I'm landing 1st interviews but not 2nd. How do I stand out to employers in remote interviews?

If you're landing 1st round interviews, that means your LinkedIn profile/resume looks good and covers the experience/skills/work experience needed for your targeted roles. That's great, especially when hiring environments are tight like they are now. If you're consistently not moving forward in the process, I'd do an honest self-assessment in 3 main areas: How am I coming off to interviewers? If you look good on paper (which you presumably do if you get past resume screens to a first call), are ...Read More

The best interviewing advice I ever received was when I was in Sales: always close your interviewer. Your final question should pivot away from asking about the company or opportunity, and instead start shifting to the next steps. Something like, "Based on our conversation today, is there any additional information I can provide about my experience that would move me on to the next step?" This gives the interviewer a chance to provide feedback on what they like about your experience, or even giv ...Read More

If you’re not making it past the recruiter screen, this usually means you need to work on your storytelling and communication. Which, fortunately, can be vastly improved with some basic prep. Here’s a wonderful framework: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-pass-any-first-round-interview Practice is also extremely helpful. Find a job search buddy, and do some mock interviews together focused on specific roles you’re considering. Doing a dry run will help you figure out your story, and iden ...Read More

 It's a legit question though I need more context to give you specific feedback. When you say 1st interviews, I assume you mean with the recruiter rather than the hiring manager. Sounds like your resume is good enough to entice them, but there's something going on in your interview answers that's not connecting the dots. How do you respond to questions - do you convince them that you have done the work you claim, do you provide enough depth and detail, do you show results and outcomes, do you pe ...Read More

If you’re getting 1st interviews but not 2nd, it usually means your CV is doing its job – but your interview isn’t building enough conviction. Most candidates don’t stall because they lack experience. They stall because they interview in a way that doesn’t make it easy to picture them in the role. In remote interviews, I see the same patterns over and over: 1. They talk about experience instead of applying itMost candidates default to explaining what they’ve done, rather than using it to solve t ...Read More