your pitch

• 10:20: In Summary ..

  
  

Some more common interview questions and strategies how to answer them correctly. In this lecture, we use examples to learn what separates a good from a bad answer.

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• 0:00:  Q2: Why do you want to work here - Forming human connections, becoming 'One of us'

• 1:25:  Example of a weak answer

• 2:14:  Example of a good answer

• 3:42:  Q3: Why are you leaving your current job - Keeping it short and sweet

• 5:37:  Example of a weak answer

• 6:15: Example of a good answer

It's the end of Class 1! Let's summarize what we've learned so far and discuss general guidelines when answering interview questions.

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• 0:00:  Overarching Principles

• 2:00:  Share some of your learnings!

In this lecture, we will tackle the science of answering Behavioral Questions. 

Why do recruiters like asking them, and what can you do to make sure you're giving the answers that recruiters and hiring managers are looking for.

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• 0:00: What are Behavioral Questions?

• 0:46: Why do they ask them?

• 1:25:  Examples of common Behavioral Questions

• 2:23:  Reason#1: Unveiling Credibility

• 5:00: Reason#2: Assessing Likeability

Answering behavioral questions require giving context on some of your life experiences. But how do you craft your answers to make them compelling? Let's find out.

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• 0:00:  Putting together your Content

• 1:40: Framing your Content with Mini Stories 

• 2:28:  What makes a good Mini Story?

• 4:36: Leveraging Story Maps

So you've got your content packed and ready. Next step is knowing the best way to leverage them during an interview.

Let's learn about the do's and dont's of effective communication, as well as the different frameworks of a good interview response.

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• 0:00:  Communicating your Content

• 0:59: Do's of Effective Communication

• 3:16: And the Dont's

• 5:28: The STAR Method

• 8:58: The DIGS Method

• 12:08: Example of a weak answer

• 14:17:  Example of a good answer

Let's summarize what we've learned so far in this 1 hour class.

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0:00:  Summarizing Key Learnings

2:05: Share your key learnings!