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Your job interview playbook - our guide to nailing today’s job interview formats with confidence

September 10, 2025 • Chris and Lily Perkins • Episode 8

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Are you preparing for a job interview for your first ‘proper’ job, or getting back into the job market after not having interviewed for a while?

You need to listen to this episode. While some fundamentals of the interview remain the same, AI, online interviews and what to do and say now have changed.

We break down what the different types of interview need to achieve from the recruiter’s perspective, so you know how to approach them with confidence. You’ll be better prepared for what to expect and more likely to progress to the next stage.

We cover tips on everything from how to make a strong first impression to the best kind of questions you can ask the interviewer.

You’ll learn:

The most common interview formats and how to prepare for them
Where people fall down with competency-based questions
Interview etiquette for in-person and remote interviews
The most common mistake hiring managers think candidates make
What AI can now monitor in your interview and what it does with that info

So if you’ve got an interview coming up and you want to understand what the person the other side of the desk needs to get from you to move you to the next stage….

Hit play now!

0.54 Lily’s interview track record

3.00 Chris’ big interview mishap

4.40 Gen Z’s worries and uncertainties about interviews

5.20 Gen X’s worries and uncertainties about interviews

6.15 Challenges in the job market right now

7.40 The most common interview formats

10.40 The phone screen - what it is and isn’t

13.38 First hiring manager interview - what they’re looking for

14.45 How to prepare for the initial questions

16.03 How to prepare for competency-based questions

18.24 Where people fall down with competency-based questions