The Who/What/How/Why of Interview Prep

The Who/What/How/Why of Interview Prep: The 8P Approach

(1) WHO: People and Personalities

(a) You: Are you their kind of people?

(b) Them: What kind of people (the R-E-A-D model)

(2) WHAT: Projects and Proficiencies

(a) Strengths/Successes: 7 cases

(b) Weaknesses/Failures: 3 cases

(3) HOW: Preparation and Presentation

(a) Their Questions: The dirty dozen

(b) Your Questions: Which ones to prepare?

(c) Traditional presentation: When, what, why, who, how (tie them up with R-E-A-D)

(d) Behavioral presentation: STAR (Situation/task, action and results)

(4) WHY: Right Person and Right Position?

(a) Why are you the right person for the position?

(b) Why is the position right for you?