Interview advice from billionaire Mark Cuban
If there is a business leader that you'd want to take interview advice from, it would have to be a billionaire who is an icon in business. Owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, gives interview advice about how to be prepared for an interview.
According to business icon Mark Cuban, there is such a thing as a stupid question. If you go into an interview and you’re underprepared, he can tell by the questions asked. Remedial questions that are not well-thought shows candidates didn’t do their homework. See the full video interview here:
According to business icon Mark Cuban, there is such a thing as a stupid question. If you go into an interview and you’re underprepared, he can tell by the questions asked. Remedial questions that are not well-thought shows candidates didn’t do their homework. See the full video interview here:
Marc Cuban on interviews (paraphrased for length and flow)
Journalist: You could within a 5-10 minute interview say, this dude is not going to make it as an entrepreneur?
Marc Cuban
Yeah, I can typically tell. I can tell by their passion, focus, and by their preparation.
There's a whole realm of things in any business. Here are a thousand things that influence whether or not you're going to be successful.
Through my experience in businesses, I can put myself in his position and say, okay here are 900 of the 1000 things he has to be aware of and then go through and ask, and by how many of those issues they've been able to address… already that kind of gives me a sense of how hard they're willing to work.
I can tell by the questions they ask me, so all I have to do is say "Okay, what do you want to know?" and you know when they start saying "What should I do?"
And I want them to ask questions but... People like to say the only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask. Because the questions you ask tell me tell me more about you than anything else you do.
Because in particular, it tells me about your preparation. If you ask me questions about just basic things that you should have known, and you should have down to a science, that's going to disqualify you almost more than anything.
Journalist: You could within a 5-10 minute interview say, this dude is not going to make it as an entrepreneur?
Marc Cuban
Yeah, I can typically tell. I can tell by their passion, focus, and by their preparation.
There's a whole realm of things in any business. Here are a thousand things that influence whether or not you're going to be successful.
Through my experience in businesses, I can put myself in his position and say, okay here are 900 of the 1000 things he has to be aware of and then go through and ask, and by how many of those issues they've been able to address… already that kind of gives me a sense of how hard they're willing to work.
I can tell by the questions they ask me, so all I have to do is say "Okay, what do you want to know?" and you know when they start saying "What should I do?"
And I want them to ask questions but... People like to say the only stupid questions are the ones you don't ask. Because the questions you ask tell me tell me more about you than anything else you do.
Because in particular, it tells me about your preparation. If you ask me questions about just basic things that you should have known, and you should have down to a science, that's going to disqualify you almost more than anything.
How can I work for billionaire Mark Cuban?
So glad you asked. If you want to work for business icon Mark Cuban, there is a LinkedIn page dedicated to jobs with him. Of course, you could also visit the official website of his company. With a little research, you may be able to track down his personal assistant and ask for advice.
