{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F0d6f2752-4cd2-4ed7-9273-b92149cda7d6","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"The Research You Should Conduct for Each Job Interview \u2013 Work in Sports Podcast e149","description":"Wondering what kind of research you should conduct leading up to a job interview? In this Work in Sports podcast episode host Brian Clapp shares seven types of research you should complete for every job interview.\u00a0Hi everybody, I\u2019m Brian Clapp Director of Content for WorkinSports.com and this is the Work in Sports podcast.Before I get into today\u2019s fan question \u2013 and it\u2019s a good one \u2013 I want to talk about our expert interview coming up this Wednesday. Please allow me to get on my soapbox for a moment and whet your appetite for what comes later this week.Vincent Pierson is the Director of Diversity and Inclusion for Minor League Baseball and a guest I was really excited to have on the show. Diversity and Inclusion are really important topics in the world, not just sports, and to have on someone with Vincent\u2019s background and passion was really exciting to me.But I was also kind of nervous. I admitted to all of you before that I get a little nervous before each interview and sometimes it ramps up a little depending on the guest. For example, Leigh Steinberg \u2013 yep, pretty nervous. You don\u2019t want to sound like a dolt\u2026and you also don\u2019t want to throw out clich\u00e9 questions and just have a superficial conversation.With Vincent, I was really nervous because of the importance of the conversation. It was less about Vincent per se, and more of a fear my questions wouldn\u2019t take us deep enough. That I\u2019d finish up and think, \u201cdamn, that was a missed opportunity, we could have done so much more in this conversation\u201dWell, the good news is. We went there. We had the difficult conversations, we talked about the important things in life, and how our collective sports world allows for social impact on such a grand scale.When we published my interview with Mailynh Vu Cleveland Indians Assistant Director of Talent Acquisition, I told you all how excited I was\u2026because she shared really actionable career advice that I knew you could all put to use.Well, I\u2019m even more excited about this one, but for different reasons. This is so meaningful, so powerful, and so significant\u2026I just cant wait for you all to listen. So stay tuned for that on Wednesday.As for today \u2013 is QA time!This weeks question comes in from Dave in Tallahassee \u2013 Dave writes in:Hi Brian, big fan of the podcasts and I can\u2019t wait to tune into your Facebook live sessions, what a cool idea to interact with your audience.[Yes! For those of you that don\u2019t know I run a Facebook Live session from the Work in Sports facebook page \u2013 not the podcast group \u2013 our company page every Thursday at 7:30pm EST \u2013 you should really tune in]Just curious \u2013 you have mentioned many times about researching a company before you have an interview, can you give us some examples on the type of research you should do and how this will help in the process?Why yes David, I can.Lets break this down \u2013 the idea behind doing research, the over-arching principle, is to feel like you understand the company before you go in the door. The more you can layer in your knowledge and your sense of preparation in the interview process, the more impressive you will be.So let\u2019s break down some actual research angles and then provide some ways you can naturally work this info into the conversation:1: How do they make money?\u00a0 Sometimes it\u2019s simple \u2013 they sell tickets to a game.Other times it\u2019s more complex \u2013 They manage business to business sponsorships deals and help negotiate long term leases at arenas. I don\u2019t know I\u2019m spitballing here.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b412ff2c-9c37-4f9f-a78e-21b8426154e4/wispod-cover.png"}