Kamala Harris Teaches Us How to Do a Job Interview (and What Not to Do)

The Kamala Harris interviews show why we never want to sound like our answers were written by AI

Joseph Serwach
Leadership Culture

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Above: Kamala Harris and Cory Booker making their Marijuana Justice Act video in 2018 via Wikimedia Commons.

How do you ace job interviews, generate support, and strengthen relationships? Listening, writing — and storytelling.

The best conversations are captivating, deepening connections.

The Kamala Harris interviews show the danger of relying on AI (or staffers) to write your answers for you. Deeper listening leads to better writing — storytelling skills are everything.

If you don’t answer the questions — or appear to be evasive, avoiding or hiding something? You will suffer. Podcasting King Joe Rogan explained it well in his analysis of Harris and her public interviews and interactions:

“I think we’d have a fine conversation. I think I’d be able to talk to her. I wouldn’t try to interview her. I’d just try to have a conversation with her and hopefully get to know her as a human being.

That was my goal, having her on, trying to get her to express herself… I don’t think these formats are good. I don’t think that two people. First of all, I hate the idea of the presidential debates because I hate the idea of a time limitation on complex ideas…

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