Preparing for Interviews: 3 Practical Tips!

In this video I'll be sharing 3 practical tips for interview preparation with Google! Answering "Tell me about yourself" is important yes, but you can fully leverage your answer to influence what questions the interviewer asks next. This way, you have strong "pre-prepared" answers to those questions as well! Case interview questions are an integral part of interviews (not just with Google) nowadays. And having a strong synthesis can save an otherwise weak answer. Doing research is obviously key before any interview. But what are some specific strategies or tools you can use? TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:13 How to influence the interviewer 02:46 How to structure a strong synthesis for case interview questions 05:19 How to do your research and "cheat" ASK ME QUESTIONS DIRECTLY 🙋👦🏻 Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1190183907995020/ RESOURCES I MENTION IN THE VIDEO (no affiliates): 101 Intro to Case Interview Questions: https://youtu.be/6R5bT4cJh0A Case Interview Secrets (book): https://amzn.to/36RV8VA Case Interview Secrets (website): https://www.caseinterview.com Victor Cheng's Free PDF Download: https://www.caseinterview.com/case_interview_slides.pdf 📗 Medium Article (7-minute read) - https://bit.ly/3gJwxXA ✅ MY RECOMMENDATIONS* Skillshare - Start learning new things with a free trial: http://skillshare.eqcm.net/jeffsu BE MY FRIEND: 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/j.sushie 💻 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsu05/ 👋🏻 Clubhouse - @jsushie 👨🏻‍💻 WHO AM I: I'm Jeff, a Product Marketer at Google. When I’m not busy...Googling answers at work, I make videos that help you pass interviews, accelerate your career, and be more productive! If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Messaging me on Instagram (@j.sushie) directly will be the quickest way to get a response! *These are affiliate links, meaning you are supporting me directly if you sign up or purchase using this link. The price for you stays exactly the same! Thank you so much! Disclaimer: My opinions are my own and may not reflect those of my employer VIDEO CONTENT Tip number 1: Nail the “Tell me about yourself question” This standard opener is designed to ease both of you into the interview. Your answer will set the tone for the rest of the conversation yes. More importantly, it gives you an opportunity to influence what the interviewer might ask next You do this by simply focusing on 1 memorable highlight for each experience you bring up. Let’s take me for example. I’m in marketing now, I was in sales before, and in management consulting before that. So my answer might sound something like “I’m currently a Product Marketer at Google. A recent project I worked on is called Start on Android, and that drove 200% YoY revenue. When I was an Account Manager in the sales team, I created videos on how to optimize Google Ads accounts to better engage my clients. The quality was horrendous but it got the job done. Before that when I was in consulting, one of the toughest projects I worked on required me to travel for 6 months straight. However, the client was extremely pleased with the outcome and we successfully pitched a follow up engagement In this oversimplified example, you might remember the key highlights I mentioned. The 200% YoY growth, creating crappy but effective YouTube videos. Traveling for 6 months straight but having it pay off. So with all these highlights, the interviewer is very likely to follow up with additional questions. “What was your role in SOA?” Other than viewership what did you measure? Therefore, a rule of thumb is to always start with your current, most relevant experience, and move backwards. If you’re a young working professional, mention highlights from the last 2-3 roles you’ve worked in If you’re still in college, the most recent internships, part time jobs, leadership experiences you’re involved in Tip number 2: Have a strong synthesis for case interview questions Google, like 90% of tech firms, incorporate some version of the case interview question in their application process. If you’re not familiar with case interview questions, I highly recommend you read Victor Cheng’s Case Interview Secrets. The main takeaway I got from the book that is applicable to all case interview questions that having strong synthesis is crucial to performing well. A synthesis is basically a summary. You take the separate pieces of information you’ve uncovered throughout the case interview into a coherent conclusion. Tip number 3: Do your research and “Cheat” There are so many interview reviews on glassdoor for tech companies that chances are, you will see many real questions that have been recently asked to other interviewees. Yes the questions may not be the most updated, they may not all be accurate. But this should give you a good place to start