Interview tips:
We’d like to share with you a job-landing strategy that will instantly make you more approachable and employable
and all of it hinges on your ability to respond effectively to one of the most common (yet one of the most under leveraged) interview questions:
Employer - “So, do you have any questions for me?”
Prospective employers almost always ask this one – especially at the end of the interview. Most job-hunting books, interviewing resources and career coaches will advise you to respond with intelligent, creative questions such as:
Why is this position vacant?
Do you promote from within?
Do you have a formal training program?
What are the future goals of the company?
Why did YOU choose to work for this company?
How would you describe your company culture?
How will my performance be evaluated, and how often?
Great questions but many people will ask these - Here’s the reality
The less boring and normal you are; and the more rules to which you are the exception – the more hireable you will become. Its absolutely proven that people who can integrate appropriate level humor and bravery are seen as the future business leaders and hence MORE HIREABLE.
So, try this: Next time your interviewer asks, “So, do you have any questions for me?”
Do you see any gaps in my qualifications that I need to fill?
OR
Are there any reasons I’m not fully qualified for this position?
OR
Now that you’ve had a chance to meet and interview me, what reservations would you have in putting me in this position?
Here’s why this strategy works:
You put the interviewer on the spot. After all, you’re not the only one being interviewed here. So, turning the tables in this manner helps you maintain power because – contrary to popular conditioning – the listener controls.
Here you're demonstrating openness to feedback and how others experience you. Second, you show a dedication to improving self-awareness and that’s exactly the type of employee companies seek.
You exhibit dedication to personal improvement which makes you an employee who adds value and therefore, the continued increased net worth of the company assets.
Job interviews are sales calls. Period. You’re selling the company on you, your skills and your long-term potential as a valued asset to the team. So, when you ask closer questions like these, you’re essentially “asking for the sale and doing so in a professional, tactful and confident manner.
Now, here’s the worst thing that could happen
Let’s say you’ve done something wrong. Or missed the mark. Or come up short in regards to the position.
Fantastic! You’ve just received specific feedback that you can leverage to add value to yourself and become more hireable in the future.
Write down his response to your questions, right then and there. This demonstrates active listening and further reinforces your openness to feedback.
If the answer is "no, I cant see any reservations why we wouldn't proceed" don't lose the momentum you have already gained by putting the interviewer into the hot seat. If you're in this position the door is now open to ask questions about the next stage in the process.
You deserve this job a hundred times more than every other candidate who walked in the door before you.
Finally, there's only one place the interviewer can go to sit on the proverbial fence and not make a commitment .... "We have other candidates to consider and will be back to you once we have seen everybody". Now this may be the truth but there is one further question you could ask to qualify as far where your application stands ..... "If I was the only applicant, based on my suitability for this position would I be moving forward in your process" ?
This question brings the answer back to your application and there's no where for the interviewer to go. You will either now get the honest opinion "hidden reservation" or the thumbs up that there are no reservations.
If done efficiently you will be one of few candidates who walks out of every interview knowing exactly where YOU stand !
We’d like to share with you a job-landing strategy that will instantly make you more approachable and employable
and all of it hinges on your ability to respond effectively to one of the most common (yet one of the most under leveraged) interview questions:
Employer - “So, do you have any questions for me?”
Prospective employers almost always ask this one – especially at the end of the interview. Most job-hunting books, interviewing resources and career coaches will advise you to respond with intelligent, creative questions such as:
Why is this position vacant?
Do you promote from within?
Do you have a formal training program?
What are the future goals of the company?
Why did YOU choose to work for this company?
How would you describe your company culture?
How will my performance be evaluated, and how often?
Great questions but many people will ask these - Here’s the reality
The less boring and normal you are; and the more rules to which you are the exception – the more hireable you will become. Its absolutely proven that people who can integrate appropriate level humor and bravery are seen as the future business leaders and hence MORE HIREABLE.
So, try this: Next time your interviewer asks, “So, do you have any questions for me?”
Do you see any gaps in my qualifications that I need to fill?
OR
Are there any reasons I’m not fully qualified for this position?
OR
Now that you’ve had a chance to meet and interview me, what reservations would you have in putting me in this position?
Here’s why this strategy works:
You put the interviewer on the spot. After all, you’re not the only one being interviewed here. So, turning the tables in this manner helps you maintain power because – contrary to popular conditioning – the listener controls.
Here you're demonstrating openness to feedback and how others experience you. Second, you show a dedication to improving self-awareness and that’s exactly the type of employee companies seek.
You exhibit dedication to personal improvement which makes you an employee who adds value and therefore, the continued increased net worth of the company assets.
Job interviews are sales calls. Period. You’re selling the company on you, your skills and your long-term potential as a valued asset to the team. So, when you ask closer questions like these, you’re essentially “asking for the sale and doing so in a professional, tactful and confident manner.
Now, here’s the worst thing that could happen
Let’s say you’ve done something wrong. Or missed the mark. Or come up short in regards to the position.
Fantastic! You’ve just received specific feedback that you can leverage to add value to yourself and become more hireable in the future.
Write down his response to your questions, right then and there. This demonstrates active listening and further reinforces your openness to feedback.
If the answer is "no, I cant see any reservations why we wouldn't proceed" don't lose the momentum you have already gained by putting the interviewer into the hot seat. If you're in this position the door is now open to ask questions about the next stage in the process.
You deserve this job a hundred times more than every other candidate who walked in the door before you.
Finally, there's only one place the interviewer can go to sit on the proverbial fence and not make a commitment .... "We have other candidates to consider and will be back to you once we have seen everybody". Now this may be the truth but there is one further question you could ask to qualify as far where your application stands ..... "If I was the only applicant, based on my suitability for this position would I be moving forward in your process" ?
This question brings the answer back to your application and there's no where for the interviewer to go. You will either now get the honest opinion "hidden reservation" or the thumbs up that there are no reservations.
If done efficiently you will be one of few candidates who walks out of every interview knowing exactly where YOU stand !
