It's amazing how many "DO"s and "DON'T"s advice emails I come cross during my daily research. What makes them amazing is that every advisor, every writer, and every article has differing opinions on the whole job search; what to watch out for, how to behave, how to dress, what TO say, what NOT to say, etc. It's never ending. I'm not saying that one should go into an interview looking disheveled, dirty, careless, or unprepared. I'm saying that every company is different. Each one knows what they want in terms of skills, education, age, level of ambition, and yes --looks. The job search process is and has become increasingly mind boggling! And every viewer has his/her own opinion. Of course. Everyone's experience is different.
I've got enough experience to this end and have been doing this for a sufficient amount of time to know how well an interview is going during the process. I know how comfortable (or uncomfortable) I feel upon leaving the interview. Body language plays an important part and many people do not "read" the interviewer(s) well enough to know when that individual has already made his/her decision about YOU, the candidate, and is just going through the motions to be polite. Indeed, it may be a time-consuming approach to recruit good people for the job at hand, but it is equally as, or significantly more frustrating for the person being interviewed.
I'm putting this out there for many reasons. Among them are to share my experiences in order to help alleviate some of the pressures others might be feeling during the interview process. Another reason is to let others know, at any age, that if they are feeling anxiety building up (we all do). Anxiety is normal. After all, you're pretty much under the spotlight and being judged by a stranger for a position you may feel you're RIGHT for, but you have to prove that to the recuiter. Sell yourself! They don't know you at all.
Our current economy has been difficult on so many. One of my personal biggest frustrations is that, for every ONE position posted, there are 100s of potential candidates, sometimes 1000s, and it's an employers' market. I'm not a mathmetician, but even I can figure out the odds here.
If you have any comments or opinions, please feel free to post. BUT --> keep them G-rated! Off-color or hateful comments or venting will be deleted IMMEDIATELY!
Wishing you an inspired day!
I've got enough experience to this end and have been doing this for a sufficient amount of time to know how well an interview is going during the process. I know how comfortable (or uncomfortable) I feel upon leaving the interview. Body language plays an important part and many people do not "read" the interviewer(s) well enough to know when that individual has already made his/her decision about YOU, the candidate, and is just going through the motions to be polite. Indeed, it may be a time-consuming approach to recruit good people for the job at hand, but it is equally as, or significantly more frustrating for the person being interviewed.
I'm putting this out there for many reasons. Among them are to share my experiences in order to help alleviate some of the pressures others might be feeling during the interview process. Another reason is to let others know, at any age, that if they are feeling anxiety building up (we all do). Anxiety is normal. After all, you're pretty much under the spotlight and being judged by a stranger for a position you may feel you're RIGHT for, but you have to prove that to the recuiter. Sell yourself! They don't know you at all.
Our current economy has been difficult on so many. One of my personal biggest frustrations is that, for every ONE position posted, there are 100s of potential candidates, sometimes 1000s, and it's an employers' market. I'm not a mathmetician, but even I can figure out the odds here.
If you have any comments or opinions, please feel free to post. BUT --> keep them G-rated! Off-color or hateful comments or venting will be deleted IMMEDIATELY!
Wishing you an inspired day!
