Getting in front of a stranger and convincing them why they should hire me was possibly my least favorite thing.
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Especially when I really wanted the job.
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I remember my McKinsey interview like it was yesterday.
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Countless mocks. Sleepless nights.
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After 20 or so mocks, I thought I was finally ready.
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Until I entered the virtual interview room with the partner.
Something froze up inside me. The smile was replaced with a frown. The words came all jumbled out. I was paralyzed.
Needless to say, I did not get an offer.
What really had I done wrong?
As I reflected on that experience,
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I realized the problem was not with my preparation. It was with my mindset.
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I had put the partner on the pedestal instead of seeing him and me as equals. I had assumed that he was doing me a favor by giving me a job instead of believing that I was being interviewed for my expertise. I had given the interviewer power over me!
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When you believe that you and the interviewer are equal, you show up as a confident candidate. When you believe that you are the best candidate they can hire, you show up as a competent candidate. And when you stop putting your interviewer on the pedestal, you stop being paralyzed and start winning
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It's this realization that helped me land a $200k+ offer at Amazon.
And that’s the exact work my client Aditi did (pseudonym used) through our coaching.
We used my signature SOARR interviewing method to help her get clear on the value and impact she had delivered for her previous organization.
We then practiced mocks to help her become 1000% more confident in her interviewing skills despite not having given a single interview in the past 15 years.
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If you relate to Aditi’s experience, I can help.
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Apply for THE FEARLESS HIRE and we’ll create a custom strategy so you can be 1000% confident of converting your next interview into a $200k+ leadership role, even if you haven’t interviewed in the last 15 years.
