Better interview skills make for a happier life.

 

 

Opportunity knocks

Your career is a chain of events. Unless your dad owns the company, it will take some time to advance. One job typically leads to the next better job. The next job should be even better yet. At some point, as you climb the ladder of success, you become happier. You become more confident. More experienced. You become more satisfied with your daily responsibilities and your pay should also improve - happier life. For most career minded people, your first job is rarely your last. When taken in that context, the job you don't get now can affect you for years!

From my experiences as a hiring manager, most hiring decisions came down to very small differences between candidates. It was rare when interviewing for a specific position, that one candidate was far superior to the others.

 

Why is this important to know?

 

Even the smallest improvement in your interview skills can mean the difference between a life changing opportunity and a rejection letter.

 

A typical hiring manager interviews 6 to 8 candidates for every open position.

 

Why?

 

Why interview so many candidates? A solid interview should take at least an hour. Why would a hiring manager spend so much time interviewing candidates? One reason; most interviewees just plain stink at interviewing! It is very difficult to hire a candidate that doesn't interview well, regardless of his or her qualifications. Trust me, it would save so much time and company resources to interview just half of the candidates.

 

How do you get to a happier professional place sooner? One way is to become better prepared for your next interview. Over the course of a professional career, you will be given incredible opportunities. Many times, what stands between you and an incredible promotion, an exciting new job, or that coveted internship is THE INTERVIEW. 

 

Why would not do everything in your power to maximize your chances at your next interview and a happier life?  

 

 

Life is a beach

 

   

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