From the course: Landing a MAANG Job: Behavioral Interview Questions

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Know your resume like the back of your hand

Know your resume like the back of your hand

From the course: Landing a MAANG Job: Behavioral Interview Questions

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Know your resume like the back of your hand

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- Knowing your resume like the back of your hand is arguably the most critical part of the interview preparation. Not only does it help you answer the first question you encounter in most interviews, "Walk me through your resume," but also interviewers will often spot-pick points on your resume and ask you about them. You simply won't appear prepared if you're not even able to elaborate on things on your own resume. Additionally, interviews are dynamic. You have to think of examples from your past experiences to answer questions that you had not anticipated. Knowing your story and experiences in depth will come massively in handy here. Many candidates assume they know their resume well. After all, they did write it, but most also come to interviews rusty and unable to expound beyond surface level information. Error on the site of caution, and spend at least 15 to 20 minutes every week in the five to eight weeks…

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