Good advice from the Career Realism site on being prepared for an interview. Pretty straight-forward, common advice about prepping yourself with answering common interview questions, researching the company and industry, and preparing a list of questions.
For the last 30 years, I've been conducting executive search and placing candidates in key roles such as Director of Sales, CFO, General Manager, and VP of HR - to name a few of the typical roles.
I would never have to work again, if i got a dollar for every executive candidate that interviewed with my clients who were not prepared for an interview.
I tell the candidates to rehearse their answers to common interview questions, research the company, prepare a list of questions, write down their examples of accomplishments given what the company is seeking. Yet, time and time again, most candidates "WING" the interview, attempting to get by on their charisma, personality, and rapport.
And they wonder why they never got asked back for another round of interviews. This borders on embarassing. 30 years later, I still cannot figure out why candidates - especially at the executive level - refuse ot prepare for interviews.
Could it be that most folks don't care if they do well in interviews? Could it be they are just lazy?
What's the reason you didn't prepare adequately in your last interview and as a result did not get asked back?
Barry Deutsch
Partner
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Another good article on mistakes made on LinkedIn published through Inc magazine.
Why do some many professionals screw up their chances of learning about great opportunities that could accelerate their careers beyond their imagination?
In making many of these mistakes, you turn off, disgust, and repel executive recruiters, hr professionals, and hiring managers. You relegate yourself to the graveyard of candidates.
Your peers hear about and engage around great opportunities and bypass you quickly. You never tap into the hidden job market of 80-90 percent of all jobs.
You're attitude in career management is that you'll look for a job when you need a job - that thinking basically disappeared around the 1970s. Are you still managing your career and professional success like you're stuck in a 1970s timewarp?
Re-energize your career success by learning how to use LinkedIn for professional networking, job search, and personal branding. Make an investment of time to master this tool of career success.
Barry Deutsch
Partner
IMPACT Hiring Solutions
http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/careerblog
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http://www.impacthiringsolutions.com/candidates/candidate-products/not-the-position-i-accepted-
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