Take-Home Assignment: How to Tell a Test From Free Work
A take-home assignment can be a fair skills test or unpaid consulting work. Here’s the scope rule that tells you which, plus scripts to counter or decline.
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Interview Notes: The Four Lines That Decide Your Offer
Your interviewer writes four lines while you talk. Those interview notes are the only version of you at the debrief. Five moves to shape them.
Brainteaser Interview Questions: The Answer Isn’t the Point
Brainteaser interview questions don’t test your math. They test how you reason out loud, and here’s the four-move structure that makes it land.
How to Close an Interview: The Last 5 Minutes Decide
The six worst words in an interview come last. Here is how to close an interview in four moves that fix fumbles and signal real intent.
Interview Stories: Build Five, Not Twenty Single-Use Ones
Most candidates carry twenty interview stories that answer one question each. Here’s how to build the five that cover almost any interview.
How Hiring Managers Decide: Obvious Beats Impressive
How hiring managers decide has little to do with who’s most qualified. After 20 years hiring in tech, here’s the real risk calculation.
Rambling in Interviews: 5 Rules to Tighten Your Answers
Rambling in interviews buries your best material. Five rules – a two-minute cap, three signposts, and the pause – to tighten every answer.
Interview Red Flags: 5 Signs to Catch Before You Accept
Most people find out what a job is really like after they start. These 5 interview red flags tell you the truth while you can still walk away.
How to Position Yourself for a Senior Role, Not One Below
You have the experience for a senior role but keep getting screened one level down. Here’s what actually signals your level, and how to fix it.
Questions to Ask in an Interview: 7 That Get Real Answers
The best questions to ask in an interview get past the marketing answers. Here are 7 that reveal what the job and the manager are really like.