Interviewing Poorly and Failing To Get The Job, Twice! Terry McDougall

Executive coach, author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake44 My guest for Episode #44 is Terry McDougall. She is an executive and career coach, speaker and best-selling author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms. After 30 years of corporate business experience, 15 of which were in senior managerial roles, Terry chose to become a coach, in 2017. She also has a new podcast called “Marketing Mambo.” In today's episode, Terry tells a “favorite mistake” story about a time she applied for an internal leadership position, but she “bombed” the interview after being in the interim role. After a hiring misstep, the position was again posted and she again failed to get the job. “It was all on me — I wasn't prepared.” While it was painful, Terry calls it a “favorite” mistake because she learned so much through those experiences. She identified gaps in her interviewing skills and has worked on that — and it helps her now help others more effectively. “Not getting back up is the failure.” We also talk about panel interviews and how those are different in a Zoom area, along with other reflections and lessons on job hunting and career advancement. Terry also tells a story about the benefits of “small tests of change” before doing a big launch of something. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/favorite-mistake/support