How do you prep for interviews ?
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Curious. How would someone pivot back into doing receptionist work after more than 5 years spent in a higher position? It seems that interviewers can't get past what the last job was, even though it is no longer relevant to the job seeker, and that person is experienced in front reception work, and the sedentary role would be perfect for that applying person.
How does one even begin to think to go back to work when life isn’t just lifing, you went through some really f’d up stuff… career pivot from customer service possible start but what low stress jobs hire people like me with a social anxiety and ptsd? Work from home are so hard to find but best option.
Hello, I know the field is heavily saturated right now but I would like to get into Instructional design. I have 10 years of teaching exp where I developed my own curriculum and taught both adults and children but vast majority of my experience is with children. I am also doing a postgraduate course in Instructional design and working on my portfolio. I guess I am just looking for success stories from people who intentionally pivoted into ID. Everybody I ask said they got into it by accident.
I go over the job description. Prepare my answers to at least answer two main questions using the STAR method. If you interview enough you just reuse & apply it to that specific role.
I recommend listening to Emma Grede’s Podcast. Her episode on How to Nail Your Next Interview was quite fantastic and valuable. Good luck!
I would look up the person(s) who will be interviewing me on LinkedIn (their role, what they post about related to their role/company, past work) and write 2-3 very specific, tailored questions for them for the end of the interview. Also, seconding prepping to answer questions in the STAR format.
Getting a career coach for a few sessions can really boost your confidence for interviews. They'll help you figure out what questions might come up and how to give genuine answers that make you shine without overdoing it.
use Ai to help you structure your answers paste the job description in a strong AI tool and prompt it to come up with a list of possible questions, then prepare the answers to those. a lot of recruitment teams get questions to interview candidates using AI, so just do the same thing as a candidate
Honestly, I read the job description and the company about page, and just go for it. If I haven't interviewed in a while, I'll have my resume ready to refresh myself. I like to be chill and be myself, because that's who they're going to get on the job anyways. I don't really have trouble answering questions or coming up with my own questions, so I don't specifically prep for that.
Start with the job description: turn the top 5 requirements into likely questions, then prep one STAR story for each. Also practice “tell me about yourself” and “why this role” out loud, since those set the tone. For mock interview reps, Aural is an optional practice tool:
Use google or youtube to look up common interview questions, and practice your responses