Even established professionals make mistakes during interviews, says Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman.
One that sticks out to him: when job candidates clearly haven’t done their research on the company, even when seeking high-level positions, the 49-year-old tells CNBC Make It.
“I’m mostly talking to executive hires at this point. An obvious red flag is if they haven’t done their homework, which still kind of surprises me,” says Wacksman. “I’ll talk to folks who are coming in for senior roles, and they’re asking pretty basic questions that you could answer in 10 minutes on Google or 30 seconds in Gemini.”
The best job interviewees come prepared to showcase their intellectual curiosity, Wacksman says;. They’ve “thought deeply about the role they’re coming in for. And have thought deeply about what they would add to the job.”
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