Stop Finishing Second: Fix 3 Fatal Interview Mistakes

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Stop Finishing Second: Fix 3 Fatal Interview Mistakes

Hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi

Tue, Jun 17, 2025

8:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

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Breakthrough Job Search for the Tech Industry

Sherveen Mashayekhi

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Tue, Jun 17, 2025

8:00 PM UTC (30 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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Invite your network

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Breakthrough Job Search for the Tech Industry

Sherveen Mashayekhi

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What you'll learn

Don't Sound Like an Outsider; Feel Like a Friend

Swap vague buzzwords for industry-specific insight that makes hiring managers say "wow, you already get us!"

Win Over Your Future Teammates

Don't forget the rest: hiring managers don't make decisions in a silo. Turn cross-functional peers into advocates!

Make Your "One Big Reason" Unignorable

Eventual hires are usually picked for "one big reason." You have to make yours clear, and make it worth betting on.

Why this topic matters

You keep reaching the final round, only to watch the offer go to “someone who was a better fit.” The truth: strong skill matches and a "good enough" interview process get you shortlisted, but they don't get you the offer. We'll cover how to identify and shift 3 key signals that are used (implicitly or explicitly) in the final hiring decision, and how you can take control to win the offer.

You'll learn from

Sherveen Mashayekhi

CEO, Free Agency – helping talent win jobs in competitive markets.

Built a talent startup that has guided thousands of candidates to top-of-market offers across the tech industry (FAANG, startups, & everything in between). Obsessed with turning smart candidates into unforgettable storytellers.

Since 2019, clients of Free Agency have won over $400M in job offers and landed at top companies like OpenAI, Amazon, American Express, Stripe, YouTube, Netflix, and hundreds more.

Sherveen has been a product leader at talent marketplaces like Toptal, AI hiring platforms like Stella, and is now the founder and CEO of Free Agency (backed by investors like Maveron, Bloomberg Beta, Resolute Ventures, Kevin Durant, Kygo, and executives + founders from companies like Twitter, MasterClass, and Snapchat).

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