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JobSearchRadio.com – Stupid Interview Mistakes: Appearing Unmotivated

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I can think of few dopier mistakes than this one!

Summary

I was talking to a friend of mine who is a recruiter who does work all over the country. She was talking about an assignment that she was doing in Puerto Rico. On this assignment, she was asked to interview people to work in a call center. She was asked to assess for oral and written communications skills. So she does that and was finding some people who are very well spoken and some who aren't, just as you would expect. She also noticed that some of the well spoken individuals are being rejected by hiring managers. She and her partner will start to ask, "Why is that? Why are these people being turned down?" It's hard to find native English speakers on the island. What is the issue?

She then spoke to a few of the hiring managers and found the magic answer. Judging by the title of this video, you know what it is. Appearing unmotivated.

Put yourself in the seat of the hiring manager. Hiring managers have a problem. They want someone who can solve that problem. I know it is hot in Puerto Rico. The association with hot is lethargic. It is hot out, I feel lethargic. It is tough to move around.

TOO BAD!! GET OVER IT!!

What you always have to do is appear excited and motivated on your interviews. Appearing sluggish or lethargic, or, dare I say, even lazy and unmotivated is the kiss of death, no matter what job you interview for, no matter where in the world it is.

Employers have a problem. You are there to solve it. They are not there to kiss your butt and make you fall in love with them. They want you clamoring for this job, begging for this job, appearing excited about this job even when you aren't. You want that too. If you do this, you get lots of job offers. You know, lots of job offers!

That way, you can go, "I think I want this one. It pays the most!" Or maybe it has the most upside. Whatever it is you can pick and choose between different alternatives that suit you.

Appearing unmotivated, stupid!

Take your right hand. Move it right near your forehead. Now hit.

Don't do something that dumb.

And if you are doing dumb things like this, you need JobSearchCoachingHQ.com. That is my site where you get tons of great information to help you find work. Job hunting doesn't have to be hard, difficult, painful, or take so long. It is just that you don't know what you are doing. You do it wrong and then you wonder, "Gee! I'm not getting a job. " You don't want to wind up in that position.

Instead of going out on a lot of stupid interviews or pointless interviews that are pointless because you are not prepared, let me help you. I have videos, podcasts, articles, books, ME... I am there to help you. I answer your questions. We schedule a few minutes to talk, you ask me a question, we get it solved, you don't have to worry, we move on.

If you want in-depth coaching for me, I offer a discount to members.

The site again is JobSearchCoachingHQ.com

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 1 month free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

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EP 940  I was scheduled for a phone interview. After waiting for one hour I sent an email to ask about it with no reply. Should I call? 

Summary

"I was scheduled for a phone interview for a job. After one hour, I sent an email to ask what had happened and received no reply. Should I call him?"

How long do you think they would wait if you were late for a phone interview? How much time you think would go by before they would respond? I tell you the answer. 10 minutes.

Yes, call. Start off with your message being, "We were scheduled to speak at 2 o'clock. It is 3 PM now. I haven't heard from anyone. I would like to reschedule. What is your calendar like tomorrow?"

If there is still no reply, this is what you do. "Are you okay? We were scheduled to speak and I haven't heard from you. Are you okay?" What that will do is flush up the other contact. Obviously something came up on their side or you are misled to believe that you have a phone interview by recruiter who misrepresented the situation. No matter. What you're looking for is a situation where you are trying to get them to come forward. Thus, the "Are you okay," approach . . . Do that as a voicemail; follow up immediately with an email that says the same thing and that you are scheduled to speak with them yesterday at 2 PM, you haven't heard anything back, didn't receive a phone call, I'm concerned that something might be wrong.

"Please reach out to me. I hope we can reschedule this conversation. If not, please just let me know that you are all right."

That will go a long way toward flushing them out and making them communicate with you which is really what you want right now.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for what more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1100 episodes, “Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

Pay Attention to the Signals in the Job Description and Interview | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

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EP 1106 Both job descriptions and initial interviews have signals as to what the real need is.  Here, I encourage you to listen to and look for the cues in both.

Summary

I was coaching someone yesterday who was up for a very senior position and, in the course of the conversation, he reminded me of something in his circumstances that I thought would be helpful to you as well. What he reminded me of was paying attention to language that is used in the job description , or by the questions that are asked by HR that signal certain things that may not be initially obvious to you.

For example, in his case, he was told by HR that the next interview was going to be with someone who wants to 4X growth in his particular business unit. We start to work on how to present his experience along those lines. In the course of his next interview. And thus we came up with describing his background with "aggressive growth." That dealt with percentages, their language used "times." He was involved with 3X growth in his particular situation. Recognize that there are signals that are used in job descriptions or in the questions that HR asks that can be a single to you and how they communicate information that they are looking for.

Another thing that came up in a different conversation was of concern that one firm had about someone where someone perceived that his background was more internally oriented, rather than externally oriented. He was savvy enough to pick up on it. He told them, "I just want to be clear that I've had 5 years of internal experience and of those 5, 3 of them were taking internally developed programs and bringing them to customers and converting them from internal systems to external systems. Thus, of my 20 or 22 years of background, 17 really related to external customers." Notice warm going with this? You always want to be listening for cues that might come from job descriptions and/or interviews that signal the real interest that the firm has.

Job descriptions contain a list of qualifications though firm is looking for. You are trying to find out what you can do for them. You are looking for ways that allow you to demonstrate that you, as a professional, whether your staff level individual or in the C suite, have the capacity to deliver what it is that they want and, as you know, sometimes the job descriptions and interviewing is a little obtuse.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

 

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EP 1004 I feel like a failure. What is wrong?

Summary

I received a question from someone that I thought was applicable to a lot of people. The question translated into, "I have sent out 35 or 40 resumes. I haven't gotten any response. I feel like a failure. I'm 26 and I had a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale In my degree in computer science. I feel awful. What am I doing wrong?"

I have to dissect this into a few different categories. The 1st 1 is we don't know when you receive this degree. 26 seems old for a bachelor's in the right age for Masters but we don't know for sure when you received your degree.

So, let's assume it's an undergrad degree in computer science. You're not getting any interviews. Normally, I would say the issue is your resume. Your resume isn't making a case for your candidacy
.
It could also be that you are setting at the firm's that don't hire entry-level people. Maybe you are not networking or taking advantage of a network of introductions in order to be able to get results and get interviews..

You might also be submitting at the wrong time of year. For example, you are submitting a time of year where firms are not interested in hiring entry-level people. When I originally recorded this. It was late June and that is normally the time that would be hiring beginners.

The likelihood is that your resume isn't doing a good job of representing you. What should go into your resume? Obviously, the coursework. You can include quotes from professors in the resume that call attention to your extraordinary conduct. A 3.5 on a 4.0 scale is not bad but if this is from a school that no one has ever heard of before, it has less value than if we said Stanford or another major comp sci school. Recognize that your choice of university or college may have an impact on how firms are evaluating you.

You could be sending your resume to firms are not interested in hiring beginners. They want to hire experienced people 

and a beginner resume is not going to interest them.

We dissected into a couple of different behaviors on your part that can easily be corrected.

I also want to say that there is a lot of advice at JobSearchCoachingHQ.com, no matter where you are in your search. If you join the site (it is $49.99 per month, not th $24.99 I mentioned in the podcast when I recorded it).

When all is said and done. Since you are not getting interviews. The issue is what you are doing now with your resume and your actions that are getting you stuck, not even launching into interviews yet. We have to break it down in terms of your resume, the value of the school that you went to as a brand to help sell you, what you are doing in the way of networking and how you are applying. 

Let's look at those 4. Let's look at how you are applying because I have an address that yet.

If you are submitting your resume through applicant tracking systems, man, you are stuck. Your keywords may not be strong enough to bring you to anyone's attention. With that comes your LinkedIn profile, which may not be doing enough to help sell you.

Your resume is for when you are hunting and your LinkedIn profile is for when you want someone to hunt for you. Make it easy on your LinkedIn profile for people to reach out to you by putting your phone number and email address in the summary area of the profile to make it easier for people to reach out without using an inmail to connect with you.

By the way, NEVER apply for jobs during applicant tracking system because you are just 1 of many that they have cast out a wide net for and there is nothing to really distinguish you.

You are better off finding someone and connecting with someone through LinkedIn who works at the firm who can refer you and develop a relationship with them and like you enough to give you a shot.

You are always better off using that approach.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “Job Search Radio,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

Tough Interview Questions: Tell Me About a Time You Were Treated Unfairly | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

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This is a great trap question that employers use and I tell you how to avoid falling into the trap and what they are really looking for.

Summary

This question is going to sound like 1 of those questions a makes you scratch your head and wonder why they are asking it. "Tell me about a time you were treated unfairly. Or unjustly." I want to stick with "unfairly," because it is a simpler way of expressing it that most people can relate to.

What is an employer really looking for here? The fact of the matter is if they're using this question well, they are going to goad you into presenting yourself as being persecuted as being treated badly, and encouraging you to really give them a juicy description of what happened and how bad it was, and how horrible. They will say things like, "That's awful.." Or, "Really," or, "Wow!" And in doing so, they are going to instigate you into saying more.

That's the sucker move.

What they are really looking for is how you took ownership of the situation. Again, this is a question about ownership. This isn't about vomiting some deep-seated resentment of your life. Follow that? It isn't about vomiting deep-seated resentment, it is about how you took ownership of the situation.

Ownership can take a variety of different forms. For example, I remember one instance in my case where I set for the panel was evaluated and I thought I was treated very badly. They changed the rules of the game on but didn't tell me so I way with one expectation; they went with a completely different one that they didn't tell me about, at the end, I felt very frustrated and angry and hurt because I felt betrayed.

If I left the story at that point, I should be rejected because what they are looking for is someone who takes ownership. However, if I continue the story by saying, "Afterwards, there were a number of people who had the same experience. We got together and created a panel they made recommendations for a new process that panels could use to evaluate candidates.. From that, we developed a model that is still used to this day." You follow what I'm doing here?

It isn't the story, but what you did with the story that's important to the employer. Or what you learned from the experience at the most important part 2 what you relate.

To summarize, if you stick the feeling of persecution or being treated unfairly, you lose. If you convert the story into one that talks about how you use this experience to change process or change an organization or change the world, or do something, or what you learned from this experience that you apply even to this day, then you win.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

Is It a Good Idea to Hide Politics When Looking for Work? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

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EP 1088 A wise question from someone who is concerned that her beliefs will be a problem.

Summary

The question I received was, "Is It a Good Idea to Hide Feminism When Looking for Work? " The obvious answer is, "No." It is not a good idea to hide feminism AND you may experience impact.

You know some organizations are not to be happy with your politics, which is why you are asking the question. You can no more hide feminism then you can being black. You can no more hide feminism then you can hiding a part of yourself. That didn't work for gay Americans. It hadn't worked for black Americans. It hasn't worked for obvious reasons.
It won't work for you either. . It appears to be a part of who you are and if you try to hide those qualities it will eat you up from the inside until you eventually explode.

I wonder whether in your mind you think you are more "more militant" (whatever that means) that you think corporate America can tolerate?. Let's assume yes. Why would you want to work for organizations that would try to repress who you are? Why would you want to work for organizations that we just want you to be another "drone?"

There are organizations that will respect who you are and what you believe. Why work for organizations that would be problematic to you and your beliefs in order to get a check? The answer is, "in order to get a check." Maybe it's the career path that you were trained for. . . Or some other reason.

In my opinion, don't hide it but understand that you may pay a price later on and if you're willing to do it, that is great!

There are many women and many people who have paid a price and change society. You can be 1 of those people and You might become 1 of those people who provides what I think of as "every day courage" that allows people to speak their mind and be freer from the shackles we all tend to live with.

It's your choice and I don't think you could live with hiding your beliefs. It doesn't mean that you have To have a flag out, and are constantly championing your beliefs. It doesn't mean that you have to do it when you're writing an email. I suspect that is the level of feminism that you're thinking of. I suspect it is not about the trivial and then it is about the everyday occurrences at work that people will tend to hide.

In conclusion I would say don't hide your beliefs go forward with them.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

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EP 1106 Both job descriptions and initial interviews have signals as to what the real need is.  Here, I encourage you to listen to and look for the cues in both.

Summary

I was coaching someone yesterday who was up for a very senior position and, in the course of the conversation, he reminded me of something in his circumstances that I thought would be helpful to you as well. What he reminded me of was paying attention to language that is used in the job description , or by the questions that are asked by HR that signal certain things that may not be initially obvious to you.

For example, in his case, he was told by HR that the next interview was going to be with someone who wants to 4X growth in his particular business unit. We start to work on how to present his experience along those lines. In the course of his next interview. And thus we came up with describing his background with "aggressive growth." That dealt with percentages, their language used "times." He was involved with 3X growth in his particular situation. Recognize that there are signals that are used in job descriptions or in the questions that HR asks that can be a single to you and how they communicate information that they are looking for.

Another thing that came up in a different conversation was of concern that one firm had about someone where someone perceived that his background was more internally oriented, rather than externally oriented. He was savvy enough to pick up on it. He told them, "I just want to be clear that I've had 5 years of internal experience and of those 5, 3 of them were taking internally developed programs and bringing them to customers and converting them from internal systems to external systems. Thus, of my 20 or 22 years of background, 17 really related to external customers." Notice warm going with this? You always want to be listening for cues that might come from job descriptions and/or interviews that signal the real interest that the firm has.

Job descriptions contain a list of qualifications though firm is looking for. You are trying to find out what you can do for them. You are looking for ways that allow you to demonstrate that you, as a professional, whether your staff level individual or in the C suite, have the capacity to deliver what it is that they want and, as you know, sometimes the job descriptions and interviewing is a little obtuse.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

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EP 1099 Interviewing when you’re over 60 is different than when you’re younger.

Summary

I want to do a video today for those of you who are over 60 like me and talk with you about differences in interviewing. I'll simply say that there are a few things that come to mind for me when I am coaching more experienced individuals about interviewing.

The 1st is the lack of practice that so many of you engage in when preparing for the interview. It's as though you can walk in and kind of comes your way through the interview without any preparation. You don't review your resume. You don't review how to answer some of the questions that you will be asked. You don't think in advance. You don't research organizations you'll be interviewing with one along the hiring manager. Thus you are kind of "winging it." That's not a smart move on your part. It shows up in many different ways. I will simply say that you are shooting yourself in the foot. Without adequate preparation before you walk in.

The next thing I see a lot of people doing is They are not conscious of some of the nonverbal signals they send out n the course of an interview. As a result, they don't project confidence. They see someone 20 or 30 years they were junior chronologically and, immediately, they feel defeated.

Let me sum up by saying (1) what's the bias against older workers? No energy. Lack of enthusiasm. Stuff along those lines. So you arrive In a purposeful way (not puffed up. Not phony.). Friendly. A competent handshake. Good body language. A smile of confidence as you need someone goes a long way.By the way, that is true for both men and women.Your demeanor sends messages to people about your security with yourself. Send those messages.

Lastly, when you notice significant differences in age between yourself and others, there will always be a point in an interview we can take this head-on. They can use the language of talking about how you are more senior than the job or, "Are you sure that you are going to be happy in a role like this?"Asking a question like this immediately let's you know That that is 1 of their concerns. They are not trying to be nice men or women when asking this question. They just don't think you are going to be happy in the job.

Part of that is, "We are all a team of 30-year-olds here. You are not."

"I have worked with and for people who are far less experienced than me And there has never been an issue. What I try to do is support the team. I become part of the team. I serve."

The idea is that you should address it and not pretend that it doesn't exist and then blame ageism later on for the problem. What you have to do is deal with a lot of these problems proactively, rather than use the excuse of ageism to deal with the fact that you didn't adequately prepare, that you didn't walk in with confidence and self assurance and, lastly, Deal with an issue that you think an employer might be concerned about proactively.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

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This is a great trap question that employers use and I tell you how to avoid falling into the trap and what they are really looking for.

Summary

This question is going to sound like 1 of those questions a makes you scratch your head and wonder why they are asking it. "Tell me about a time you were treated unfairly. Or unjustly." I want to stick with "unfairly," because it is a simpler way of expressing it that most people can relate to.

What is an employer really looking for here? The fact of the matter is if they're using this question well, they are going to goad you into presenting yourself as being persecuted as being treated badly, and encouraging you to really give them a juicy description of what happened and how bad it was, and how horrible. They will say things like, "That's awful.." Or, "Really," or, "Wow!" And in doing so, they are going to instigate you into saying more.

That's the sucker move.

What they are really looking for is how you took ownership of the situation. Again, this is a question about ownership. This isn't about vomiting some deep-seated resentment of your life. Follow that? It isn't about vomiting deep-seated resentment, it is about how you took ownership of the situation.

Ownership can take a variety of different forms. For example, I remember one instance in my case where I set for the panel was evaluated and I thought I was treated very badly. They changed the rules of the game on but didn't tell me so I way with one expectation; they went with a completely different one that they didn't tell me about, at the end, I felt very frustrated and angry and hurt because I felt betrayed.

If I left the story at that point, I should be rejected because what they are looking for is someone who takes ownership. However, if I continue the story by saying, "Afterwards, there were a number of people who had the same experience. We got together and created a panel they made recommendations for a new process that panels could use to evaluate candidates.. From that, we developed a model that is still used to this day." You follow what I'm doing here?

It isn't the story, but what you did with the story that's important to the employer. Or what you learned from the experience at the most important part 2 what you relate.

To summarize, if you stick the feeling of persecution or being treated unfairly, you lose. If you convert the story into one that talks about how you use this experience to change process or change an organization or change the world, or do something, or what you learned from this experience that you apply even to this day, then you win.

ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER

Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, all as well as executive job search coaching and life coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1000 episodes,“ Job Search Radio,” “and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice” and is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council.

Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Visit www.TheBigGameHunter.us and click the relevant tab on the top of the page.

JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.  

Connect with me on LinkedIn. Like me on Facebook.

Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

You can order a copy of “Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems” for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of “No BS Resume Advice” and “Interview Preparation.” If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle.”

Don’t forget to give the show 5 stars and a good review in iTunes

If you want to know how to win more interviews, order “Winning Interviews.” You’ll learn how to win phone interviews, in-person interviews, the best question to ask on any interview and more.

Would you like to talk through a salary negotiation or potential negotiation you’re involved with? Order and schedule time with me.

Do you have questions or would like advice about networking or any aspect of your search. Order and schedule time with me.

Would you like me to critique your resume. Order a critique from me

For more about LinkedIn, order “Stacked: Double Your Job Interviews, Leverage Recruiters and Unlock LinkedIn.”

Jeff’s Kindle book, “You Can Fix Stupid: No BS Hiring Advice,” is available on Amazon.

Locked in a Warm Room With a Working Refrigerator. What Can You Do? | NoBSJobSearchAdvice.com

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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,” “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” and his newest show, “No BS Coaching Advice.”

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JobSearchCoachingHQ.com offers great advice for job hunters—videos, my books and guides to job hunting, podcasts, articles, PLUS a community for you to ask questions of PLUS the ability to ask me questions where I on function as your ally with no conflict of interest answering your questions.

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