If you’re a human being with a pulse, you might agree that it’s been hard to avoid Taylor Swift’s new “showgirl” era. Between news of her engagement to Travis Kelce and the explosive success of her latest album, she has been convincing the world that in spite of some drawn-out legal battles, she’s now in her best era yet.

But as an Organizational Psychologist and Coach, I am less interested in her love life and coded song lyrics and far more interested in how she keeps convincing the world that she’s 100% worth betting on…because nailing your interview isn’t just what will help YOU convince new audiences that you’re a high performer worth betting on, it’s also what will help you become wildly successful moving forward.

So without further ado, here are the 3 things I’ve seen Taylor Swift do in interviews that keep audiences of 1 and 100,000 wanting more…

Taylor Celebrates Her Talents and Others’ Equally

Something Taylor has mastered over the course of her 20 year career is answering questions about her creativity and hard work while simultaneously acknowledging the talents and dedication of others. More often than not, she manages to credit her collaborators, crew, and fans’ contributions.

How to use this in your next interview:

By weaving acknowledgments into any interview, you too can convey that you don’t just bring relevant talent and experience, you also possess the wisdom that success is never a one (wo)man show. This signals to any headhunter or hiring manager that you’re willing to lead without ego.

Taylor Reframes Her Career Lowpoints As Turning Points

Of late, Taylor has been responding to questions about her protracted fight to regain ownership of her masters, but if you’ve been listening, you may have also heard that she doesn’t spill all the beans and she doesn’t let that be the end of her story! Instead, she shares just enough to make her struggle relatable, while also emphasizing the creative clarity she got from surviving the battle.

How to use this in your next interview:

By consciously selecting which career challenges you will talk about in interviews without unloading or laying blame, you too can convey that you’ve climbed out of the ‘trenches’ and now bring a new level of authority to the table because of it. This not only inspires others, it also signals that you know how to leverage sizeable challenges.

Taylor Draws Parallels To Reinforce a Good Match

Whenever Taylor is invited to talk about the evolution of her most successful collaboration yet - her relationship with quarterback Travis Kelce - she adeptly draws parallels between their jobs saying,

“We both perform for three and a half hours in NFL stadiums. When I’m in those stadiums, it’s a dressing room. But when he’s in those exact same stadiums, it’s a locker room…For him, it’s practice. For me, it’s rehearsal. For him, it’s a game. For me, it’s a show — we just call them different things. We both have teams. It’s a very similar thing.”

So while they may hail from completely different industries, she uses simple language to describe the fundamentals they have in common, which makes their bond seem inevitable!

How to use this in your next interview:

By describing in simple detail the parallels that exist between your career experience and the role you really want, you too can signal that your expertise is transferable and you respect the fundamentals of their business, so hiring you might be a no-brainer!

Of course, there are many other masterful choices that Taylor Swift makes in her interviews and public appearances, but these three can be interview game-changers for you.

I know because I’ve coached many ambitious professionals to use these exact techniques, nail their interviews, and land their dream jobs.