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As being one of those "use humor to deflect" because its discriminatory.
I have interviewed others and even though the recruiter who represented the candidate was supposed to weed out high salaries , they did not. The Max for one of the salaries was 60k and when I asked for salary req, she wanted 90 which would never happen. I think salary should be weeded out first. Enough of the BS that if they want you, they'll get the money. That has never happened in my 25yrs
Compensation should always be the last topic of discussion, and it should be considered a negotiation.
If you're the one hiring, you might start at the low end of what you have in mind and work up, or work with other kinds of compensation than salary. If all you've got is $x, then you've got to close negotiations short of that, of course.
If you're the job candidate, you open at what you really really wish you could get in line with industry standards, past experience, comparability with other co-workers in your experience, local costs of living...; and be prepared to negotiate down or seek alternate forms of compensation.
The nice thing about this negotiation process is that it keeps all parties firmly connected with reality. The employers can't drift off into zero compensation fantasy-land, and the candidates realize they're not so stellar as they imagined, nor as needy as they feared.
If you're the one hiring, you might start at the low end of what you have in mind and work up, or work with other kinds of compensation than salary. If all you've got is $x, then you've got to close negotiations short of that, of course.
If you're the job candidate, you open at what you really really wish you could get in line with industry standards, past experience, comparability with other co-workers in your experience, local costs of living...; and be prepared to negotiate down or seek alternate forms of compensation.
The nice thing about this negotiation process is that it keeps all parties firmly connected with reality. The employers can't drift off into zero compensation fantasy-land, and the candidates realize they're not so stellar as they imagined, nor as needy as they feared.
It is illegal to ask about marital status, children, religion, etc. They are irrelevant to the job, therefore, off limits. A skilled interviewer will ask, "This job requires you to work on Sunday. Are you able to be available?" Much better than, "Do you go to church?"
There are three ways for interviewers to ask the same question, with the intent of using the answer as a deal-breaker if it is "no". Keeping in mind that some individuals will not be available on certain days because of their religion, ultimately asking whether one "is available 24x7" (the sophisticated way to ask), "works weekends" (a plainly-worded question), or "works Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays" (crass, but frank, way of revealing the interviewer's true intent) is the same question. This misleading question is doubly aggravated when the job postings may not mention any requirement for availability outside regular business hours!
"Maybe the interview is introverted, angry, depressed, frustrated, overworked (likely in today???s business environment),..." Is the author talking about the interview(er)?
What does the sentence
"Use yourself are the Chief Resuscitator of the interview. The interviewer???s terse and sparse comments may just be fatigue..."
mean?
Attention to detail
What does the sentence
"Use yourself are the Chief Resuscitator of the interview. The interviewer???s terse and sparse comments may just be fatigue..."
mean?
Attention to detail
Hi Jerrykr,
I work with George, and I'll let him know. Thx!
Ethan-
I work with George, and I'll let him know. Thx!
Ethan-
You would want to defuse a potentially explosive situation, not diffuse it!
What if the interviewer only asks 3 or 4 questions and then says that's all I've got? I know you should ask questions about the job/company etc. but is that a hint to keep it short? A recent interview went this way and I think I handled it right but I am not sure. Any advice?
OK, I did ask some questions, he said he was impressed when i said I could do 24/7, he said he usually gets a grunt or a no, and salary never came up so I didn't mention it either, but the recruiter had asked me in a pre-interview phone call so I figured he already knew.
If you are earnestly looking to be hired by an organization you need to interview as much as possible. I would recommend sending out resumes to any company that you even remotely think has something to offer. As you go to more and more interviews you will learn the common questions and improve your responses. This can work with phone interviews as well. By participating in "live fire" interviews you get experience with the interview process and different interviewers that can't be gained going over questions with a friend. It???s like practicing for any skill you want to perfect. At your first interview (or first in several years) you are going to be nervous and unsure. After you have been through a handful you will begin to perfect your answers. When you know what you are doing you will be more confident and present better interviews. This will improve your chances to land that killer job you really want. During the 20 years of my working career I have sent out over 200 resumes, been on approximately 30 job interviews and held 8 different professional positions. Did all my interviews go great ??? No way. But I did try to learn from them. I know they all helped me get better for the next job offer.
Another point to take way from the chance to interview is the ability to learn from the interviewing organization. What do they do? What do they do better than I???m doing now? What things can I take away from this interview and apply to my current skill set or knowledge base. By looking to take something away from the interview you will be gaining knowledge that can also be applied to your next interview to help improve your possibility of being hired.
Another point to take way from the chance to interview is the ability to learn from the interviewing organization. What do they do? What do they do better than I???m doing now? What things can I take away from this interview and apply to my current skill set or knowledge base. By looking to take something away from the interview you will be gaining knowledge that can also be applied to your next interview to help improve your possibility of being hired.
Course if you are going to go down that route you have to subscribe to a Northern maxim.
If you can't take it, don't give it.
I love interviewers who do most of the talking. In fact I try to arrange it. They always come out feeling a lot of sense was talked and that they had a good time. That's not to say I don't get my questions answered, but they can take as long as they like doing it.
If you can't take it, don't give it.
I love interviewers who do most of the talking. In fact I try to arrange it. They always come out feeling a lot of sense was talked and that they had a good time. That's not to say I don't get my questions answered, but they can take as long as they like doing it.
All these tips are great to help candidates keep focused during interviews. Moreover, job seekers should try to fascinate recruiters either at the interview or with a post-interview thank you note. We recently posted an article http://academy.justjobs.com/make-yourself-memorable/ that discusses why it's important to fascinate and provides a few suggestions on how to do it. - Erich
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