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PATH 04 · THE INTERVIEW ACADEMY

Get ready for your interview

You’ve done the hard part: they want to meet you. These lessons cover before, during and after, and the Practice Room lets you rehearse first.

  1. 01How to prepare for an interview, one step at a timeYou've been invited. Here's what to do between now and the day, what happens in the room, and what to do once you walk out.8 min
  2. 02How to answer “Tell me about yourself”Four words that make most people forget everything about themselves. Here's a short, honest way to answer that works whatever your situation.6 min
  3. 03The STAR method: tell a real story so it makes senseEver answered a question and lost the point halfway through? STAR is a simple way to organise a real story so someone else can follow it.6 min
  4. 04Common interview questions, and what they’re really askingThe questions that come up again and again, each with what the interviewer is usually trying to find out, a way to structure your answer and a fictional example.13 min
  5. 05Your first video interview, sortedGet the technology checked the day before, so on the day you can think about the conversation instead of the connection.7 min
  6. 06“Do you have any questions for us?”This isn't just a polite way to end the interview. It's your chance to find out whether the job is right for you. Leave with two or three questions you actually want answered.5 min
  7. 07The interview’s over. Now what?The hard part is done. Here's how to use the next few days well: capture what you learned, follow up without pestering, and keep going while you wait.5 min
  8. 08When you don’t get the jobYou don't have to pretend rejection feels fine. This is about getting through it, learning what you can, and going again when you're ready.5 min
  9. 09The Practice RoomThe first time you answer an interview question shouldn't have to be in the interview. Practise here first.1 min

An interview goes both ways

They are finding out whether you suit the job. You are finding out whether the job suits you. Every lesson here is written with both halves in mind, because a calm, prepared candidate who asks real questions usually has a better conversation.