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I think at some point in the mid 2000's things shifted from an interview being mainly to confirm that the individual could comport them self as a professional and the real hiring was based on qualifications to the interview is either a shallow popularity contest for the hiring manager or some weird psychology session where we pretend we are an FBI profiler.
Businesses gave credence to HR as being a viable profession with expertise in hiring people via psychological gimicks when in fact they have nothing to offer but quackery. That was also when we saw the explosion in use of these ridiculous psychometric exams that embarrass and waste job seekers time as well as nonfunctional software application tracking systems that judge candidates based on how many buzzwords are found in the resume. As a result, the application and interviewing system is now a total fluster ****.
This is my experience too, in that since the recession job-hunting is an entirely different animal. Before, if I got an in-person interview I would get an offer 100% of the time. After, I've noticed a distinct change - whether it's fear of hiring the wrong person, so they hire no one; or perhaps just more competition. Whatever the reason, it's very different now.
yeah I've had the same experience, as I actually first started looking in early 2009, when the economy was at just about the worst state possible. It was hard to get an interview, but once I did I got hired within five minutes for the job I ended up doing for five years before moving up to an internal promotion here.
To be quite honest, when I was looking for work one of the hardest part was actually getting the in person interview. Most of the time I would apply online, either through companies direct website or if I am lucky HR's direct email. I would get the standard "thank you for applying, if your credentials are a match etc..." email and nothing. On occasion I would get the follow up phone interview and very , very rarely would I get the in person interview. If we are just counting successful in person interviews then I was 1/4.
But again the major problem today is even getting the in person interview in the first place. The job hunt, the sting of rejection would not be that bad if you could land at least 4-5 in person interviews (not counting 2nd, 3rd interviews) a month instead of 1 a month. And god forbid you don't advance past that 1 in person interview, then you repeat the whole process.
To be quite honest, when I was looking for work one of the hardest part was actually getting the in person interview. Most of the time I would apply online, either through companies direct website or if I am lucky HR's direct email. I would get the standard "thank you for applying, if your credentials are a match etc..." email and nothing. On occasion I would get the follow up phone interview and very , very rarely would I get the in person interview. If we are just counting successful in person interviews then I was 1/4.
But again the major problem today is even getting the in person interview in the first place. The job hunt, the sting of rejection would not be that bad if you could land at least 4-5 in person interviews (not counting 2nd, 3rd interviews) a month instead of 1 a month. And god forbid you don't advance past that 1 in person interview, then you repeat the whole process.
In 2009 that was true for me as well. I probably sent out 30-40 resumes a week while job hunting. In a low week I probably still sent out 20. And that resulted in SIX interviews in 11 months. Out of at least 1,000 resumes being sent out!
In 2009 that was true for me as well. I probably sent out 30-40 resumes a week while job hunting. In a low week I probably still sent out 20. And that resulted in SIX interviews in 11 months. Out of at least 1,000 resumes being sent out!
See that is depressing, those stats are why I sometimes equate job hunting to soul crushing depression. That is why when unemployed I feel like its a constant battle to even muster the effort and enthusiasm in finding work. Its not just the rejection its the fact that I cannot even get to the "in person" then rejection stage that really sucks.
I'm pretty close to 100%. I can only think of 1 company where I started the interview process and then it kind of just died (they never got back to me). There was 1 company where I interviewed and didn't get the job so I took another job but later that company asked me to interview again so I did and that's where I work now.
When I first graduated from college, there was 1 company that interviewed me but didn't give me an offer.
What is your interview success rate? A success would be getting a job offer after doing the interview. I've recently started looking for a job since August, and my success rate is 1/5. I feel my success rate is low because even though my resume is good, I'm not very good at selling myself during the interview. I get very nervous and have a hard time thinking on my feet. I practice for every interview, but that doesn't seem to be enough. There's always one or two questions that I'm not prepared for and I have a hard time coming up with the answers.
Anyways, what is your interview success rate?
That's why it's just best to sell your personality and think of your three best qualities that you want to promote during the interview. Just speak about what was it about your personality that helped you click with coworkers in previous work environments since that is the main purpose of the interview anyway. They are trying to see how likable you are and just express that in your answers when answering questions.
My last 6 interviews I am succeeded in 4 and was rejected by 2
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