E 225 - Interview Better to Get the Promotion, Have More Hiring Confidence & Beat Imposter Syndrome

Drastically improve your process for hiring people AND applying for a job. Starting today. Post-COVID the science of interviewing has advanced radically. Today’s guest, Anna Papalia, is a career influencer and TikTok Interview Expert that lays so many game-changing truths on us. Because 90% of hiring managers aren't trained on how to interview, they fall prey to their implicit bias when judging candidates and making hiring decisions. Job seekers, equally as mystified by the process, follow stale advice, memorizing rote answers that aren't true to who they are. Interviewing needs to innovate to meet current expectations and the shortage of top talent. Anna shares so many actional nuggets from her INTERVIEWOLOGY book and training program that help you see your personal interview archetype, and then that of others. Our biases are born from our preferences. She calls “charmers” those who see an interview as a performance—it’s a stage and they enjoy being the star of the show. Another type, Challengers, see an interview as a cross-examination, and want their questions answered. Examiners are those who see an interview as a pass/fail test and Harmonizers see an interview as a tryout for a team that they want to join. You’re going to want to take notes to capture these high ROI interviewing insights like: 🧦The interview type that is overused (like worn-out socks you need to toss!) 🧩The #1 mistake hiring managers make 🗑What hiring systems need to ditch asap to improve candidate experience 🎤The top 3 persuasive myths about interview style 🧠How your “weakness” is really a strength that’s overused ABOUT THIS WEEK’S GUEST: Anna Papalia is known as TikTok’s “Interview Expert”' (1.5M social media followers) and author of INTERVIEWOLOGY on the new science of interviewing. She has consulted with Fortune 100 companies, taught at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and coached over 10,000 clients to interview better. Her groundbreaking discovery of Interview Styles revolutionized the way we teach and understand interviewing. She is also a public speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and DisruptHR. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. FOR YOU: How about your executive presence? Your influence? How do you show up in meetings? Are you crushing your presentations? Do you use good metaphors? All those executive micro skills!!! Now you can know ALL of these juicy key details, thanks to our brand spanking-new Speak Up 360. It’s a cutting-edge leadership development 360 tool designed exclusively for highly-conscientious senior leaders like you. It’s focused exclusively on HIGH-IMPACT communication skills! With Speak Up 360, you'll receive comprehensive, CUSTOMIZED 360-degree feedback on all aspects of executive presence, influence, meeting behavior, and public speaking. Gain a personalized roadmap to get even better using insights from peers, subordinates, and superiors. Identify specific strengths, address actionable areas for improvement, and excel in key leadership dimensions. To give your emerging executives the opportunity to polish their communication skills using the Speak Up 360, schedule a call. Visit www.speakupwithlaura.com to learn how Laura’s allergy to boring helps leaders speak up and make things better. Want to make the world better? Please leave us a 5-star ⭐️podcast review to help others find this life-altering insight. We appreciate you!