What is a meet and greet interview and how do you prepare?
About this episode
<p>A meet and greet interview is an informal job interview, which allows you to get to know the team and the role in a more relaxed setting. It is a great opportunity to ask questions that you may not have time for during the formal interview process. Preparing for this meeting will help put you at ease and allow you to put your best foot forward.</p><p>In this week’s episode, Sarah and Emma go through what a ‘meet and greet’ interview is used for, if it means you’ve got the job, and some things you can think about in your preparation.</p><p>🏀 Shoot Your Shot - Shoutout to Kevin! “Hey I just wanted to drop you guys a message and thank you so much for your help in me landing my new job, I’ve been with my current company 17 years and really had no idea where to start to move forward but your podcast helped me so much and I don’t think I’d have landed my new job without the advice so thank you again and keep the podcast going you both are amazing 💚”</p><p>☕ Did our podcast help you out? Want to say thank you in coffee form? Shout us a virtual coffee here: <a href="http://www.buymeacoffee.com/interviewboss" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.buymeacoffee.com/interviewboss</a></p><p>🎶 The Tiktok video we mentioned of the guy who finds locations from photos: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@georainbolt/video/7167138543725301035" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@georainbolt/video/7167138543725301035</a></p><p>🎶The Tiktok channel of the woman who finds out people’s birthdays: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notkahnjunior/video/7161678794590358827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@notkahnjunior/video/7161678794590358827</a></p><p>💗Matthew Hussey’s guide to owning the first 5 minutes and how to prepare ‘charisma’ <a href="https://dl.howtogettheguy.com/first5/owning-the-first-5-minutes.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dl.howtogettheguy.com/first5/owning-the-first-5-minutes.pdf</a></p><p>📄 To book an interview coaching session with Sarah, go to <a href="http://www.interviewboss.com.au/coaching" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.interviewboss.com.au/coaching</a> </p><p>💌 Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/interviewboss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p>💻 Check out our website for free jobseeker resources</p><p><a href="https://dashboard.whooshkaa.com/567c163a/episodes/735473/www.interviewboss.com.au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.interviewboss.com.au</a></p>
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