Job Interview Advice/Tips
peacegirl
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I have a job interview Thursday and I haven't been on an interview in about 6 years. It will be a casual setting but I'm still a bit nervous.
Specifically, if asked, I'm not quite sure how to answer as to why I'm leaving my current job. The truth is that I HATE it here and that is mostly due to poor management and lack of communication between the employees and the bosses but I don't think I should really say it that way!
I'm sure you good people have some advice/tips. Not just for my specific question but in general as well
Specifically, if asked, I'm not quite sure how to answer as to why I'm leaving my current job. The truth is that I HATE it here and that is mostly due to poor management and lack of communication between the employees and the bosses but I don't think I should really say it that way!
I'm sure you good people have some advice/tips. Not just for my specific question but in general as well
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as for your specific question ... say, you feel like opportunities to grow are limited at that company ...
Three things I'd suggest...
1) Take anything you might think is "negative" (Ex: leaving your current job because you hate it) and spin it into a positive note.
2) Be extremely confident in yourself, but not cocky.
3) Keep talking about the company and position you are interviewing for, and what you're going to bring to the table and mostly...how it benefits them.
Good luck!!!!!
There are a few way to position why you are leaving that put things in a much more positive light.
1. Say that you heard good things about the job/company you are interviewing with. Make it so its less about you wanting to leave your current job, and make it more about wanting to be at the new place.
2. If the new role has new challenges, or opportunities to utilize a different skill set, you can position your move as a chance to do something new / to flex different muscles (so to speak).
Basically frame your response to demonstrate your desire to improve yourself and/or your surroundings.
Is the new company offering more money? That's a reason to give
Does the new company offer better benefits? That's a reason to give
If you are making a lateral move with no other benefits, than maybe think more about why you are leaving. If you really are leaving because your current position is that bad, just get creative with your response - but always stay positive. (Plus you never want to burn a bridge if you don't have to....) Good luck!
My last job TOTALLY SUCKED but when I interviewed a couple of months ago for my new job, I described how I was in a job that was all wrong for me and my skills and temperament didn't fit the responsibilities. I skipped over the part about how management was incompetent, work conditions were terrible, salaries were low, and other staff were getting out of there like rats off the Titanic.
I don't usually go for books like this but during my recent job search I got a lot of really good ideas from Fired to Hired by Tory Johnson. It's mostly for people who are unemployed but she has lots of suggestions I'd never thought of, like how to use social networking in your job search. She's also very upbeat, with ideas about how to stay positive when the job search (or your current job) is getting you down.
Good luck!
that's why I was looking for some advice on what to say about leaving because I know not to this - very bad idea!
especially since I work within the legal field and everyone at the offices in town knows everyone else and word gets around fast and one of my bosses is pretty well known and respected.
I hear one good thing is to take notes when the new employer is talking about the company you're applying for
HR Directors get off on that kinda shit
I even picked out your clothes for the big day
Remember don't be too hot or they wont hire you
Good Luck
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smash your axe down on their desk.
as you sit down, put your feet up.
tell 'em that you're now runnin' the show.
that's how you get hired.
give them your resume'.
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Cute outfit
SAY
ANYTHING.
don't smile. don't blink. don't even acknowledge the interviewer's presence. just go in. sit down. shut up. and stare straight ahead.
the interviewer will be impressed by your stick-to-itiveness.
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Everything that everyone has said is REALLY good advice though, think i'll be taking notes!
did you follow my tips?
I like the pumps myself
Although I like open toed shoes on girls but I wouldn't recommend them in an interview
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