Most candidates walk into interviews having skimmed a company's About page and scrolled LinkedIn for ten minutes. You already know that's not enough – but the alternative, hours of scattered Googling across Glassdoor, Reddit, Blind, earnings calls, and news, rarely produces the sharp, specific intelligence that actually changes how an interview goes. This Notion-based workflow solves that. It converts pre-interview research from an anxious, ad-hoc scramble into a structured 60-minute operating routine you can run before every interview, at every company, across an entire job search cycle without reinventing the process each time. You get a repeatable Notion template, a timed source sprint that tells you exactly what to pull from each channel and what to skip, a signal extraction framework for turning raw notes into usable interview intelligence, and a question-generation framework for building research-backed questions calibrated to every stage of the process – from recruiter screen to hiring manager to panel to executive – so every question you ask signals preparation rather than generic curiosity.
What's included
- A structured Notion company research template you duplicate before every interview – with labeled sections, embedded prompts, and a layout designed to capture and organize intelligence across a full interview cycle, not just a single conversation
- A 25-minute source sprint framework covering what to extract from each research channel – Glassdoor, Reddit, Blind, earnings calls, news, and others – including explicit guidance on what to skip so you don't lose time on low-signal sources
- A signal extraction framework for converting raw research notes into interview-ready intelligence – identifying themes, pressure points, and company context that can be woven into your answers and positioning
- A question-generation framework for building research-backed questions calibrated to different interview stages – recruiter screen, hiring manager, panel, and executive – so your questions signal preparation and strategic thinking rather than generic curiosity
- A 10-minute pre-interview synthesis checklist that walks you through a structured readiness review – confirming your positioning is sharp, your questions are loaded, and you're not walking in with gaps you haven't addressed
- A section dedicated to running this routine across a multi-company interview cycle – with a three-tier triage framework, a Notion pipeline dashboard, and practical guidance on maintaining research quality and mental sharpness when preparing for multiple companies in parallel
