# Prepare for an interview in one block

URL: https://gocutline.com/playbooks/interview-prep/

Prepare for an interview in one block: Know their problem, your three stories and your one question. 1) Write down what the company does, who pays them and what changed for them lately. 2) Prepare three stories: a result you got, a mistake you fixed and a time you kept going. Each with a number. 3) Say them out loud once. Under two minutes each.

## The steps
1. Write down what the company does, who pays them and what changed for them lately.
2. Prepare three stories: a result you got, a mistake you fixed and a time you kept going. Each with a number.
3. Say them out loud once. Under two minutes each.
4. Prepare one good question about their biggest challenge this year.
5. Check the route or the link the day before, and be ready ten minutes early.

## Your first move in Cutline
Plan it the day before: "interview prep thu 18-18:45".

## Ask an AI
Tap the box to copy the prompt. Put the answer in the block's notes.

```prompt
I have an interview for [role] at [company]. My background: [paste]. List the 10 questions they are most likely to ask, with what a strong answer includes, and help me shape 3 short stories from my background with a number in each.
```

## Make it a block
[Add it to your week in Cutline](https://app.gocutline.com/?lib=playbooks/interview-prep): the steps go into the block, so the next one is always written down.

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