Interview Prep with Fexingo: Behavioral Questions, Case Studies, and Hiring Manager Insights

In Episode 7 of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle a topic every job seeker dreads: illegal interview questions. Using the real case of a candidate asked about their marital status during a second-round interview, they explain what counts as illegal, how to respond professionally without burning bridges, and when to walk away. The hosts break down specific strategies—from redirecti...

In this episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the art of the post-interview follow-up. Most candidates either ghost or send a generic 'thank you' email that gets ignored. Lucas shares a specific strategy used by a candidate who landed a role at Boston Consulting Group: a 24-hour rule for sending a thoughtful follow-up that references a key discussion point, includes a re...

In this episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna tackle one of the most intimidating parts of the interview process: the case interview. They break down the 'Porter's Five Forces' framework using a real-world example—a coffee shop chain considering expansion into a new city. Lucas explains how to structure your answer step by step, while Luna challenges him on common pitfalls like ov...

Lucas and Luna tackle the most awkward moment in any job interview: 'What are your salary expectations?' Most candidates either lowball themselves or price themselves out before they've proven their value. In this episode, Lucas shares a counterintuitive framework — the 'range-plus-context' method — that flips the dynamic from negotiation to problem-solving. They walk through a real example: a mar...

In this episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dissect the most dreaded interview question: 'Tell me about a time you failed.' They break down why most candidates get it wrong, share a real example from a Bain & Company case interview, and explain a simple three-part framework that turns failure stories into proof of resilience. Lucas reveals the one mistake that cost a candidate a...

Episode 2 of Interview Prep with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dissect a single behavioral question — 'Tell me about a time you failed' — and show how candidates consistently blow it. Lucas shares a real case from a McKinsey consulting interview where a candidate turned a genuine failure into a lesson about system design. Luna brings data from a 2025 survey of 400 hiring managers at Fortune 500 companie...

In the premiere episode of Interview Prep with Fexingo, hosts Lucas and Luna dissect a real-world case: how a marketing manager named Priya used 30-minute practice calls to turn a shaky phone screen into a $185,000 offer at a Fortune 500 retailer. They break down the specific structure of those mock interviews, the behavioral framework she drilled (STAR-L), and the single question that stumped her...