Chimers Chime In: Preparing for your interviews
You applied for a job and a recruiter let you know they’d like to move you forward in the process — yay! Now, you’re preparing for your interview — wondering how to make a great impression and ace the questions. Here are a few tips from the Chime Recruiting and People teams to help you get ready!
Know the mission
Jennifer (she/her/hers), University Recruiting Manager
“Understand the mission of the company you’re applying to. Knowing why a company does what it does will help you connect with the role and folks you interview with — and show that you did a bit of research ahead of time.”
Chime tip: Chime’s mission is to provide everyone with financial peace of mind. We want to help our members get ahead by making managing money easy. Learn more about us here.
Rely on your recruiter
Ted (he/him/his), Lead Design Recruiter
“Your recruiter is a resource to you throughout the process, so be sure to use them! Whether you’re emailing to ask who you’ll be meeting with or for resources to help you prepare, they are your advocate in the process and want to set you up for success! Before your interview(s), be sure to have a prep call. If your recruiter doesn’t offer to have one, don’t be shy — ask them to hop on a call!”
Do your homework
Kristen (she/her/hers), Benefits & Wellness Partner
“Do your research on the company, role, and consult resources that are out there — news articles, blog posts, or try out the product itself. The more informed you are, the better your interview is likely to go — you’ll be better able to answer and ask questions.”
Chime tip: Read about our product and services here, what it’s like to work at Chime here, and our latest news here.
Personalize your prep
Erica (she/her/hers), Recruiting Manager
“Sure, you’re being interviewed, but you’re also interviewing the company! I recommend looking up each individual interviewer and preparing questions that are specific to their experience. The more information you can get out of an interview, the better — and the more personalized the questions, the more likely you are to get meaningful answers. If you have the time, personalized thank you notes after an interview go a long way as well and give you room to ask follow-up questions if they come up.”
Chime tip: See who works at Chime and learn more about your interviewers here.
Practice, practice, practice
Lanny (he/him/his), Technical Recruiter
“While you can never predict which questions will be asked in your interview, practice answering questions using methods such as CAR (Cause, Action, Result) or STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result). These methodologies help to organize your answers in a way that’s easy for interviewers to follow along with — and feel more confident going into your interview(s).”
