Interviewing | Jeannette Kraar - Executive Career Coaching

That Infamous Job Description May Not Really Describe the Job

There are times when you ask yourself, “Do I apply for this job posting even through I don’t have all he qualifications?” You decide to apply and then at the interview you’re not sure how to get past that shortfall that just has to come up.

Other times, you’ve experience the total opposite. You’re drawn to [...]

Get Rid of Those Lack of Clarity Problems Once and For All: Ask Questions!

I find it amazing how many people think that to be successful they have to know all the answers. Whether they are in a sales meeting or a job interview, they respond to questions or tasks without probing for clarity. And, that’s too bad. Because if you don’t know what the real question or issue [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 4

Mistake #7: Responses were general and possibly
negative rather than behavior-based, positive or
solution oriented.

There are three main styles of questions:

Traditional Questions: These are more conversational. The interviewer might ask: Tell me about your last job or tell me about this point on your resume. Traditional questions are open-ended with a broad focus.

Behavior-based Questions: These are more [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 3

Mistake #5: You participated in an interrogation
instead of a conversation

Let’s get clear on the objective of an interview. This type of meeting is an
opportunity for you and a potential employer to meet to evaluate fit. There is only
one way to do this well. You must both share information and to accomplish this,
a two-way conversation is [...]

Interview Mistakes: 10 Big Ones You Want to Avoid – Part 2

Mistake #3: You based your interest and determined your fit for a job based on a job description.

Ouch, this one hurts because it’s kind of like being attacked by a double edged
sword.

There are times you have to decide if you should respond to a positing because
you don’t have all the qualifications. Then once you get [...]

Post Number 2

Mistake #1: You bomb when asked – “Tell me about yourself……and geez, this is almost always one of the first questions you’ll be asked.

Clarity, simplicity and focus are key when it comes to who you are professionally.
Recruiters and hiring managers don’t want to guess at what you do and they
don’t care about everything you’ve done [...]