Career/Work
One of my favorite interview questions has become: “How do you cultivate your taste?”
David Perell • Annual Review 2022
Here are some of the best hiring heuristics I discovered this year:
• Good people speak in specifics: They can simultaneously look at the big picture and put their boots to the ground. When they zoom into the work, they’ll mention details you never even thought to consider. Beware of charismatic people who only speak in lofty abstractions.
• Excepti
David Perell • Annual Review 2022
Focusing on a keystone change allows you to get out of the business of selling an idea and into the business of selling a success.
Harvard Business Review • To Implement Change, You Don’t Need to Convince Everyone at Once
people new to design tend to confuse an idea for the expression of an idea. Ideas are easy, because they don't rely on specifics. Expressing ideas is incredibly difficult, because doing it well requires a deep understanding of the medium that is only possible by having worked in it, such as understanding which methods to use where, identifying subt... See more
Nick Punt • Learning Product Design
5a/ Send a thank you email
Not all candidates do this. A 2-3 lines email that includes something personal/specific to your convo, and how you're excited about next steps.
If the interviewer was on the fence, they're now more inclined to give you the benefit of the doubt.
16. Create a interview pitch
Prompt: "provide a response to "tell me about yourself" in an interview using the resume and strengths from the SWOT analysis" https://t.co/bDONl7Wpny