Week 33: The five P's of interviewing

Week 33: December 6, 2025

The five P's of interviewing

As recruiting intensifies over the next several weeks and months, now is a great time to prepare for interviews, hopefully in a fun/friendly environment.

This week, we wanted to share some tips as you prepare for interviews. Remember the five Ps:

Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Presentation!

The 100 Week Sprint team

To-do's this week

Got 5 minutes? Create a short personal checklist with (at least) three pieces of information you want to highlight.

Got 30 minutes? Research the questions that an interviewer might ask. Seek out both general questions and industry and company-specific ones.

Got an hour? Leverage InterviewPrep and, when you're ready to "go live," ask a friend or classmate to help you out. You can also help others and as you give them constructive criticism, it may help you see things that you need to work on, too.

Proper preparation

It's true that there may be circumstances that you can't control as you head into interviews; however, there is one thing you can definitely control in an interview setting: what you bring in!

As you go into interviews, you'll want to make sure that you've done your legwork in the content that you present. Click here for our tips!

Prevent poor presentation

Although you can't be certain about what will happen during an interview, do what you can to put your best foot forward. By getting comfortable with the process, you can avoid some weird things nerves make you do in job interviews.

Click here for more details about things that you can be aware of now before you head into an interview.

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