Don't Try to Do Everything at Once
Spreading your prep across a week is smarter than cramming it all in the night before — but only if you're intentional about what goes where. Trying to do everything every day for a week is just a recipe for sustained anxiety with diminishing returns.
Early in the Week: Research and Stories
Use the first part of the week for company research and story development. Who are you meeting? What is the company working on? What are your three to five best career stories? Get these foundations in place early so the rest of the week isn't carrying as much weight.
Middle of the Week: Refine and Practice
Spend a session in the middle of the week reviewing your stories out loud. Not memorizing — just warming them up. Say them to yourself in the car or on a walk. Notice what feels natural and what needs tightening. Then let it rest.
End of the Week: Logistics and Self-Care
In the day or two before the interview, shift your focus entirely to logistics — outfit, route, timing, anything practical that could go wrong. Then step away from prep entirely and do something restorative. You've done the work. Now protect your energy.
The Interview Week Audio Series guides you through each phase of the interview week — from the invite high through the walk away.