Simulate a Real Experience to Get the Best Interview Practice
A system to prepare for an interview by practicing with a friend
The best way to practice is to experience the real thing. Runners practice running. Singers practice singing. Writers practice writing. By simulating the real environment, these people condition themselves to repeat the same actions they need to re-enact on competition day. But you can’t do this for interviews: You can’t get experience with interviews unless you go to an interview.
Most people prepare for interviews by going over their résumé, rehearsing answers, and giving themselves pep talks. These are reasonable approaches to practicing interviews, because, what else can you do? Most practitioners of their craft can practice alone because their art only requires one person’s actions. Interviews need two people. Asking yourself interview questions is different from having someone else ask them.
Enter: a friend.
🎎 Why Get a Friend to Interview You?
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
— Elbert Hubbard
Many people approach the idea of having a friend interview them but quickly discard it because it’s scary, uncomfortable, and…
