Just a short post this morning.
My son had a job interview this morning. He called as he was driving home. Sounds like the interview went very well.
I reminded him that they want him to do well. Because of fear or lack of confidence–neither of which my son has much of–people often approach a job interview as if it is antagonistic, as if they want to find something wrong with the candidate and exclude them. In part, that is true, but that is only the small part.
They have to cover their rears and not be responsible for a bad hire. They also want to detect some personality or character flaw that would cause them to hate coming to work each day because they would have to be around a dysfunctional colleague. So–yes–they are looking for problems. But that is just the smallest part of what they want to find.
They want to find the next super employee or super professional. They want to find the one who will inject their business or profession with new energy, new passion, new vision, and new creativity. They want to find the super employee that will make everything work better. They want “The One” who will share responsibilities and credit with co-workers and contribute to a positive workplace environment.
They want to find someone who will make their jobs and, consequently, their lives work better. They want someone who is so obviously qualified that they have an ample number of reasons to hire them. They want you!
Help them! Study to be honest, transparent, forthcoming in your interview. Don’t put on airs or clothe yourself with a false personality. It’s much better to be yourself–your professional self, for sure–so that you don’t have to continue to live the lie you created at your interview. No one can keep up an act for long.
Help them! Study the company before hand and think about how you can help, where you might fit it. Help them choose you.
That’s all for now. Hope it helped.
-Rich
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