In this episode, our featured not-expert is Varun Negandhi — founder of Beyond Grad, where he has coached 1,000+ experienced professionals into top-tier roles worldwide.

Varun shares exclusive interview-coaching insights from his 21-Day Interview Mastery cohorts. We cover practical frameworks for every interview-question type and the psychology of endearing yourself to any interviewer, no matter the industry, role, or career stage.

All my links
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Resources
Varun on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vnegandhi/
Beyond Grad: https://beyondgrad.com

Timestamps

00:00 Intro + Background
02:11 The ONLY interview question you can prepare for and nail every time
04:24 Naman answers “Tell Me About Yourself”
06:26 Varun critiques (roasts) Naman’s response
09:53 The Three-Act Structure for “Tell Me About Yourself”
13:31 How to communicate the “fit” even when it isn’t obvious
16:06 Beginner frameworks for answering behavioral questions
20:28 Can you just “wing” behavioral questions?
23:15 The simply GENIUS framework for answering behavioral questions
27:26 Common interview pitfalls: navigating experience and anxiety
32:46 Why conclusions for ALL your responses are so underrated
35:10 Is my Indian accent holding me back in interviews?
39:19 Leveraging AI for interview preparation
43:25 Psychological tricks to endear yourself to interviewers
48:55 Battling anxiety before and during interviews
52:20 Overcoming overwhelm: the journey to interview mastery