🎓 DAY 25: Strategizing for your interview 🎓

Hi again! Perhaps your first networking call with someone led to a more formal interview. Or perhaps you had to follow up to get an actual interview. An interview is a clear step towards a potential internship/job. Today's edition is helping you strategize for your interview.

3, 2, 1!

🎓 2 pieces of advice when strategizing for your interview 🎓

🎉 1) Ask yourself: if the interviewer can only remember 1-2 things about me, what are they?

• It is your goal that your interviewer remembers something (1-2 things) significant about you. 

• Your 1-2 things can be technical (such as being experienced in Python, Photoshop, etc.), and they can also be non-technical (such as being an incredible communicator, loving organizational structure, etc.). 

• Whatever it is that you want your interviewer to remember should be aligned with 1.) the role you’re applying to and 2.) your experiences. 

🎉 2) Connect your strengths/prior experiences with your passion for the role/company

• Some people are great discussing their strengths and talking about their capabilities and what they’ve done before. While this is great, it neglects to answer the most important question: why should the interviewer care about you and what you’ve done? 

• The interviewer cares not only about what you’ve done, but how you can link it to how it will help you succeed in the role.

• Allow your research on the company/role to inform your answers. At the end of the interview, you want the interview to not just think that you are passionate/well-qualified, but you also want them to believe that you are the right person for the specific role/company.

For more in-depth information on these strategies, take a look at this post. Tomorrow we will discuss specific questions you may be asked in your interview– we can't wait!

–Team @ Intern From Home

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