Chloe Spillane says treat interviews as conversations, not tests. After each answer, ask your own question: about the company's differentiation, how they support employees in conflict, or what core problem the role solves. Frame your answers as solutions to their challenges.
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This is what will happen when you start to ask the interviewer as many questions as they ask you. The interview will feel less like a test and more like a conversation between two adults. They ask you, 'Why should we hire you?' You tell them, and then you say, 'What differentiates you from your competitors?' They ask you, 'How do you handle conflict?' You say, 'I'd love to understand what kind of support employees receive when issues arise. Can you please share what that looks like here?' They ask you, 'What 'Have you overcome a setback?' You say, 'I'm looking to be in an environment where if mistakes are made, it's a learning process, not a firing process. Can you speak to that?' They say, 'Why should we hire you for this role?' You say, 'What is the problem you are aiming to solve with this role?' They tell you, and then you tell them how you are the solution. That is why they should hire you. What you'll soon realize is is that the more you treat an interview like a conversation, the more you will feel like an equal to the person that is interviewing you, and the more likely it is that they will be the ones chasing you for the role. Oats. Too cold for smoothies.