How to Prepare for Any Interviews

Hygiene check:

1. Check hair-bread length
2. Dress appropriately
3. Check the internet connection, AC if possible, no cats
4. Prepare a PPT

Homework: Audit the company like a vendor, because:
Because:
Employer: vendor of income 
Employee: client, whether the company is worth the time and skills 

1. Step 1: LinkedIn: employee tenure, recruitment pattern, job posting
2. Step 2: Glassdoor review, SoMe reviews
3. Step 3: SEC file, financial report, anything in the public domain 

Questions:

Meeting 2:

1. Question 1: New headcount or backfill?
2. Question 2: How many people have held these positions in the last 3 years?
   - Was the role scoped properly?
   - How are the management practices?
   - Expectation parallels the compensation?
   Reply: Need to know before committing to the next lead in this role.
3. Question 3: Where do I see myself in the next 5years?
   Reply: Depends on the proportion of velocity.
   - Lateral move is not a promotion.
   - Can you walk me through the last 3 headcounts that promoted in the team
   - Can you walk me through the Compensation, Scope, and Level
4. Question 4:
   - On-call rotation frequency
   - Deploy ownership
5. Question 5: Reporting line manager 
6. Question 6: Leadership-communication culture 
7. Question 7: Project incidents and how they were handled. 
8. Question 8: Growth, monthly sales, financial plans.