Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

Interview Assignments / Presentations

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When would someone be asked to do an interview assignment?

  • Marketing role - create and present marketing plan
  • Sales role - present your pitch for X
  • Technical roles - code this thing, solve this tech issue
  • Assessment for personality / culture
  • Rid

    • Realistic expectations:

    • IC role - 30 mins - 2 hours
    • Leadership - 1-4 hours
    • Executive - 5-10 hours

      • Process:

      • Info given
      • Schedule presentation
      • Do the work
      • Send night before / morning of

        • Questions to ask:

        • Realistic time expectations
        • Format
        • Next steps after assignment
        • How long to hear feedback
        • What are they looking at
        • Who will be there
        • What is the IT set up of the room / conversation

          • Tips:

          • Understand objective
          • Solve for objective
          • Be clear and concise
          • Prepare to answer questions
          • Show you can do the work / process / understand the methodology
          • Don't put in full time effort for an interview
          • Research
          • Be conscious of who will be part of the conversation
          • Practice
          • Bring your presentation on USB, laptop and print it out
          • Read the instructions
          • Be you

            • Companies:

            • Pay people for their work
            • Hypothetical problems not real ones
            • Trial period
            • Contract to hire


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