In this episode, our featured not-expert is Varun Negandhi — founder of Beyond Grad, where he has coached 1,000+ experienced professionals into top-tier roles worldwide. Varun shares exclusive interview-coaching insights from his 21-Day Interview Mastery cohorts. We cover practical frameworks for every interview-question type and the psychology of endearing yourself to any interviewer, no matter the industry, role, or career stage. All my links readysetdopodcast.com Resources Varun on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vnegandhi/ Beyond Grad: https://beyondgrad.com Timestamps 00:00 Intro + Background 02:11 The ONLY interview question you can prepare for and nail every time 04:24 Naman answers “Tell Me About Yourself” 06:26 Varun critiques (roasts) Naman’s response 09:53 The Three-Act Structure for “Tell Me About Yourself” 13:31 How to communicate the “fit” even when it isn’t obvious 16:06 Beginner frameworks for answering behavioral questions 20:28 Can you just “wing” behavioral questions? 23:15 The simply GENIUS framework for answering behavioral questions 27:26 Common interview pitfalls: navigating experience and anxiety 32:46 Why conclusions for ALL your responses are so underrated 35:10 Is my Indian accent holding me back in interviews? 39:19 Leveraging AI for interview preparation 43:25 Psychological tricks to endear yourself to interviewers 48:55 Battling anxiety before and during interviews 52:20 Overcoming overwhelm: the journey to interview mastery 5p2s2j