What if your goals came with a guide?
Winning at interviews and negotiations:
the insider’s guide to landing the role you deserve
Why interviews and negotiations coaching is your secret weapon
Landing a top-tier role is rarely just about your résumé. It’s about how you tell your story under pressure in a way that’s clear, confident, and truly connects with decision makers. At DADAKAI, we help ambitious professionals master interviews and salary negotiations so you can secure roles that match your talent and ambition.
What exactly is interview preparation and negotiation coaching?
Interview coaching isn’t just about rehearsing a few common questions. It’s a structured process where you:
- Learn proven frameworks like STAR, CAR, and SOAR to craft crisp, impactful stories.
- Spot and close gaps in your examples, delivery, and body language.
- Simulate realistic interviews, from Google-style behavioral rounds to strategy case discussions. AWS, Microsoft, Facebook, TikTok and others use similar questions.
- Get precise feedback on how you handle ambiguity, stress, and subtle non-verbal cues.
Negotiation coaching then equips you to navigate compensation talks with confidence, whether it’s understanding market benchmarks, handling counteroffers, or making sure you don’t leave money or benefits on the table.
How we prepare you at DADAKAI?
When you book a mock interview or negotiation session with us, you’re tapping into more than generic preparation, you’re getting a bespoke process built on decades of real-world leadership and hiring experience.
I bring over 20 years of international experience, from serving as CTO, engineering manager, directly running hiring processes, performance assessments, and HR, L&D and talent development initiatives so I understand deeply what top employers look for.
As a somatic and Demo2Win-certified coach, I focus on much more than your words. We’ll fine-tune your confidence, tone, body language, and facial expressions so you come across as authentic and compelling.
Our mock sessions replicate behavioral, technical and contextual questions tied to client strategy and cross-functional leadership, followed by laser-focused feedback on how you structure responses, handle stress, and navigate high-pressure scenarios.
This tailored approach has helped my private clients — including professionals from Microsoft, PayPal, Mastercard, Accenture, ServiceNow, TUSLA, the UN, and more advance their careers with clarity and confidence.
Can’t ChatGPT or other AI just prepare me for interviews?
It’s a smart, modern question. Tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or others can with their limitations help you draft STAR stories, generate common interview questions, or brainstorm possible answers. Many of our clients use them to prepare first drafts, or polish their answers after our feedback is provided.
But here’s the key difference:
- AI can’t watch your body language, posture, gestures, notice when your eyes dart or shoulders slump.
- AI doesn’t press with tough, targeted follow-up questions that test depth or resilience.
- AI can’t track your delivery habits, filler words, nervous laughs, pacing that often make or break an interview.
- Whilst AI might be used to screen CVs you will be interviewed and eventually work with humans. After few months, your conversations to prepare for the performance reviews or get a bonus or a promotion will happen with a human. It’s better you prepare with a human.
That’s why top performers combine the two: they use AI for quick idea generation, then work with a seasoned coach to sharpen their delivery, close confidence gaps, and rehearse under realistic, high-stakes conditions.
Results you can expect
- Ace behavioral and competency interviews with structured, memorable stories.
- Handle curveball questions and stress gracefully, showing calm under pressure.
- Master salary negotiations so you secure compensation aligned with your value.
- Project a confident, authentic presence, whether it’s in-person, on video, or in final executive rounds.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
What if I’m not sure what kind of coaching I need?
That’s completely normal. Many clients start with just a sense they want more confidence, clarity, or preparation, but aren’t sure exactly what’s best. That’s why we offer a free chemistry call, where we’ll explore your goals and map out whether you need interview prep, negotiation strategy, or a broader career coaching path.
Can this be just a single session for a mock interview?
Absolutely. Some clients come for a single intensive session to prepare for a specific interview, for example to rehearse STAR stories or sharpen delivery before a final round. Others prefer multi-session packages, which allow us to cover multiple interview stages, negotiation prep, or even transition coaching over a few months.
Do you cover other career coaching beyond interviews?
Yes. While this article focuses on interviews and negotiations, our coaching also includes public speaking and demos, high-stakes presentations, leadership development, executive coaching, and training for people management and new managers. You’ll find more details on these areas across other pages on our website.
Ready to nail your next big opportunity?
Whether you’re eyeing a promotion, switching industries, or landing your dream role at a FAANG or Fortune 500 company, our coaching gives you the edge you need.
Book a free discovery call and explore how we can tailor this for your career.