The 7 Deadly Sins of Interviewing: Not Sizing Someone Up When You Meet Them
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
Continuing this series about the 7 deadly sins of interviewing today and talking about the sin of not sizing someone up when you meet them.
00:00 Intro
00:34 The mistake
01:14 What to do instead
01:28 Outro
The 7 Deadly Sins of Interviewing: Not Researching Who Is On Your Calendar
We’re gonna continue our series about the Seven Deadly Sins of interviewing. And today we’re going to cover number five, which is the sin of not sizing someone up when you meet them. I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. People hire me for no BS job search advice and coaching globally, because I make things so much easier for people around their search, and a lot of other things as well.
When we meet someone socially, or in most professional situations, we immediately size them up and deal with them as we presuppose them to be. However, because it’s a job, my career and it’s important, most people paralyze the very quality that makes them most successful at an interview– their personality.
By hiding behind being professional, and feeling out the interviewer, people waste the first few minutes of the interview, and miss making a strong impression when the interviewer is often making a decision about whether to pay attention to the rest of your conversation with them.
When you meet people in almost any other situation, your initial instincts about them are right. Trust your instincts here as well. And you’ll perform a lot better on your interviews.
I hope you found this helpful. I’m Jeff Altman. My website is TheBigGameHunter.us Go to the blog and go exploring. There’s just a lot there to help you. Plus, you can schedule time to have your questions answered through Trusted Advisor Services, find out about my video courses, books, and guides. Again, there’s a lot there to help. Also, connect with me on Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/TheBigGameHunter. Have a terrific day and be great!
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