Vocations · Professional Development

Know who is across
the table.

Twenty minutes of research per interviewer changes an interview: you ask about the system their team just launched instead of “what is a typical day.” Log what you find, where it came from and how you will use it, and keep personal accounts out of it.

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Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Or get it in the Job search kit, $29 for 34 items.

Your interviewers

The worked example is made up: a hiring manager whose team just changed systems, with one finding from personal photos to drop, and a recruiter screen the day before. Saved on this device only.

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What you get

Vocations · Professional Development$5

What you finish with
A record per interviewer: initials or a code, their part in the process, job title, company, date and stage, every finding with its source and how you will use it, your questions and seven research steps. Counts findings, questions and days left; flags personal-account findings, too few questions near the date, recruiter screens and final rounds.
Who it is for
Job seekers and students with interviews coming up, from a recruiter phone screen to a final panel.
Format
Browser organizer with a saved record per interviewer. Prints one interviewer’s sheet to review before you go, every interviewer in a table or a blank sheet; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
$5 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with the Caveat Academy pass and Whole-school licenses. Also in the Job search kit ($29) and the Vocations Suite pass ($99), and 1 more bundle. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Professional Development space in Caveat Vocations.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Add each interviewer by initials and role.
  2. Read the team page and their professional profile.
  3. Search recent news about the team.
  4. Log each finding and how you will use it.
  5. Write three questions about their work.

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Where to look

Where to look, and how to use itSourceGood forUse it asTeam pagewhat the team ownsa question about prioritiesProfessional profiletheir path and time therea shared-ground talking pointNews and launcheswhat changed latelya question about the changeTalks and articleswhat they care abouta reference in an answerPeople who work therehow the team really runsa question to confirm itPersonal accountsnothing for thisleave it outWhere to look, and how to use itTeam pageGood for: what the team ownsUse it as: a question about prioritiesProfessional profileGood for: their path and time thereUse it as: a shared-ground talking pointNews and launchesGood for: what changed latelyUse it as: a question about the changeTalks and articlesGood for: what they care aboutUse it as: a reference in an answerPeople who work thereGood for: how the team really runsUse it as: a question to confirm itPersonal accountsGood for: nothing for thisUse it as: leave it out
Twenty minutes per interviewer is usually enough. The aim is two or three good questions and one story of yours that fits their problem.

A good question from research

“I read the team moved scheduling to a new system in September. What has that changed for the people in this role?” It shows you looked, asks about the job, and gets an answer you can use in your next reply.

Where the line is

Professional profiles, company pages, talks and news are made to be read. Family photos, hobbies and old posts are not part of the job; even if you found them, leave them out of the room.

Sources

  1. U.S. Department of Labor. CareerOneStop: Interview tips (careeronestop.org).
  2. National Association of Colleges and Employers. Interviewing resources for students (naceweb.org).
  3. Harvard University, Mignone Center for Career Success. Interviewing guides (careerservices.fas.harvard.edu).
  4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook, for what the role involves (bls.gov/ooh).

The worked examples are made up. Use initials or a code for interviewers; this page stores your notes only in this browser. Nothing you type is sent to Caveat. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.