Interview Best Practices for Black & Racialized Women

Learn the five biggest mistakes interviewees make — and how to avoid them — alongside five proven best interview practices.

Explore how to fully represent your skills, lived experience, and confidence in interviews.

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What You'll Learn

  • How systemic racism and bias continues to shape hiring practices

  • The five most common interview mistakes and how to avoid them

  • Five proven best practices, including how to take up space and owning your story

  • How to showcase your skills, lived experience, and confidence in interviews

  • Opportunities for additional 1:1 coaching and supports following the session

Meet The Facilitator

I’m Naïka Thomas, a Health Equity Specialist and the founder of QueensConnected, where I lead community-centered initiatives focused on equity, wellness, and empowerment.

With over a decade of experience in public health and health equity leadership, I bring both professional expertise and lived experience to guide participants in building confidence and navigating bias in interviews.

I am regularly invited to join interview panels, where I contribute my expertise on equity and leadership — further amplifying my voice as a trusted leader in the field.

  • Attending the Interview Best Practices for Black and Racialized webinar was a truly valuable experience. As someone who was in a temporary role and didn’t always feel confident in interviews, it helped me understand what panelists are really looking for in strong answers. It was especially empowering to attend as a Black woman—sometimes it can feel like we can’t draw on our lived experiences in interviews, and this session reminded me that we absolutely can. It also gave me practical strategies for weaving those experiences into my responses. I highly recommend it!

    Hodan

  • Working with Naïka on my interview preparation was truly outstanding. She has a natural gift for building confidence and helping you recognize your own strengths. Naïka asked thoughtful, reflective questions that encouraged me to dig deeper and articulate my experience more clearly. She took the time to walk through my examples with me and provided clear, practical feedback on how to maximize my points in my organization’s interview process. Thanks to her guidance, I felt more prepared, more assured, and better equipped to showcase my positive traits. I’m grateful for her support and highly recommend her to anyone looking to excel in their interviews.

    Melissa