Career coach and HR consultant Kate Sargent is back for Part 2 of our three-part discussion series around strategies, guidance, and best practices for job seekers. Kate is the founder of KJS Consulting and has led extensive recruiting efforts for brands like The Citizenry, Method, The North Face, and Allbirds. In Part 2, Kate and Roy explore the ins and outs of interviewing. Together, they dig into important topics like recommendations for feeling and appearing prepared, ways to successfully frame competencies and experience, how to best approach challenging interview questions, and much more.   

Highlights from our conversation include:

• Important things to research about a company before your interview (1:44)
• Preparing for difficult interview questions (3:47)
• How to clearly and accurately convey leadership experience (7:14)
• Going high level in answering interview questions vs. getting into the details (9:39)
• Cues to be aware of (11:24)
• How to communicate weaknesses or limited experience (17:24)
• The value of having good questions prepared as an interviewee (20:54)
• How to follow up after an interview (24:30)

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