Under- or retraining
Before applying for a vacancy or submitting a resume to HR, carefully read the advertisement of interest, monitor the market. Evaluate skills, abilities and experience.
If, for example, you apply for the position of a forwarding driver, but do not know how to work with travel documents, then this may interfere with your job search. But you can try: honestly indicate the skills in the resume, if you send a letter to HR-mail, or during a telephone conversation, explain that you are ready to learn quickly, do not overestimate salary expectations. There are companies on the market that are willing to review and train motivated beginners.
Another situation is that you are a highly qualified specialist, but you are applying for the position of a linear employee. The employer has the thought: you are an inconsiderate candidate or a well-developed, tired person from life and work. Justify the decision: we decided to try ourselves in a new field - we are trained and ready to work and benefit the business, and so on. Be prepared for the fact that the arguments will not convince the employer and you will not receive the offer.
Lack of interest in the company
Unsteady reason. Many interviewers themselves tell candidates about the business, the field of activity, and the features of their future work. But this does not mean that before the interview you do not need to study information about the company. Look at the site, reviews on the Internet, get an idea about the employer.
Such preparation will give many advantages:
show the interviewer interest
there may be questions that you ask at the interview
understand if this is a serious employer or not - minimize the risks of communicating with unreliable employers.
“Wrong” questions or lack thereof
The primary interest of the candidate in the amount of wages is alarming. Do not raise this issue first. It is better to wait until the employer starts talking about it. Or talk about salary when you feel that you are seriously interested in being a specialist - at the last stage of the interview.
Another mistake of the candidates is the persistent promotion of their own conditions: a separate office, a shortened working day ... First, get a position, and only when you establish yourself and prove yourself in a new place, you can raise the question of assumptions.
But worse than the “inappropriate” questions are their absence. The employer can see in you a passive and non-initiative person.
High expectations and lack of motivation
Even if you match the vacancies at the interview, the recruiter will correlate your salary or career wishes with the capabilities of the company. Company policies may not include fast promotions and salaries. For this reason, you may be denied. There is only one advice: study the information about the employer, the announcement and indicate the adequate value in the labor market.
You will be asked to tell about yourself, ask additional questions. Do not be silent, otherwise the recruiter will think that you are not interested in the vacancy, you have no motivation. Speak briefly, but to the point.
A pre-prepared presentation will help to cope with the excitement and prepare for the speech: think, write and learn a story about yourself as a professional. It is also useful to learn a professional biography - a resume. This will allow you to answer questions without hesitation and give confidence.
Consider the answers to the questions: why do you want to work in this company, in which projects you participated, what achievements you consider bright, what kind of employer you dream of, why you left the previous place. Do not speak badly about former employers - you will be mistaken for a conflicting employee and may be refused.
Annoying mistakes
Dress code, being late for an interview, complaints about problems, arrogance, etc. These points may affect the decision of the employer.
Non-punctuality can be regarded as optional, irresponsible, lack of interest in the company. In advance, study the route to the meeting place, lay extra time in case of congestion, bad weather. If you are late, warn the interviewer in advance.
The untidy appearance has not yet helped anyone get a job. Even if the company announces the absence of a dress code, at the interview give preference to a business style. Accuracy, moderation and cleanliness should be felt in clothes, accessories, hairstyle.
"A bunch of loans, nothing to pay for the apartment, a second cousin uncle is seriously ill ...". The employer is not interested in your problems. For him, the main thing is what kind of specialist you are, the competencies and the benefits that you can bring to the business are important. Therefore, do not position yourself in the role of a petitioner, do not beg HR to contribute to hiring. The reaction will be expected - failure.
Qualified or experienced candidates are often arrogant in an interview with a young recruiter (as recognized by some HRs). Regardless of the age of the interviewer, be polite, respectful, and observe business etiquette. A recruiter of any age is an official representative of the company and he decides on future meetings with direct managers. Remember this.
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