I know a few people who are looking for a new job at the moment. When talking with one of them, a familiar topic came up: interviewing. Depending on what industry one is in or where one is at in their career, a discussion on interviewing can take a lot of different shapes.

For early career folks, this can revolve around questions like “how do I make a good first impression?”, or “how do I follow up after I’ve met the hiring manager?” For later career folks, and where my discussion went with my friend was more around “how do I spot good leadership?”

prin·ci·ple

1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.

val·ue

2. a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life.

mor·al

2. a person’s standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.

I don’t know about you, but these definitions aren’t as clear or specific as I’d like them to be. I understand that I’m throwing shade at the dictionary here, which is a pretty poor position to start a blog post from (especially one that I’d presumably like someone to get value out of, no pun intended).