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Interview Assignments / Presentations

Apr 20, 202019 minEp. 146
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Episode description

When would someone be asked to do an interview assignment?

  • Marketing role - create and present marketing plan
  • Sales role - present your pitch for X
  • Technical roles - code this thing, solve this tech issue
  • Assessment for personality / culture
  • Rid

Realistic expectations:

  • IC role - 30 mins - 2 hours
  • Leadership - 1-4 hours
  • Executive - 5-10 hours

Process:

  • Info given
  • Schedule presentation
  • Do the work
  • Send night before / morning of

Questions to ask:

  • Realistic time expectations
  • Format
  • Next steps after assignment
  • How long to hear feedback
  • What are they looking at
  • Who will be there
  • What is the IT set up of the room / conversation

Tips:

  • Understand objective
  • Solve for objective
  • Be clear and concise
  • Prepare to answer questions
  • Show you can do the work / process / understand the methodology
  • Don't put in full time effort for an interview
  • Research
  • Be conscious of who will be part of the conversation
  • Practice
  • Bring your presentation on USB, laptop and print it out
  • Read the instructions
  • Be you

Companies:

  • Pay people for their work
  • Hypothetical problems not real ones
  • Trial period
  • Contract to hire


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