Preparing for an Interview

I read the first two articles, Telling Stories and Four Don'ts When Dealing With Recruiters.

The first one deals with how you conduct yourself during an interview. Instead of treating the interview like an interrogation like most people do, you should be friendly and talkative (not too much so). Focus on stories from your past experience that highlights your strengths, not just a generic one word response. You can also use this strategy to point out failures and how you got around it. Using this strategy will give the hiring manager a good indication of your past, and your past experience is a good indicator of how you'll do in the future.

The second gives some simple suggestions on what not to do when you're being interviewed. Among the tips is not to be overly friendly, not to expect a lot of hand holding, never ask for insider information on other candidates, and no requesting special treatment. While it's difficult to follow some of these, they will often make you seem unsure of yourself.

These were certainly helpful for future interviews. I didn't really think about telling stories or not being too friendly.