Apr 23
The Unsuccessful Job Interview.
It never fails to amaze me that people bemoan that they get a letter or phone call to say that
“You Have Not Been Successful In Your Job Application”!
How many of us have had that sinking feeling of not getting the job. But stop there who’s fault is it? The employer or you?
Stand back and ask yourself
Did I do every thing right?
You may find that it was not totally the fault of the employer, remember he was looking for the best person for the job both in skill level as well as personality, unfortunately you didn’t tick all the boxes, that’s life it gets harder to find a job in today’s job market, so you have to go the extra mile to get the job, it means getting of your butt and do the research, give the time and effort. So ask the question again.
I will let you into a little secret - Employers don’t owe you anything! Just turning up and sitting in the chair with no preparation and expect to get the job- Get real. Some times there are other people more qualified or have more experience than you, if you get an interview, pat yourself on the back, on average 100+ people will apply for each job, so you are in the front door to get an interview.
So what do I do next
Research
Key Questions and answers
Body Language
Attitude
Presentation
My Skills
Think about it, turn the situation around. You are on the other side of the desk and you are doing the interview, what do you see? Happy? Not so sure; so what do I need to change?
So next time you get a letter saying No!! don’t just assume that the employer was a jerk!
Take the responsibility and make the difference.
A good place to start is to read “How To Win Friends And Influence People” by Dale Carnegie, its quite an old book but you can learn a lot about people and to become liked and respected.
