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Here are today's fresh opportunities for Friday, May 29th:

Interviewing for a role that has nothing to do with your major

Poli sci major interviewing for finance. Bio major going for marketing. You've probably had the thought: "They're going to ask why I'm even here."

Reframe it: they saw your major on your resume and invited you anyway. The interview isn't about hiding your background. It's about connecting it.

Don't apologize for your major. Build the bridge for them, out loud, before they have to wonder.

Here's how to prep:

1. Find the 3 skills the role actually needs

A finance role isn't asking "do you have a finance degree." It's asking: can you work with numbers, handle deadlines, communicate clearly.

A poli sci student has all three:

Write down the 3 skills. Next to each, write one story from your life that proves it. That's most of your prep done.

2. Lock your "why this role" answer

This is the one question you can't fumble. Stumble and they think you're using them as a backup. Nail it and you beat the finance majors who are just doing what's expected.

Use this structure:

"My major taught me [skill]. The part I loved was [the overlap with this job]. That pulled me toward [field], and I've been [proof: a course, project, self-study] ever since."

Example:

"Poli sci taught me to turn messy information into a clear argument. The part I loved was the quantitative side. That pulled me toward finance, and I've been working through modeling courses and following markets daily ever since."

3. Close the obvious gaps before you walk in

You don't need a finance degree by Friday. You just can't be blank on the basics.

For finance: know the 3 financial statements, what a P&L is, what the market did this week.

Doing this on your own before anyone asked is the strongest signal you can send. It tells them exactly what kind of hire you'll be.

4. Make the "weird" background your edge

The finance majors next to you all think the same way. You don't. Say it:

"Most people on this team came up the same path. I didn't, so I'd bring a perspective the room doesn't already have."

They'll remember the candidate who turned their difference into a strength instead of an apology.

Do this today: Pull one role outside your major from today's list. Write down 3 skills it needs and one story for each. If you can do that, you're ready.

You got this!
-Ford from Runway

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