Wednesday, November 27 - "How Do I Get Over Interview Nerves?"

Happy Wednesday!

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. Roles available from a European Fintech.

2. Sam asks, “I’ve got my first interview in years coming up and it’s with a big, well-known company that I’d love to work for. How do I get over the nerves?”

IN HIRING

PAIR Finance

• A fintech focused on a rather unusual service, debt collection, PAIR finance uses AI to help merchants in business.

• The company is massively invested in being international with most of their roles available in their Germany office.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Team Lead Portfolio Management - Click here for full details

  • Senior Business Intelligence Analyst - Click here for full details

  • Information Security Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Sam asks, “I’ve got my first interview in years coming up and it’s with a big, well-known company that I’d love to work for. How do I get over the nerves?”

Recommendation: The nerves make total sense to me. Here’s what I’d do if I woke up in your shoes:

• First, from what I’ve seen with the candidates I’ve worked with, the major benefit that comes with nerves is that you get a lot of energy. The big downside is that the energy is not well guided and usually gets focused on a random list of things like getting deep into the company’s website or something else that doesn’t provide a ton of value.

• Second, before I did anything related to the job search, I would set out a solid plan. Plan in days.

  • Start with an intro and why this company as those are asked in 99% of interviews.

  • Then spend a day thinking of the examples from your past that are most relevant. Think about the things you’ve done that are most like the responsibilities section of the job description.

• Finally, practice by yourself or with a peer telling STAR stories. Get really used to going from situation to task, action and finally result.

  • Start by doing it with your last meal or any problems you’ve solved in your life - just get really good at making those transitions in a wide range of stories.

  • After doing this, you should have the answers to the most fundamental questions, a list of relevant work experience, and the ability to turn any of those experiences into formal interview stories.

Conclusion:

The nerves are a positive - you earned an excellent opportunity and with some strategic planning, you can use your energy to get yourself in a great spot.

Good luck!