Stupid Interview Mistakes: Crossing The Line
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, warned you about crossing the line on your next interview and how that can become so costly.
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I want to spend a little time cautioning you today about crossing the line on your interviews. And I’m reminded of this by something that happened on an interview that I arranged yesterday.
I had this guy interviewing with a client of mine. Fourth interview. He’s on the home stretch.
They love his background. Last interview was told that you’re the only person I’ve spoken with who’s qualified to do this job. He’s having a great interview.
They’re yucking it up. They’re having a great time with one another. The interviewer asked him a question to answer and he says, I’ll show it to you on the whiteboard when we meet.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Answer the question. You’re having a good time with someone but you have to remember they’re there to evaluate and assess you.
And they interpreted that answer as not being willing to answer the question. He’s rejected. This person who was the only person under consideration for this role, the obvious front runner, no one else is being considered and he blew it.
He also got a little too friendly with his language at particular times using a profanity or two in the course of answering the question. Now, that’s what I’m told. I don’t know if that’s true or not.
So, when all is said and done, there’s a line you can’t cross. At any point, when they ask you a question, you have to answer. You can’t put it off because you’re feeling so friendly with the interviewer that you lose track of the fact that they’re not your friend.
They’re there to evaluate and assess you. They’re there to make a determination as to whether you’re qualified for the job. And when all is said and done, as much as they may like you personally, you’ve got to show that you can do the job.
So, caveat emptor, don’t cross the line.
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