How should you prepare in advance for a job interview? Life Kit host Marielle Segarra sits down with Cynthia Pong to find out. She’s the founder & CEO of Embrace Change— a career coaching and consulting firm that works with women of color.

We discuss what questions to prep for, how to choose an outfit you feel your best in, and what to do if you get nervous. Plus, we walk through a mock interview to model how to answer common questions.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Biggest misconceptions about job interviews
01:25 - What should you come to the interview knowing?
02:08 - How do you decide what to wear?
03:07 - Three things you want interviewers to know about you
03:46 - Primacy and recency
04:24 - How do you decide those three things?
05:06 - What’s an example of a weak spot to prepare for?
06:30 - What can you do to stay grounded prior to the interview?
07:16 - The composure triangle
08:50 - Role-play
14:11 - Role-play recap
14:33 - Questions to ask at the end of an interview
15:25 - How would you suggest following up, and how soon?
16:06 - One word to approach job interviews
16:48 - Recap