Can you bring notes to your interview?
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Does anyone draw a complete blank at interviews? From the time they say "So tell me about yourself" I go into fight or flight mode. It as if they're asking me about someone else's life. They say don't try to memorize your answers, but I have no other choice. I sturdy all these stories and intro's about myself and still can't remember. I don't know what to do. I have had at least 4 interviews and at each one I rambled and didn't get the job.
Have a second interview Thursday. Definitely not my first rodeo but the longer I go unemployed, the less confident I feel. That being said this company is specifically going to use the STAR interviewing Style. I've done my research on the history of the company, etc but I am finding it so difficult to memorize my answers in the STAR format, I'm going to have to use my notes. Tell me I'm not the only one struggling w/this 🙏🏻
What do you think of these answers from the Hiring Managers to my questions? What are the metrics/volume that a person handles in this role? Supervisor: There are no metrics. We don't count. We care more about quality. How do you split the work among different people in the team? Supervisor: We don't split it. There's an inbox and people just grab what's coming in. We do have trackers. Me: I just asked to see how performance is assessed.
100%. It shows that you prepared. It’s also not a bad idea to bring a couple copies of your resume in case anybody at the table doesn’t have one.
I always bring my notes with me. I have many questions and want to make sure I get them all answered. It helps to have some fast company facts to help facilitate the conversation and learn more about the health of the company you’ll be joining. It’s all sunshine and rainbows online, you want to make sure you’re not joining a losing organization by asking good probing questions.