If you get nervous during interviews, here’s a hack that worked for me (and helped me land offers from Meta, Salesforce, and Google)
Before each interview, I used to create a little cheat sheet that contained 5-6 stories I could speak to in my interview.... moreIf you get nervous during interviews, here’s a hack that worked for me (and helped me land offers from Meta, Salesforce, and Google)
Before each interview, I used to create a little cheat sheet that contained 5-6 stories I could speak to in my interview.
I liked this number because it offered a range of responses without being too difficult to remember and keep straight during my interviews.
Before my interviews started, I would go over these examples in my head over and over.
Having stories ready to go that I could pull from always helped me feel more prepared and confident than trying to think of answers on the spot.
A few tips that worked for me:
- To understand what stories to even use, I would read the job description and come up with an example for each bullet point or minimum qualification listed.
- For in person interviews, I would save my answers on my phone and review them one last time while waiting in the lobby, which helped me feel prepared.
- For virtual interviews, I would write out my main topics on a sticky note that I stuck to the side of my laptop. If I froze in the middle of an answer, I would glance over at my prompts to help me get back on track.
- I would recite my answers out loud. It can feel awkward at first but hearing yourself speak out loud can really help you refine your responses.
What strategies do you use to ease your nerves and prepare before an interview?
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