Mission One: The Executive Edge · 2025-09-18 · 34 min
Interviews can rattle even the sharpest executives. In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, hosts Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton share the secrets of great interviews, from tailoring answers and framing metrics to asking the right questions and running a process that doesn’t scare candidates away. Whether you’re in the hot seat or leading the panel, this is your playbook for interviews that actually work. They also explore how context can transform even flat or declining results into a compelling narrative, and why great interviews feel more like conversations than interrogations. For hiring managers, Gerard and Dan highlight the power of scorecards to bring structure and fairness, the importance of avoiding repetitive interview loops, and the need to deliver a polished candidate experience that sells as much as it assesses. Gerard and Dan mix humor with hard truths, from Dan’s teenage Walgreens interview blunder to real-world lessons on closing candidates quickly before competitors swoop in.
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