I have often run into situations that this statement is true. The act of interviewing like dating can make candidates as well as interviewers act in irrational and even down right crazy ways. Candidates lose perspective and take everything way too personally and interviewers totally lose sight of what is common courtesy and sometimes even common sense.
Here are some real life examples:
A candidate was interviewing for a development job. She was living on one side of the Country and the job was on the other side of the Country. After two very good phone screens, the recruiter working with the candidate followed up with the company to see if they were ready to fly her out for a face to face. Instead to the recruiter’s surprise, the hiring manager said he had already left the candidate a message that they wanted to make her an offer.
Now you would expect her to think what great news! “They love me so much after two phone screens they want to make me an offer!”
Well think again…
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It is Critical when you do your first phone screen with a company you know your goal in doing the phone Screen, and also what the goal of Human resources is, as they are totally different.
Your goal is simple, to get a second interview!
You must speak on the phone again with a potential decision maker or in person with a peer of the hiring manager or directly with the hiring manager.
Your phone interview is not to get the job. You may be many steps away from getting the job, and if you get too far ahead of yourself, you may never make it to another interview. Walk through the interviewing process a step at a time.
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Here is an article I was emailed several years ago that I wish I could take credit for. It is certainly within the tone and theme of my blog. Thank you whom ever you are for this article:
Most people would agree that job interviews can be nerve racking. But regardless how nerve racking they can be, it is understood by most That there are things you should not do in an interview. Don’t bite your nails. Don’t interrupt. Don’t fidget in your seat. Indeed, the interviewee needs to make the best impression possible.
However, there are people who don’t make the best impression. Going around the Internet is a survey of top personnel executives of 100 major American corporations. The survey asked for stories of unusual behavior by job applicants during interviews. The following are some of the humorous and somewhat shocking responses:
1. Said he was so well qualified (that) if he didn’t get the job, it would prove that the company’s management was incompetent.
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