How do you prep for interviews ?
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I'm 50+, and I'm feeling the pinch of "aging out". I see a lot of 50-67 age groups being let go, forced to quit, laid off, or retired early. How did you upgrade your job skills or pivot to remain workable? This is weighing heavily on my heart, and I just don't feel I have it in me anymore to deal with the things at my job. It's like they're doing things to make me want to quit. But if I do, where do I begin in my new life to continue to work until I'm old enough to retire per law? Lost!!
For those who have pursued a Masters on their own (not related to their current profession) while working, did you keep it on the down low with your employer/coworkers? I feel like pursuing a specific, career pivot degree part time will flag me as a flight risk and I want to keep my job. For reference, I’m looking to move from marketing/sales analytics to public policy analytics.
When do you say enough is enough when the company you’re interviewing with doesn’t respect your schedule? I’ve offered three different days for a final round of interviews, both mornings and afternoons. We’ve scheduled and rescheduled. This is the final round, and I am just about ready to throw in the towel.
I am 65 and want to work, but getting hired on at this age is close to impossible. I want a real job with a Good Salary, not minimum wage, when I ve worked in Management. It is So hurtful and humiliating to have to lower your standards. I've been in the job market for 15 years now. I even went back to school at 50 yrs old and got my Paralegal Degree and also went to school at 60 yrs old for Life Insurance Lic. with no luck. Any suggestions on how to proceed. let me know?
So hard to get a good job with a fair wage as a foreigner with almost 2 years of job experience for small chaotic companies that basically only work with my own people(race) Had to learn English and grad school during COVID, and get out of there freshly and do not know what to do I just want a company that has some basic benefits and a livable wage😔
I go over the job description. Prepare my answers to at least answer two main questions using the STAR method. If you interview enough you just reuse & apply it to that specific role.
I recommend listening to Emma Grede’s Podcast. Her episode on How to Nail Your Next Interview was quite fantastic and valuable. Good luck!
I would look up the person(s) who will be interviewing me on LinkedIn (their role, what they post about related to their role/company, past work) and write 2-3 very specific, tailored questions for them for the end of the interview. Also, seconding prepping to answer questions in the STAR format.
Getting a career coach for a few sessions can really boost your confidence for interviews. They'll help you figure out what questions might come up and how to give genuine answers that make you shine without overdoing it.
use Ai to help you structure your answers paste the job description in a strong AI tool and prompt it to come up with a list of possible questions, then prepare the answers to those. a lot of recruitment teams get questions to interview candidates using AI, so just do the same thing as a candidate
Honestly, I read the job description and the company about page, and just go for it. If I haven't interviewed in a while, I'll have my resume ready to refresh myself. I like to be chill and be myself, because that's who they're going to get on the job anyways. I don't really have trouble answering questions or coming up with my own questions, so I don't specifically prep for that.
Start with the job description: turn the top 5 requirements into likely questions, then prep one STAR story for each. Also practice “tell me about yourself” and “why this role” out loud, since those set the tone. For mock interview reps, Aural is an optional practice tool:
Use google or youtube to look up common interview questions, and practice your responses