Interview Roadmap

Most candidates prepare for the questions. Strong candidates prepare the case: why them, for this role, in language the people across the table will remember. Without one, even a strong track record can sound like everyone else's.

The Interview Roadmap builds your case and your plan. We look at the role, the organisation and the people deciding, then put our recommendations in writing: what to emphasise, what to prepare and what to watch for. Then we practise and adjust as your process moves forward. It works for external interviews and internal promotion panels.

We know how shortlists get built, because we used to build them. Ian Christie, our founder, interviewed more than 1,000 senior candidates as an executive recruiter, and our method is built on what he saw from the employer's side.

How it works

• Before we start: a short intake, the job posting, your résumé and what you know about the process
• Session 1, Your case (45 minutes): the role, the decision-makers, why you, and where your interviewing is strong or exposed
• Your written plan: a concise plan with our recommendations for your interview strategy and what you need to act on to prepare
• One review: written or video feedback on the document that matters most right now, such as your interview answers, story bank, presentation, 90-day plan or tailored résumé, returned within 2 business days
• Session 2, Practice (45 minutes): your stories, the hard questions and direct feedback
• Session 3, Next stage (45 minutes): a further mock interview, a debrief, or preparation for the next round

What we can cover

• What they're really hiring for, and who decides
• Your case: the reasons you're the right person
• Your stories, shaped for this role
• "Tell me about yourself" and the hard questions
• Panels, presentations and case exercises
• Working with search firms and internal recruiters

Also included: the resources you need for this work, including videos, workbooks and tools · 60 days of access to our career platform

A good fit if you're a senior manager, director or executive with an interview process underway or about to begin, and you want a clear strategy and real practice. For one interview, an Interview Strategy Session may be enough. For a long process with several rounds, consider the Interview Sprint.

Here is what we control and what we don't. We can't decide who the panel chooses. We can make sure you're the clearest, best-prepared version of your candidacy when they decide.

Details: Your sessions and review are to be used within 30 days of your first session. One extension of up to two weeks is available on request. All sessions one to one, by video. Confidential.

Credit: Already had an Interview Strategy Session with us? You pay the difference. Want to go further? You can move into a Sprint within 14 days of your Roadmap ending and pay the difference, and half your fee counts toward the Next-Level Role Program within 30 days.