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Do you generally recommend that candidates go 'above and beyond' in preparing for interviews?

For example, putting together 30-60-90 day plans or a report on the company/product and strengths/weaknesses/opportunities to give the interviewer a glimpse into how they think? In which situations do you recommend this approach or not?
Maddy Hobbs
Figma Director of Sales, SMB5mo
I think the best thing you can do is show up prepared and genuinely curious. That doesn’t have to mean overdoing it ... it means doing the right kind of work ahead of tim...
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Sarah Mercedes (Osborne)
HubSpot Director of Sales1y
I think finding ways to give yourself an edge is always in your best interest. You want to avoid creating too much work for yourself, but there are needle-moving ways to ...
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Brian Tino
AlphaSense Senior Director, Strategic Sales2y
YES! I highly encourage candidates go "above and beyond" in preparing for interviews, because the interview is your opportunity to show the best version of yourself, and ...
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Adam Wainwright
HubSpot GTM Leader | Building Products that help Sales teams win | Formerly Clari, CallidusCloud (SAP), Selectica CPQ, Cacheflow3y
I always recommend that the candidate does the requisite prep work for the interview they are heading into - if its a first call, the prep needs to be oriented around: 1...
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