Short version: I have a presentation to give in a job interview, HALP!
INRATS version:
I have an interview for an internal position on friday... It's a supervisory job in a university, mostly working the financial side, but also student facing. I'm quite comfortable in interviews, and I'm well qualified for the role and have tons of relevant experience so I'm definately in with a shot but part of the interview is to give a short (sub-10 minute) presentation on "What the first 30 days in the role will look like"
Now, to be fair, I have only a vague idea. I have a good grasp of the main elements of my own personal workload but not really that much of the other areas which I'd be supervising and occasionally covering (not expected to, according to the ad, and tbh it'd be a difficult combination of skills to find so I'd be surprised if they find a candidate who can do better).
So it seems to me there's 3 ways to go, with their own pitfalls:
1) Total go-getter. I will reinvent the area, invigorate the team, increase or cut everything, be awesome. Sounds good in the interview to some people, but is unrealistic so would put off sensible people, and will not be fulfilled in the real world. or,
2) Be realistic, tell them what I'd actually do- which would be unexciting and could be seen as unambitious. Put as much shine on it as possible but basically be pragmatic-I'd learn the team, learn the role, learn the background, take small but solid steps, lay groundwork for good things to come, etc.
Or there's 3, which is just 2, but with a bit of being scathing of 1
So, what would Singletrack do? TBH it's not a role where I'll really be doing this sort of presentation ever again so the relevance is low, it feels more like a way to shoot myself in the foot than a way to excel in the interview. All in all I'm leaning towards 2 really...

