Overview

In interviews, are you nervous when introducing yourself and don’t quite know what’s the right thing to say? 🥶

Do you ramble on and on and feel like the interviewer is losing interest but don’t know how to stop? 🤐

Do you finish an interview frustrated with yourself and don’t know why you did so poorly even though you spent hours preparing? 😔

Interviews are hard, especially for introverts. Social interactions drain an introvert's energy, and high-stakes interactions like interviews put us center-stage with the spotlight 🔦on us and our work, making us even more nervous and uncomfortable.

Most designers I've coached are introverts; amazing at their craft but struggle to perform when interviewing. As a result, they get passed over even though they would have been perfect for the role. 

For 18 years as a designer and design leader, I've been in hundreds of interviews as interviewer and interviewee. I've seen first hand what works (and what doesn't).

During the 2020 covid and 2023 tech layoffs, I've coached introverts (like me) to practice easy-to-apply techniques that helped them approach interviews more confidently, and get hired. All while remaining their true, authentic selves.  

Course content

1. Hard truths about interviews as an introvert

2. Introduction to the 4Ps framework: Prepare, Push, Presence, Practice

3. Types of interviews and their purpose

4. Shape of a successful interview

5. Introducing yourself, your career and accomplishments in less than 5 minutes

6. Work and portfolio showcase

7. Building rapport and a connection with your interviewer (in-person and remote)

8. Public speaking tips

9. Conversation techniques

10. Bonus: Stretch goals