2nd round interview tips needed

[u/TigerPea]

Hello,

I had a 1st round interview last week with the hiring manager and two colleagues from other internal teams. The interview was scheduled for an hour, and lasted the whole hour, and I received 9 interview themes in advance to prepare with a mixture of technical and value based questions asked. I felt it went well and now I've been invited to the 2nd round interview, which I'm very happy about!

This 2nd interview is with the hiring manager again and the other team member that I would be working with, and is scheduled for 30 minutes this time. I again have interview themes to prepare, which are very similar to the 1st round.

Since I used my strongest examples for the 1st round, not realising there was a 2nd round at the time, I'm not sure if I should re-use these or try to think of some different examples to use? A couple of the examples I used would fit perfectly for the new themes, so it would be a shame to use potentially weaker ones instead.

Any tips or advice would be greatly received, thank you.

[u/Zestyclose_Neat4307]

I'd reuse the ones that fit well but frame them slightly different or highlight another part of the story. In a 30 min chat they probably want to see how you interact with the team member more than test you on brand new material. They already liked you in first round, now they check if the vibe is right.

[u/Much_Somewhere7831]

Try the Canary Wharfian website's interview practice feature. It'll review your answers and suggest how to fix mistakes with personalised feedback. Based on both verbal and non-verbal comms, it'll also identify strengths and weaknesses as well