What Interviewers Want From YOU:
- Your understanding of the company and the duties of the job for which you are applying
- A great attitude – this will usually put you ahead of another candidate with stronger skills but a poor or arrogant attitude
- To see how well you present yourself; because if hired, you will be representing the company
- Technical aptitude – let’s face it, you have to be able to DO the job, and be able to prove it
What Makes Interviewers Reject You:
- Lack of appreciation for diversity in the workplace (makes you look like a complaint or lawsuit waiting to happen)
- Lack of focus on the job at hand and how good of a fit you will be within that job and within the company
- Bad attitude, especially nonchalance or arrogance
- Bad hygiene (happens more often than you’d think)
It’s Your Moment!
Most interviewers know if they want to hire you in the first 2 minutes of an interview. They spend the next 30 minutes or so justifying their original perception of you.
An interview is akin to your 15 minutes of fame – don’t waste it. Be ready for it!
The desire to interview you starts the moment a recruiter looks at your resume. Be prepared for phone screens.
If you are being interviewed by several people at once, make eye contact and be engaging with ALL of them, even the most “junior” person in the room. Be nice to everyone you encounter there.
Lisa has 14 years of résumé coaching experience.
She currently directs day-to-day operations and programming of a career center at a two-year technical college. From 2006-2008, she served as State Chair of a national organization to support women leaders in higher education. She remains on the Board. Previously, she served as HR Director of a legal services firm and specialized in worker’s compensation issues. From 1996-1998, she worked as a graduate assistant in the career services office of a large four-year college.
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