Work Fanatic

Hiring managers are looking for the ability to be engaged, to hear an authentic answer over the book answer and I believe that more candidates will see success when they approach their interviews this way.

Unfortunately, most hiring manager as a whole are not great interviewers, either by design or culture, their interaction with the candidate has been parred down to a few approved questions that inquire little of the person in front of them but more of the skill set that they might have developed at their past employers. 

So how to differentiate?  Simple, be yourself.  Be authentic.  One of the hardest things for a hiring manager to hear and a sure shot way for you to not get the job is to give the book response, a canned answer that sounds like you read it straight out of the academic novel that was trying to teach you.  The answer needs to be believable, something that perks the ears and sounds as if it came from a human being and not a robot.

Quick answers that offer statistical backbone, supporting your answer and making your answer correct and quantifiable.  For example, ” I introduced new business process that increased uptime by 27% in the first 4 weeks”.  That is something the manager will remember.  Plus, managers like to write…they cannot write elaborate long winded answers but to the point and easy numbers are simple to jot down.

I know for some of you it might be overkill, for some it might be a fresh reminder, and for some it might be a new refreshing view.  But remember, looking for the right role and finding it is not the hard part….getting the job offered to you is a whole other world.  Hopefully we can assist you with making that easier.

Have a blessed day.