What to say to the founder of a company in an interview
Being interviewed by a company founder is a big deal. Use our tips to impress and ask the founder the right questions!
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Being interviewed by a company founder is a big deal. Use our tips to impress and ask the founder the right questions!
Preparing for an interview with a company founder is a big step and shouldnât be taken lightly. Remember, the business is the founderâs baby and theyâve poured a lot of sweat, blood and tears into creating their vision. So, theyâll want to be certain theyâre bringing the right talent into their business. Interviewing with a founder shouldnât be treated the same as being interviewed by an employee. Not to scare you but itâs kind of a big deal.
Use our interview tips to be sure to nail your interview with the company founder.
Whether youâre in the waiting room or already in the interview room when you meet the founder, make a strong first impression by standing up to greet them and shake their hand. This shows a certain level of respect and that youâre a proactive person. If youâre interviewing for a role where youâll be dealing with customers, this greeting will be sure to impress the founder.
At this stage of the interview process, youâll want to put aside all the normal questions to ask at the end of an interview. You need to go one step further and prepare questions specifically for the founder. Company founders are busy people and are therefore selective about the number of interviews they carry out. Therefore, preparing questions specifically for them shows you recognise itâs an opportunity to gain some unique insights.
Whatever you do, donât go in blind for your interview with the founder. Although youâll want to prepare intelligent questions to ask them, you also want to show youâve taken the time to do your research and learn a bit about their background. Use LinkedIn and the company website to dig deep. Itâs not likely that the founder will ask you, âWhat do you know about me?â. So youâll need to find ways to naturally drop your findings into conversation.
Although youâll probably have had one or two interviews prior to this one, itâs quite possible all the information from the previous stages hasnât reached the founder. So revise your interview questions and answers as itâs likely the founder will repeat some of the most common interview questions like âTell me about yourselfâ and âWhat makes you right for this position?â.
Although interviewing with a company founder is the ultimate step, the one thing you need to remember is to be confident and be yourself. Remember your value and that youâre an asset to any company.
Donât forget to search the SonicJobs app daily for new job opportunities – we have the UK’s largest database of job opportunities!
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