Decode the interview
Read the job description again and identify its three most important duties. Prepare one real example for each. Think in a simple arc: situation, your action, and what changed. Be candid about the part you personally played.
Research the employer’s products, customers, and recent public work. Avoid memorizing a script. Practice saying your examples aloud until you can tell them plainly.
Ask useful questions
Questions help you assess the job. Ask what success looks like in the first few months, how work gets prioritized, why the role is open, and how the team gives feedback. You are allowed to evaluate the employer too.
For a virtual conversation, test the link, audio, lighting, and a quiet place. For an in-person conversation, plan the route and leave a little margin.
Close the loop
Afterward, note the questions you handled well and where you felt vague. Send a brief thank-you if you have a direct contact; mention one specific part of the conversation. If an accommodation would help you participate in the process, the Job Accommodation Network has guidance on requesting one.
This week: rehearse three true examples and write four questions you would genuinely like answered.