It is amazing sometimes what people say and do on interviews. Here, I outline a few stupid final interview mistakes that too many people of me.

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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves life coaching, as well as executive job search coaching and business life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio” and “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” both available through iTunes and Stitcher.

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18 Responses
  1. P V Iyer

    Sir, you are years older than us but you are succinctly able to catch the pulse and provide wise solutions.. Not a single career coach does what you do.

    1. Jeff Altman

      Thank you for noticing that the advice I give is world class. Yes, I am years older. You are hearing what all of my experience has taught me that I share in YouTube. I hope you share the video you like . . . and that you actually give what you like a thumbs up. Whether it’s my videos or someone else’s, it helps with discovery and tells others it is a worthwhile video.

    1. Jeff Altman

      Thank you for letting me know. As you can probably tell, I’ve put in a lot of effort, thousands of videos. It is great to hear from people I helped.

  2. Max Gawryla

    As a heads up, the Blue Yeti isn’t a shotgun mic. You’ll get better audio if you talk into the front of it rather than the top.

  3. Florent IDARGO

    1. Arrive Late
    2. Dress unprofessional/take interest in the company dress code particularities
    3. Don’t be arrogant when feeling the job is yours/being cocky Not Okay
    3,5. Being racist not recommended
    4. Interview process can be long and often built on multiple round, be sure being coherent throughout each step. (The company needs to trust you.)
    5. Asking off topic/immature questions at the end (i.e. how many vacations months, etc)
    6. Do look at the linkedin profile of the interviewer, be prepared on the company news (aka google search it and ask question related to what is up)
    7. Changing your demands, as you feel the job is yours, don’t make it an excuse to rise your price (breaks trust)
    8. Do not be too casual, YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPETING.

    In short, the job is never yours until you signed it 🙂 good luck everyone!

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