From the course: Tech Career Skills: Searching, Interviewing, and Landing a Job

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Setting the stage

Setting the stage

From the course: Tech Career Skills: Searching, Interviewing, and Landing a Job

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Setting the stage

- How can you set yourself up for a successful interview within the first few minutes? Let's take a look. In this next scene, Stephanie senses an opportunity to ask a question and make a connection, and makes excellent use of it. - Good to meet you. - Same here. - So, before we begin, did you have any questions for me? - Sure. I would love it if you could give me some context on your role, how it fits within the org, and how you see us working together. - Great question. So I may not have all of the info, as far as how you and I will work together, but let me tell you what I know and we can go from there. - That would be great. - And maybe in the mean time you can tell me how you currently work with my counterpart in your current role. - Oh, absolutely. - Now, that looked too easy, right? And I'll be honest, it may not always work, but it never hurts to show initiative and take the opportunity, when presented. The interviewer gave the candidate the opportunity to ask questions and the…

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