It happens sometimes. You had an interview, you thought it went well, and now it’s been a while and you’ve heard nothing. This can be a real quandary for you. Should you just keep waiting? Should you call to find out? If so, who should you call? Etc, etc. I’ll tell you right up front…
Let’s talk a bit about what you should do immediately after your job interview. You’ve heaved a great sigh of relief and now the very first thing you should do is a personal debriefing with yourself, while the interview is still fresh in your mind. Most people don’t do this and miss out on documenting…
Ending an interview graciously can be a challenge and is frequently awkward for both the candidate and the interviewer. Handle properly though, this is a great opportunity to leave a positive last impression. At the end of almost every interview, you’ll usually be asked one last time if you have any other questions you’d like…
In my last post we talked about the screening phone interview, which is usually just a prelude to either an in-person interview or another, more formal, phone interview. Yes, you may find yourself in a situation where you’re actually formally interviewed by the Hiring Manager on the phone. The formal phone interview is used commonly…
First of all, don’t let a phone interview catch you by surprise. If you apply for enough jobs, there’s a good chance you’ll eventually have some sort of a phone interview. This can be both good and bad, depending on whether or not you’re prepared for this very different type of interview. For the good…
As a hiring manager, this is the one question I wish I could ask, straight up: “Are you a jerk?”. That’s because, frankly, in the hundreds of interviews I’ve conducted, I’ve frequently met applicants with serious attitude problems. In fact, in my 25 years as a Hiring Manager, I’ve occasionally hired someone who was eminently…
I’ve given lots of advice about what to do in interviews and now it’s time to take a look at some of the things that you should avoid doing in interviews. These are the things that can inadvertently derail your entire interview and cost you the job….without you even realizing it. Talking too much For…
Okay, you’ve just walked into the interview and you’re now on stage – it’s opening night at the theater and you’re the star! In this post, the first of several, I’ll get into some specific advice about how to conduct yourself once you’re actually in the interview. To start out, let’s discuss some general behavioral…
As a Hiring Manager, probably my biggest hot button is when a candidate doesn’t arrive on time. Really, folks, there simply is no excuse for arriving late, with the exception of a major unexpected event. And even then, unless you’ve been in a car wreck and are unconscious, you better have called me in advance…
One of the things I always look for with interest when a candidate first walks in the door for an interview is what items they are carrying. No, I’m not referring to purses or wallets, but rather what business-related items they bring. Believe it or not, I’ve had otherwise well prepared candidates show up for…
In my last several posts I talked about the questions you may be asked in your interview and how to answer them. Now it’s time to discuss the questions you – as the person being interviewed – should ask. And yes, you absolutely need to prepare some questions that you will ask the Hiring Manager…
I’ve heard, quite literally, thousands of answers to interview questions from hundreds of applicants over the past 25 or so years. Of all these answers, there is one in particular that stands out as the best answer I’ve ever been given. In fact, it was so good that I’ve used it as a role model…