What is the average time it takes you to prepare for an interview?

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Depends what round of interview, maybe controversial but for my first interview I don’t usually prepare. Im not faking having personality traits, skills or tech knowledge I don’t actually have because it sets you up for failure. For answering the ‘why X’ then if ive applied for the job I must know what I like about that company already. When it comes to presentations for post first interviews Ill do 2 hours max.

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It’s volume of interviews that count. I saw such a wide variety that you could never prepare for. Just spend a few hours a week preparing and you’ll fail 3+ interviews and get hired on the next one. Practice. I wanted to throw my laptop at a few interviewers because they just expect you to remember everything you’ve worked with in the last 5-10 years.

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HR screening - 10mins
Hiring Manager interview - 30mins
Panel interview / presentation - 1hr

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Is it a screen or a full on interview? I usually do a 5 minute dive before a phone screen and depending on the next steps maybe 30 minutes for a first interview and more if it progresses. In this job market, it's just not possible to spend hours for every interview if you are applying to hundreds of companies.

I agree, but somehow I feel like I can't not dive deep because, at these times, every interview is so important!

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