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As someone who does a lot of hiring for a living, I am continually amazed at the horrible interview skills I see every day. Even from people who have had solid jobs (career paths) and are highly educated with several advanced degrees.
Here's some tips on what NOT to say or do during a preliminary job interview. Ever.
1. Showing up late to the interview. Dealbreaker. In my company, if you are not 15 minutes early, you are late. If you are 15 minutes late (I see this a lot), you are a waste of my time because there's no way you are getting hired.
2. Saying you want a 9-5 job. No full-time job is ever 9-5 in my company.
3. Saying you need to be able to take your kids to school, pick up your kids from school, and take them to after-school activities every work day. Sorry, this is what nannies are for.
4. Saying you need a month off every year for your annual family vacation to XYZ country.
5. Checking your text messages on your phone during the interview.
6. Saying that that only reason you applied for the job is so you can get health insurance.
7. Showing up to the interview with an unsightly appearance.
8. Talking about politics during the interview and how much you "would really like to leave the country due to Donald Trump."
9. Saying you are getting married and will need a month off for your wedding and honeymoon right after you start.
10. Saying the only reason you applied for this job is so you can work from home.
Do people really say these? I'm on a lot of interview panels and haven't heard most of these ever. I have had a few people show up late. I work in a large company and mainly interview for mid level office type jobs. If people are actually saying these, then that's frightening!
Do people really say these? I'm on a lot of interview panels and haven't heard most of these ever. I have had a few people show up late. I work in a large company and mainly interview for mid level office type jobs. If people are actually saying these, then that's frightening!
Then clearly you are not interviewing people in Tampa, Fla., !!!!!!!!!
This is what I am getting in Tampa. Although many of these people are recent transplants from Boston, NYC, Chicago.
9. Saying you are getting married and will need a month off for your wedding and honeymoon right after you start.
worked for me... told them i had a vacation planned 3 month later, they can either get me trained until that point and i come back trained, or they can put off hiring me until i get back. but i might start somewhere else if they kept me waiting too long. they hired me, because most companies can work with one less person for a few weeks instead of months with no one hired.
it takes months/year to train someone, a few weeks is not a big deal, and you know they wont take any more vacations for the year since they used it up already
Then clearly you are not interviewing people in Tampa, Fla., !!!!!!!!!
This is what I am getting in Tampa. Although many of these people are recent transplants from Boston, NYC, Chicago.
Haha I'm definitely not interviewing people in Tampa.
Funny you mention that though because I've had interviews in Tampa recently but not been selected for the jobs and I do none of the things on your list.
worked for me... told them i had a vacation planned 3 month later, they can either get me trained until that point and i come back trained, or they can put off hiring me until i get back. but i might start somewhere else if they kept me waiting too long. they hired me, because most companies can work with one less person for a few weeks instead of months with no one hired.
it takes months/year to train someone, a few weeks is not a big deal, and you know they wont take any more vacations for the year since they used it up already
This is not something you say in a preliminary interview, sorry. You COULD say, after the interview and when you have a job offer in hand, that you have a pre-scheduled VAC 6-12 months after your start date, and that would be OK. Three months after your start date is inappropriate.
It would be nice if people could get clear info during an interview. if there is a lot of overtime say so, be specific about the schedule so that we know if it is going to work, or not. One of my bosses tells interviewees its a 12hr work day when the reality is, there are days when you might have a 16-17 hour day-People need to know that. As for some of the other stuff like needing time off, I wouldn't mention it unless I got an offer. If it bothers you that someone is being considerate in advance I wouldn't want to work for you anyway. People aren't robots we have obligations outside of work.
This is not something you say in a preliminary interview, sorry. You COULD say, after the interview and when you have a job offer in hand, that you have a pre-scheduled VAC 6-12 months after your start date, and that would be OK. Three months after your start date is inappropriate.
why does it matter if it is an interview... who says i am forced to accept the job offer even if they give one? who says i wont leave in three months before the vacation?
a job is conditioned on both parties, the interview goes both ways. if i dont like the people there, there are more companies out there. its easier to find a new job than it is to find a good employee and companies know it
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