Close the Tabs
By the night before your interview, you've done the research. Googling more interview questions at 11pm isn't prep — it's anxiety in disguise. Close the tabs. What you need tonight isn't more information. It's rest and the right headspace.
Review Your Stories, Don't Memorize Them
Pull up your Brag Bank and read through your top three to five stories. Don't rehearse them word for word. Just let yourself remember them — the situation, what you did, how it turned out. You're warming up your memory, not drilling a script.
Lay Everything Out
Clothes, bag, printed copies of your resume if needed, directions confirmed, parking figured out. Handle all the logistics tonight so your morning is clear. Decision fatigue is real, and tomorrow you need your mental energy for the conversation — not for finding your keys.
Do Something That Settles You
Watch something you love. Take a walk. Cook a real meal. Whatever actually relaxes you — do that. The best thing you can do the night before an interview is remind yourself that you're a whole person with a whole life, not just a candidate waiting to perform.
The Interview Week Audio Series includes a dedicated 'Night Before' track designed to calm your nerves and get your mindset right.