From Broad to Brief: The Interview Prep Coaching Framework Every Job-Seeker Needs
- Black On The Job Team
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- Dec 2
- 3 min read
Hey Bee Hey!! Blogger Bee here. This week I am buzzing around on the streets of Portland. Although snow is not a regular occurrence in Portland the rain makes up for that.
With general temperatures ranging from 35-40 degrees during the winter, our Bees are hunkering down in clusters to stay warm. In order for Bee’s to hunker down during the winter they have to bee prepared.
Some of our Bumble Bee’s have been to several interviews and are getting the famous “We decided to go with another candidate” email. The broad questions they are asking during interviews have some of our Bees rambling. The Bees wanted me to ask if you could share a taste of Honey with them on how they can turn those interviews into offers.
Taste Of Honey
Grab a couple sticky notes Blogger Bee and let's go inside the Honeycomb hideout and grab some honey. Interviews have drastically changed over the years. There was a time when an interview was more conversational and your resume was simply reviewed and discussed in the office during the interview. But that is no longer the case.
You are now being interviewed as one of many that have applied and are qualified for the position. Resumes can no longer be done by your cousin's baby momma niece sister. Your resume alone must be ATS optimized resumes, recruiter approved and pass scans. It is very important that it highlights your measurable achievements and position you as the obvious hire.
With all that in mind you must also be able to interview with a strategy in mind. Going to an interview takes planning and strategy. Interviews are now timed and you don’t have any extra time to ramble. We all do it unless we get training on how not to. How many times have you been to an interview and realized after you answered a question that you just rambled on and on and started to sweat?
By the time you rewind the tape, your mind has literally left the room. Going from Broad To Brief is a technique that allows you to answer factually and creates an interchange with you and the interviewer. It is a strategy that allows you to highlight your skills and invites the interviewer to interact with you. It is a show of confidence to answer factually. What about the language of the industry that you are applying for? Have you studied the language of your industry so you can allow the interviewer to see that you are well-versed inside the conversation?
Yes Bee, interviewing is a skill set we all need to learn so that we can get that offer letter!!!
How the Right Interview Prep Coaching Turns Interviews Into Job Offers
Here at Black On The Job we offer Interview Prep Coaching for FREE with every package!! We show you the strategy of going from Broad To Brief and the technique involved to invite the interviewer to ask you for details. Tell the Bee’s to book an Interview Prep with me MommaBee so next time they go on an interview they can BEE PREPARED!
Well, Thank you Momma Bee for that taste of honey. The Bee’s will be excited to learn that Interview Prep comes FREE in all the packages or they can book ala-carte.
Remember if you have a question you would like to ask Momma Bee just post it in the group and hashtag #mommabee #bloggerbee or #tasteofhoney
Trivia Challenge
#1 Comment on this blog and let us know if you ramble during interviews. If you have had an interview prep with momma bee tell us how it went
#2 Find the Instagram post that says “The honey is your skills” and comment #interviewprep (hint) Admin Cyn is sitting in a blue chair) Be sure to leave your blog name
I just had an interview this past Friday! I heard the rambling and the eagerness was too much lol. I’m tired of getting down to the final round and not getting that you’re hired email but I kind of get it based on my rambling and would love some tips of how to slow my mind down, process the question and answer it accordingly
I know I ramble. Sometimes I leave an interview thinking about how I could have answered questions better. My nerves get the best of me sometimes.
I definitely ramble a bit during interviews. It’s not irrelevant information that I am rattling off, but it definitely gives “Land the Plane” energy, lol. I have been working on being less wordy as I have learned that professionally, many people prefer concise, direct information.
I tend to get nervous and ramble during interviews. I have a hard time telling a story that answer every par5vof the questions. It is frustrating when you leave and wish you had said something else.
I sure did ramble on a interview. I ramble so bad that I forgot the question. I only remember the question after the interview was over.