Interview Prep Resources
Articles and guides for your next interview.
Practical, no-fluff writing on how to prepare, what to expect, and how to walk in ready. Built from years of one-on-one coaching across finance, consulting, tech, MBA, and medical interviews.
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May 17, 2026
How to build confidence before an interview
Confidence in interviews isn’t a personality trait. It’s a state you can build deliberately, in 60 minutes, before the meeting starts. Here’s the routine that wor
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May 17, 2026
How to stop rambling in interviews
Rambling is the single most common technical problem in interviews. It’s also one of the most fixable. Here’s why it happens, the three places it starts, and the 90-sec
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May 17, 2026
Why you’re getting interviews but not offers
If you’ve been interviewing for months and keep getting “we went with another candidate,” you’re not unlucky. You’re stuck in the most diagnosable pat
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May 17, 2026
What’s different about interviewing for tech in Los Angeles
LA tech is its own ecosystem. The interviews look different than Bay Area or NYC. Here’s what’s specific about prepping for Snap, Riot, ServiceTitan, Hulu, and Disney.
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May 17, 2026
What I learned coaching 30+ candidates through Goldman Sachs interviews
Same school, same GPA, same firm — different outcomes at Goldman. The candidates who got offers answered three specific questions differently. Here’s how.
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May 17, 2026
How your resume and your interview answers need to match
The fastest red flag in any interview is when your story doesn’t match your resume. Most candidates don’t realize this is happening. Here’s the 30-minute audit th
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May 17, 2026
The “tell me about a challenge” question, decoded
Interviewers don’t evaluate the challenge itself — they evaluate three things about it. Here’s the right size of challenge to pick, the “actually did” trap
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May 17, 2026
The STAR method is broken. Here’s what works instead.
STAR was the gold standard for behavioral interviewing in 2005. It produces robotic answers in 2026. Here’s the replacement framework: Stakes, Friction, Action, What Changed.
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May 17, 2026
How to prep for an MMI medical school interview in 6 weeks
Most MMI candidates over-prep the wrong things. Here’s the six-week plan that actually develops the skills evaluators score on.
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May 17, 2026
“Why MBA?” — what HBS, Stanford, and Wharton are actually asking
“Why MBA” is three questions stacked: why now, why business school, why this program. Most candidates only answer one. Here’s the three-layer answer that actually
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May 17, 2026
How to answer “Walk me through your resume” in a finance interview
“Walk me through your resume” is a career-decisions question, not a chronology question. Here’s the two-minute structure that actually wins offers.
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May 17, 2026
“Why this firm?” — the answer template, with two examples
The “why this firm” question is the easiest interview question to nail and the easiest one to blow. Here’s the two-part template that actually works.
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May 17, 2026
“What’s your biggest weakness?” — the answer that doesn’t sound rehearsed
Most candidates default to a humblebrag or a manufactured weakness. Here’s the three-part formula for an answer that actually lands.
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May 17, 2026
The case interview prep timeline most candidates get wrong
Most candidates spend eight weeks on frameworks and rush the math. Here’s the case interview prep timeline that actually produces offers.
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May 17, 2026
“Tell me about yourself” — the answer that actually works
Most candidates blow the first 30 seconds of every interview. Here’s the three-sentence answer to “tell me about yourself” that actually works.
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May 7, 2026
How to answer “Tell me about yourself” in any interview
The opener that decides every interview. A two-minute, three-beat framework I teach every coaching client, plus the four mistakes that kill weak answers.
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Sep 23, 2016
Your Resume (Your Life in One Page) – Part I
The dreaded resume! Where do I start? What is important? How do I organize all my experiences and write about them? Why should I spend so much time on this one sheet of paper? I he
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Sep 22, 2016
Part II – Research, How to be Thorough
It is time to begin the preparation. Let’s dive into it. Here is the breakdown to effectively research for an upcoming interview. Job Description Read the job description and
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Sep 21, 2016
Part III – How to Form Great Answers
Welcome back, Do you find yourself rambling on and on just hoping that a small part of your answer will be the correct one? When should you stop talking? How do you organize your t
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