Founder of Interviewology, Anna Papalia joins us today to discuss the evolving world of interviewing from the perspective of both sides of the table. In her recently published book, Interviewology: the New Science of Interviewing, Anna provides a guide to four different interview styles and how to get the best out of each one. Tuning in, you’ll hear the story of her leap from a comfortable role at an insurance brokerage to kickstarting a career in empowering candidates and interviewers through the hiring process. We discuss how to know when is the right time to make a change, what keeps people from listening to their intuition, and assess the state of the interviewing process in general. Anna also shares pertinent insights from her book and offers a starting point for anyone looking to improve their process of interviewing. Be sure to listen in to hear all this and more today! 

 

Key Points From This Episode:

 

• Anna’s evolution from a comfortable career to pursuing something bigger. 

• An earlier leap in her career that kickstarted her HR profession.

• How to identify when the time has come to make a transition or change. 

• Two types of change and where they originate from. 

• The fear that accompanies intuition.

• Acknowledging the privilege required to go out on a limb.

• Factors that motivated Anna to leave HR and create her dream job with her special skills.

• What is wrong with the interviewing process. 

• Why it’s so important not to blame candidates. 

• Factors working against the success of hiring managers.

• A candid reflection on where diversity truly starts.

• What motivated Anna to consider that there are different interviewing styles.

• Why each interviewing style is as valid as the others.

• Why thinking of an interview as a performance is not a good strategy.

• Distinguishing between authenticity in a personal and professional context. 

• What it truly means to show up as yourself. 

• How Anna’s book, Interviewology, is structured.

• Anna’s perspective on the inflection point we currently find ourselves in.

 

Quotes:

 

“I live and die by the saying, ‘If you don’t change direction, you’ll end up where you’re headed.’ You’ll get to where you’re going. I’ve coached so many thousands of people in their careers that I know this to be true.” — Anna Papalia [0:06:54]

  

“I looked out [at] the world and my dream job didn’t exist, so I created it for myself.” — Anna Papalia [0:15:33]

 

“When we are in a position of power, as people in the talent space – we have a tendency to blame the powerless.” — Anna Papalia [0:15:51]

 

“If you’re trying to build an organization that’s diverse – in gender, race, and thought, it starts at the interview table.” — Anna Papalia [0:20:50]

 

“I believe that interviewing well is all about building up your self-awareness.” — Anna Papalia [0:33:16]

 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

 

Interviewology

Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing

Anna Papalia on LinkedIn

Anna Papalia on YouTube

Anna Papalia on Instagram

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