235: Should you “link it back” to the job in your interview answers?
About this episode
In this episode, Sarah and Emma discuss the effectiveness of the advice to 'link it back' to the job in interview answers and offer an alternative approach.
Have you ever been told to “link it back” to the job at the end of your interview answers? You know the kind of thing: you finish your example and then tack on a little sentence explaining how you’d use those same skills in this role. It sounds like decent advice. You’re trying to make a point about your transferable skills, and get your interviewers to imagine you in the job. In this episode, Sarah and Emma break down why “linking it back” might not be achieving what you want it to, and give you an alternative. Our goal is to have your interviewers doing the linking for you, and ideally giving you some enthusiastic nods so you know it’s working. 🏀 Shoot Your Shot - Shoutout to Amanda who bought us 5 coffees! “Thank you both so much! I just landed the job I’ve been wanting for years. In college I had a personal emergency and had to drop out of college for bit. This derailed me and my mental health and I was no longer able to get back into the curriculum with my old major without adding a semester to my graduation date which I couldn’t afford. So I switched to a similar major, but it wasn’t the same. Then I took a job at a start-up over a more stable offer, only for the start-up…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sarah, Emma
Topics covered
- interview techniques
- job skills
- career advice
- transferable skills
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