Welcome back to Aspire. Today, we're kicking off with a special series that I've wanted to make for the longest time, the Career Girls Guide.

Now, this series is about giving you practical tools to navigate every stage of your career,

whether you're just starting out or preparing to enter the C-suite one day.

Now, I wanted to bring you this series because so many of us spend precious time

looking for mentors and professional advice, the kind of thing that you just can't chat GPT your way through.

So I've spent time with my team breaking down the areas where so many of us are doing the

work but aren't always taught how to navigate the moments that actually shape our opportunities,

our confidence, our real growth and our earning potential.

Now, over the next few weeks, we're going to cover

the topics that most impact our professional lives, from negotiation to leadership to career

pivots and wealth building. But today, or today, ladies, we are starting with interviewing.

So why interviewing? Because it's the entry point. It is the first

positioning moment. It's where your clarity, confidence and judgment are all tested. And if you can't

get your foot in the door, then what are we even talking about here? Now, it is crazy to me that no one

gets taught how to interview. And if you're really good

at interviewing, you actually don't do that many of them. So while none of us are formally taught,

there's actually a lot of moments in our lives when we need to interview for a new job,

for entry into school, for board positions, or even leadership opportunities. Now, I've been on

both sides of the table. I have interviewed for roles and I've conducted hundreds and hundreds

of interviews. So I know a good one and I've spent a lot of time breaking down the anatomy of a great interview.

What I want you to know out of the gate is that interviewing is a learnable business skill.

And yet most people treat interviews like some mystical personality test. You either have it or

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