Amy chats with coach, trainer, speaker, and founder of The Early Manager, Joe Cardillo (they/them), about how we can use research and emotional intelligence to "read the room" when interviewing—i.e., figuring out the context of the organization, team, and manager to ascertain fit and effectively position ourselves to land the role. We cover: Asking specific questions to get specific answers   Questions as a form of positioning   The importance of researching an organization's business model, funders, product roadmap, reporting structure, public earnings reports, and other items   Explicit and implicit values, and corporate performativity   Self censorship and and professional risk-taking Episode transcript Links The Early Manager Connect with Joe on LinkedIn and Mastodon Albert's List Job Search Community Black Remote She Finding Your Ideal Tech Role, Elisa Valdez de Ramirez Support our work by leaving a rating and review, or throwing us a few bucks! Got a hiring topic request? Reach out to Amy on LinkedIn and we can cover it in a future episode.