Hey everyone, I tried to boot up the coffee chat today, and for some reason, Zoom doesn't appear to be working. I've tried a few troubleshooting steps, but nothing seems to work. I've rescheduled the chat to March 25th. See you then! Cheers

I may have an upcoming interview for a Energy position that requires experience in Transmission & Distribution, Project Development in Renewable Energy and Battery Energy Storage Systems. I do not have any direct experience in these areas. However, I have interviewed podcast guests on these topics and created LinkedIn posts to showcase my knowledge and learnings in these topics. Would it be ok for me to share links to these podcast episodes and LinkedIn posts in the post-interview Thank You Email to the Interviewer/Hiring Manager?

Anyone have experience indicating their uncomfortable providing a presentation deck prior to the interview where you will review it with the company? The exercise includes reviewing a live Amazon listing for the brand and identifying the top 3 areas for improvement and any tests to run for measuring success and impact. In addition, a dataset of advertising metrics were also provided for me to review and share 3 key insights. From what I can gather, this data is actual/real and not altered based on the Google Sheet including 10+ from the company. I have no issue completing the exercise and am actually looking forward to it. My concern is I'm not being paid for this and providing the completed exercise prior to the actual meeting as it will contain actionable business strategies. I already have the email response drafted up stating I'd rather present the exercise for the first time in the meeting rather than sending it beforehand. Any suggestions or insight from their own experiences would be appreciated. Thanks!

I just finished reading a book, which states that every Hiring Manager has a Secret Test during interview. They are looking at your personality: if this person is easier to communicate with, friendly and appears enthusiastic about the role. The way to improve likability is to focus on the following 3 aspects during interview: 1.Voice and Energy 2.Building Rapport 3.Aiming for Mutual Fit

Do informational interviews fail to convert into job referrals or introductions of colleagues in the company due to which of the following: 1. Lack of experience in the specific role 2. Inability to build rapport with the person you are networking with (Likability issue)? Would someone still refer you or introduce you to someone in the company, if you lack the experience?