I think I'm going to set a record...

angbieb
angbieb Posts: 668 Member
in Motivation and Support
Ha...one that is nothing to brag about! For the most interviews without getting hired! I have another one today. Hopefully today is the day and I get the job! :embarassed:

Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated:heart:

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  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Ha...one that is nothing to brag about! For the most interviews without getting hired! I have another one today. Hopefully today is the day and I get the job! :embarassed:

    Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated:heart:

    Don't serve me mayonnaise with fries. We not European
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    Confidence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! forget all the other interviews and concentrate on this one, do your homework and have good questions to ask them. Again Confidence is key. OWN IT>
  • lambchoplewis
    lambchoplewis Posts: 797
    I graduated in 1983 as an engineer when the oil companies quit hiring!!! I got over 30 rejection letters!! I hung them on the wall with the company's name on each shown. Bars at our college used to give free drinks with a rejection letter. Needless to say, I did not pay much for drinks that semester!!! I did get a great job and worked there for 25 yrs!!!
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    If you are getting interviews then you are getting close - at least making the shortlist.

    You need to think back on your previous interviews and remember what went well and what you felt you could have done better. Prepare thoroughly, make sure you make your preparation and research on the hiring company known to the interviewer by the way you answer questions! Have some questions of your own prepared (Not about salary of course! None of us work just for the money do we? :wink: ).

    Try and put yourself in the interviewer's shoes and you will be able to work out in advance the majority of questions that will be asked. Read the job spec / job advert over and over - mentally prepare examples of things that you have done that match the job.

    If you are nervous admit it, better to admit to being nervous than to appear indecisive.

    Best of luck!!
  • tlynnest
    tlynnest Posts: 112
    I have a friend who landed a job after many failed interviews by asking THEM a question at the end....went something like this.." Thank you so much for your time, I have a question to ask you-on a scale of one to 10 how did I do?-No matter their answer...she asked one more....ex. If the answer was an 8 she would ask "How can I score a ten?" If the answer was a 10-"How can I score an 11?".....


    Hope this works for you!
    Good luck coming your way!
  • angbieb
    angbieb Posts: 668 Member
    I have a friend who landed a job after many failed interviews by asking THEM a question at the end....went something like this.." Thank you so much for your time, I have a question to ask you-on a scale of one to 10 how did I do?-No matter their answer...she asked one more....ex. If the answer was an 8 she would ask "How can I score a ten?" If the answer was a 10-"How can I score an 11?".....


    Hope this works for you!
    Good luck coming your way!

    Ooooh...I'm definitely asking them that!! Great!
  • angbieb
    angbieb Posts: 668 Member
    Thanks for the great advice everyone! I'm taking notes! Keep it coming:flowerforyou: :heart:
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Thanks for the great advice everyone! I'm taking notes! Keep it coming:flowerforyou: :heart:

    Time for a serious reply. The main thing that I learned is connections. Who you know matters. ALOT. Whats your field? See for my field (Computers) I basically post on tech forums, help people etc and made friends who will gladly hire me at the drop of a hat. You need to network. A LOT!

    Talk to people. Go to those free seminars and conventions etc. Go to linkdin (never used it, heard good things though) etc. Just make contacts
  • wizard818
    wizard818 Posts: 6 Member
    No words of wisdom -- just sending you best wishes and good energy. Hope all goes well! I like the suggestion of you asking a question at the end of the interview -- shifts the control in a subtle way while showing your interest in the position and company. Good luck!
  • dovetail22uk
    dovetail22uk Posts: 339 Member
    Definitely get a job specification before you go to the interview so you can tell them how you fit. You can also give examples of the skills they are looking for.

    Do a little research on the company so you can talk about what you like about the company, why your work ethic fits in with theirs, what achievements you admire.

    Ask who you would be working with and if you could meet them - that gives them the impression that you want to work for THEM, not just to get any old job.

    Definitely have questions for them at the end. And not about how much holiday you get!

    What kind of job are you going for?
  • Johanne1957
    Johanne1957 Posts: 167 Member
    Confidence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! forget all the other interviews and concentrate on this one, do your homework and have good questions to ask them. Again Confidence is key. OWN IT>

    This!
  • angbieb
    angbieb Posts: 668 Member
    Thanks for the great advice everyone! I'm taking notes! Keep it coming:flowerforyou: :heart:

    Time for a serious reply. The main thing that I learned is connections. Who you know matters. ALOT. Whats your field? See for my field (Computers) I basically post on tech forums, help people etc and made friends who will gladly hire me at the drop of a hat. You need to network. A LOT!

    Talk to people. Go to those free seminars and conventions etc. Go to linkdin (never used it, heard good things though) etc. Just make contacts

    Thanks, that is excellent advice! I liked your funny post too BTW!! The field I'm in...Accounting.
    Another ?
    What do you all say when an interviewer asks what is your biggest weakness?
  • quirkyone1
    quirkyone1 Posts: 78
    Thanks for the great advice everyone! I'm taking notes! Keep it coming:flowerforyou: :heart:

    Time for a serious reply. The main thing that I learned is connections. Who you know matters. ALOT. Whats your field? See for my field (Computers) I basically post on tech forums, help people etc and made friends who will gladly hire me at the drop of a hat. You need to network. A LOT!

    Talk to people. Go to those free seminars and conventions etc. Go to linkdin (never used it, heard good things though) etc. Just make contacts

    Thanks, that is excellent advice! I liked your funny post too BTW!! The field I'm in...Accounting.
    Another ?
    What do you all say when an interviewer asks what is your biggest weakness?

    I tell them my weakness and say what I'm doing to address those. No one wants to hear the fake, cliche answers like I'm a perfectionist, I work too hard, etc. BS. Everyone can see right through them.

    I leave out those weaknesses that would make me completely ineligible for a job, however (e.g. not observant to detail for a copy editor interview).
  • lisiloulah
    lisiloulah Posts: 125 Member
    I had a lot of interviews after graduating before getting a job and one tip I still remember is when giving examples, be specific. For example, if they ask about a time you worked in a team don't just reply with a generic 'I worked in a team in my shop assistant role', give details and say 'our delivery arrived on a Friday afternoon and we had to work hard and as a team to get it out on the shop floor for our busy period over the weekend'

    If you're unemployed do some volunteer work, in a related field to your dream job will get you excellent work expeience, but even if it's odd jobs for an elderly neighbour, or helping in a charity shop it will fill a gap in your CV/resume and give a better impression at interviews than doing nothing with your time. (I did one afternoon a week in my local library, it got me out of the house and five years later it still fills an otherwise blank space in my work history!)
  • angbieb
    angbieb Posts: 668 Member
    I had a lot of interviews after graduating before getting a job and one tip I still remember is when giving examples, be specific. For example, if they ask about a time you worked in a team don't just reply with a generic 'I worked in a team in my shop assistant role', give details and say 'our delivery arrived on a Friday afternoon and we had to work hard and as a team to get it out on the shop floor for our busy period over the weekend'

    If you're unemployed do some volunteer work, in a related field to your dream job will get you excellent work expeience, but even if it's odd jobs for an elderly neighbour, or helping in a charity shop it will fill a gap in your CV/resume and give a better impression at interviews than doing nothing with your time. (I did one afternoon a week in my local library, it got me out of the house and five years later it still fills an otherwise blank space in my work history!)

    I do volunteer to do taxes twice/week for low-income families.
    Also, I do have weaknesses that I can think of but not that I would say for a job interview...I'm having trouble with this one...hmmm.

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