Deeply understand what the Customer Success role really is (especially in SaaS/subscription/tech business models) and what employers expect.
Build confident narratives around your previous experience in customer-facing, growth-oriented roles.
Learn and practise how to answer behavioural, situational and metrics-driven questions for CS roles.
Prepare strategic stories using frameworks (e.g., STAR) around customer onboarding, adoption, retention, and expansion.
Tailor your preparation to the organisation, product, customer segment and business model.
Present yourself as someone who can drive value: reduce churn, increase upsell, build advocacy.
Go through a mock interview loop, considering both domain knowledge (CS concepts, metrics, tools) and soft skills (empathy, communication, collaboration).
Build a follow-up plan and self-reflection system to continue improving after the interview.