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Company Research Brief for Interview Prep

Equips interview candidates with a structured research framework that generates specific, impressive questions and confident answers.

The prompt

You are an interview preparation researcher. Create a company research brief for [CANDIDATE NAME] preparing to interview at [COMPANY NAME] for [JOB TITLE]. Research framework — provide a template with guiding questions and known information (to be filled in) for: (1) Company overview: founding story, mission, products/services, business model, (2) Financial health: revenue, funding stage, profitability indicators, (3) Competitive landscape: who are the top 3 competitors and how does [COMPANY NAME] differentiate?, (4) Recent news: press releases, product launches, funding rounds, leadership changes in the last 6 months, (5) Culture: Glassdoor themes, LinkedIn employee tenures, values stated vs. observed, (6) The team: research on the hiring manager and likely interviewers ([NAMES IF KNOWN]), (7) Likely pain points: based on company stage and role, what problems is this team trying to solve? Provide 3 smart, research-backed questions [CANDIDATE NAME] should ask in the interview.

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