It’s Not All About Your Qualifications
Your qualifications are part of it, but not the biggest part, when you’re interviewing for a new position
I wish companies hired just on qualifications, it would make my job a lot easier, but they don’t. It’s true. Do you know why? We’re not robots and companies aren’t robots. We are all human beings and the interaction between you and the people within the company during the interview process plays a huge part. The biggest part
I have written tips on this subject many times. Companies don’t hire people – people do! And people hire people they like! It’s really that simple. I deal with this issue all day long in my business. I see it play out in interview after interview. It’s always the same thing. Companies will pass on you in an interview for some of the littlest things. I mean sometimes ridiculous and petty stuff
It could be as little as the person you’re interviewing with doesn’t want the competition. In other words, you’re too good! This happens. In the recruiting business we call this “competitive jealously” and this happens more than you think. You’re just too good and they don’t want you around. Sounds petty and ridiculous, doesn’t it?.
Along with “competitive jealously” you can find a number of issues that can keep you from getting the job, and they have absolutely nothing to do with your qualifications. It can be that you were late to the interview, your appearance, you didn’t shake hands firmly, you didn’t make eye contact when you were speaking, your posture, your voice, your smile, your manners, you smelled like smoke, your breath, you were chewing gum, you were wearing too much cologne, you smelled like alcohol, you were rude, you were flirty, you weren’t flirty, and the list goes on and on
So what’s the answer? The answer is, and you might not like it, BE YOURSELF! You have to be yourself in interviews. That is where you’re going to be the most comfortable and genuine. Of course you have to mind your manners and be your best, but you shouldn’t change your personality. Incorporate good manners and good sense into your own personality. You want to join a company that wants you the way you are, and besides, who really wants to join a company that wants you to be a robot? I don’t
Your qualifications will get you in the door for the interview, true, but YOU will be the one that gets the job. Don’t beat up on yourself if a company passes on you for a position. It happens. Not every company is right for you and you won’t fit into every company. That’s okay. It’s all about the chemistry between you and the interviewer. If there is commonality and chemistry between the two of you most likely you will get the position. If not, you won’t. Other than minding your manners and doing the right things during your interview THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF YOUR CONTROL so don’t worry about it. I hope this helps
Never Sell Yourself Short
Successful people are not super human. You are much better than you think you are. It’s true
What is the difference between a successful person and an unsuccessful person? The difference is the way they think. Really. There isn’t anything mysterious about success. Success isn’t based on luck. Successful people are ordinary people that just believe in themselves. They think differently
Never sell yourself short. You can do it! The people that are successful in their careers, maybe in a career field you want to get in, are just people. Nothing special. They made the decision to pursue their dreams. They set goals for themselves and stuck to those goals. And, most importantly, believed they could do it. They had an “I can do it” attitude and stuck to their plan
I am not saying this is easy. It’s not. Being successful requires a lot of work, that’s why so many people fall short. It’s hard. You can make it a lot harder if you have losing thoughts. Believe me, how you think and view yourself will have a huge impact on your success. Some people just think losing thoughts and not winning thoughts. Are you doing this? Do you think you’re inferior? Are you selling yourself short?
Don’t put successful people on pedestals. They are just people! Not unlike you, just a little different in the way they think. You have to think successful thoughts, not failure. You have to think big, not small. The size of your success will determine the size of your belief. Think little and you will get little. Think success and you will get success. You have to change the way you think. It matters.
Never sell yourself short. You are much better than you think you are. You have more control over your life and career than you will ever realize. A lot of your success will be determined by the way you view yourself and especially the way you think. Winning thoughts and “I can do it” attitude will produce success for you. Successful people are just like you, they just think differently, so never sell yourself short and start changing the way you think! I hope this helps.
?Something In Your Background
Are you worried about something in your background that could keep you from getting a job? Maybe even your dream job?
Some of you have excellent work references, so that’s not a problem, but maybe you did something in the past that could surface when a company does a background check on you. Maybe even something that could keep you from getting hired? Now what?
Throughout my career I’ve had to deal with every imaginable situation that can surface during a background check with a candidate. As you can imagine, each one of these background check issues has to be handled differently and on a case-by-case basis but I use the same philosophy and principles in every case, and that is to be open and honest with every company.
You should be open and honest with companies BEFORE the background check is performed on you. If there is something in your background that should be addressed with the company, bring this up after the company has met you, but before the background check is performed.
Why do I say after the company has met you and before the background check? There is absolutely no reason to discuss something in your past in a first interview. You should wait until you meet with the company and you’re both interested in proceeding. Do not discuss this issue in your past too early in the process. What if you don’t want to work there? What if the company doesn’t feel you’re right for the position? This can happen, right? So don’t discuss any issues too early in the interview process.
Once you have interviewed with this company several times and they indicate they will be extending you an offer of employment, pending reference checks and a background check - BINGO! Now is the time to address this issue in your past. Now in a very positive tone you can explain to the company when they conduct a background check on you there is a certain issue that could come up.
Now this is where you have to be open and honest and explain the situation to the company. Depending on your issue, explain that you’ve learned your lesson and it’s made you a better person. Explain that you made a mistake and paid the price for it, but you learned a lot from it and it’s something that you would never do again, etc., etc., you get the point. The company will appreciate your honesty in dealing with this issue.
It will be better if you tell the company rather than them finding out through the background check. Plus, it gives you a chance to explain it to them in detail. You kind of know each other at this point. They have made a decision on you for the position within their company. They like you! It’s a lot easier for a company to overlook any issue you might have in your past once they know you. It makes a difference.
My point is, I have had candidates with a DUI, Bankruptcy, Prison, Petty Crimes, Drugs, Alcoholism, Foreclosures, Repossessions and you name it in their backgrounds, but they had excellent work references. These types of issues in your background can, and will, stop you from receiving an offer from a company, but if you explain what happened before they find out through a background check it will enhance your chances of receiving an offer. Nothing is 100%, but it will certainly help. And remember, never discuss these issues too early, wait until they like you! I hope this helps.
?Exploring Job Opportunities
Always explore job opportunities to the fullest! Don’t assume anything and don’t make any decisions until you go through the entire interview process.
If you’re making decisions too early in the interviewing process you’re making a mistake. Don’t make a decision until you have a decision to make. When will you have a decision to make? When the company extends you an offer. Until the company extends you an offer there isn’t a decision to make. Got it?
Too many of you are making assumptions about job opportunities. You make assumptions on the company, but you’ve never worked there. You make assumptions on the location of the company, but you’ve never lived there. You make assumptions on the industry, but you’ve never worked in their industry. And the list goes on.
The best advice I can give you when you’re faced with any job opportunities is to go through the entire interviewing process before you make your decision. Explore the opportunity to the fullest. Get all of your questions answered. Meet the people within the company. See their operation and do your fact-finding and due diligence. Then gather all of the information and evaluate the opportunity – included the offer – before you make your decision.
In my business as a professional recruiter, I see a lot of candidates back out of interviews before they ever receive an offer. Why? I don’t want you to do this. What decision do you have to make before you receive an offer? Do you have all of the facts to make a decision? No! It’s impossible to make a decision on a job opportunity until you have an offer in your hand. Impossible!
A lot of things can happen during the interviewing process. At first you can be interviewing for one position and then the role changes and the positions gets better. Maybe it turns into a higher position with more pay. You will never be aware of these types of situations if you back out too soon.
I see things like this all the time in the recruiting business. Don’t assume anything when you’re interviewing with a company. And, make sure you do yourself a favor and explore all of your job opportunities to the fullest! Believe me you will be glad you did. Plus, you never know where these things can end up. I have seen candidates interview for one position and be offered something much greater in the end. This stuff happens all the time. Don’t assume anything! I hope this helps.
Worried? Stay Busy
If you’re currently worried about your future get busy! When you’re busy you won’t have time to worry. Does it really matter what you’re doing to stay busy? No
Don’t say you can’t afford it. Give me a break! It doesn’t take any money to stay busy, does it? Volunteering? Walking? Running? Hiking? Reading? Working in the yard? Do these things cost money? I didn’t think so. If you’re currently out-of-work, or bored with life, get busy! It helps
I know people that are out-of-work, extremely depressed, and feeling helpless. Why? The down time is not your friend. In fact, it’s killing you. Get busy! Turn the television off and get moving. Do something. Don’t just wait for an opportunity go and find one! Make one! Do you think someone is going to ring your doorbell and ask if you’re available? No! You have to go get it! And staying busy is one of the best ways to do it
I am covering this today because I’ve been there. I have had things go wrong in my life. I have had situations in my life and business that worried me. Do you know what always helped me? Staying busy! It works for me and I know it will work for you. The funny thing about staying busy is you get more things done. Can you believe that? It’s true. The busier I am the more I get done. Period
When you have all day to do something, you will take all day to do it. If you only have a few hours to do that same task, you will do it in a few hours. When you’re busy you will get more done. Staying busy keeps your mind active. It keeps your mind off all of the negative things you might be dealing with in your life
Staying busy will help you crystallize your thinking about your future, your career and your life. Everything. If you stay busy you’re living! You’re participating in life! You’re a productive member of society! And here is the beauty of it all. You will see more opportunities come your way. You will be “out there” and aware of the opportunities in your community. Good things will start to happen to you and the depression will subside. So if you’re going through this right now, get busy! I hope this helps
Plenty Of Room At The Top
The old saying is true, “There’s plenty of room at the top” but do you know why? If you think there are a ton of reasons why you’re wrong
As a professional recruiter I deal with these issues all day, so it’s not surprising to me there isn’t enough qualified individuals for key positions. This isn’t a guess to me it’s a fact. So the question is, why? Why isn’t there enough experts or qualified people for key positions in companies?
There are tons of “almost” qualified or “nearly” qualified, but these individuals are missing something. Do you know what they are missing? The one key ingredient they’re missing is the ability to get things done. That’s it. The nearly qualified and the almost qualified aren’t people of action. They don’t get things done. They usually talk a good game, but that’s it. They’re pretenders
As a recruiter I can spot these individuals by their track records. They typically can’t stay anywhere very long, so they will have a two or three year stay with a company and then move on to the next company. And because they held a prominent position in the past they can command a new prominent position - until that company figures them out. And then the process starts over and repeats itself
If you want to get to the top you have to be a person of action! You have to be able to make decisions! Good ideas are not enough you have to be able act upon those ideas. A mediocre idea acted upon is better than a fantastic idea that never sees the light of day. Think about it, everything that has ever been invented started out as an idea. Just an idea someone acted upon. Action is the key. Making decisions is paramount.
When I am dealing with companies they always tell me the same thing. The number one problem with their upper management and executive staff is their ability to act upon ideas and make decisions. If you’re too passive and unable to act or make decisions you need to work on this because this is your key to the top! Your ability to act and make decisions will directly impact your ability to get to the top of your profession.
The people that can’t make decisions typically wait for everything to be perfect. The problem in business is that everything is moving at a very fast pace and if you delay and wait for everything to be right, you will miss out on an opportunity. Don’t make this mistake. You have to act. You have to make decisions. The ability to get things done – in any industry – is the key to your success. I don’t care what business you’re in if you want to get to the lonely top of your profession, where there’s plenty of room, you have to become a person of ACTION! I hope this helps.
Good luck to you
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