2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
Date? No matter how it is! Job interview for the company of your dreams! Sometimes it can be too stressful - and not at all because HR is yelling at you or bombarding you with tricky questions. It's just that there is something in your resume that is of great interest to everyone. And when, in the course of the interview, you gradually get to this place, your knees begin to tremble. What to say? How to explain?…
Case 1. You worked as a big manager for a year or two, and now you are interviewing for the position of an ordinary manager or engineer
What HR thinks: - you did not cope with the duties and were fired, - you are used to big money and opportunities, - you expect to grow quickly to the top, - you ruined someone's successful business.
How to explain: - there were several legal entities in the company, and according to the documents you were the director of one of them, but in fact performed the work of a specialist; - the company was small, and you, as a director, had fewer employees in subordination than the head of a department in your company; - you were promoted to a manager in your own profile, after a while you returned to your previous job as a narrower specialist - with management experience.
What you can't say: - that you are tired of responsibility, - that you want to sit for a year or two in a quiet position, and then it will be clear - that I tried to start my own business, but quickly burned out.
Case 2. You changed jobs more often than once a year, and in some companies you worked for only a few months
What HR thinks: - you are problematic and quarrelsome, - you were fired after probationary periods as not passed, - you can easily be lured to another place of work.
How to explain: - you came to the company for a limited period (project) to perform specific tasks, - the global economic crisis was superimposed on your personal circumstances, and then the employer did not fulfill its obligations, - at the beginning of your career you did not always succeed in choosing the right employer and position.
What you can't say: - that you were not appreciated, - that colleagues in companies treated you badly, - that you were offered a higher salary, and you quit.
Case 3. You have a non-core education, or your resume has a non-core work experience
What HR thinks: - you yourself don't know what you want, - you couldn't get a job for a long time, and went to the first place that came across, - you are a “nerd” or a blue stocking (especially if your first higher education is a faculty of mathematics or philology)
How to explain: - the university was chosen in accordance with family history, and already in the process of studying you gradually decided on the desired profession, although you are generally satisfied with your education, - after a long work in a stressful position, I deliberately decided to temporarily change the field of activity in order to “switch”, - you had family circumstances that led to the need for "downshifting".
What you can't say: - that you entered anywhere, just to get a diploma, - that your parents chose the university, you had to unlearn, - that it didn't matter to you what to do, so I got a job where significant experience and skills were not required.
Case 4. You have a lot of student part-time jobs and few serious jobs on your resume
What HR thinks: - you cannot single out the main and the secondary in your career; - student part-time jobs were more serious in terms of the content of the work than the subsequent positions;
How to explain: - while studying, you tried to gain more experience in your profile, - at the beginning of your career, you were not ready for great responsibility, and therefore you chose internships so as not to let anyone down, - you very thoughtfully chose companies for employment after university.
What you can't say: - that you took on absolutely any job, - that you skipped classes at the university and therefore had a lot of time for part-time jobs, - that you were not interested in positions with the prospect of many years of work.
Case 5. You had breaks from work for 6 months or more
What HR thinks: - you were fired with a scandal and you couldn't find a job for a long time; you have the financial ability not to work - you are sick with something serious or have a disability.
How to explain: - you went to study English in England for 10 months, - at that time you worked on a project as a freelancer under a contract, without an employment record, - you were engaged in serious prevention of health problems in order to continue your career in the future.
What you can't say: - that you were planning pregnancy or IVF, - that your husband was transferred to another city / country, and you decided to go with him for the first time, - that you were tired of working and decided to stay at home a little.
Case 6. You are interviewing for a position that implies the need to move from another city
What HR thinks: - you just want to move, and it doesn't matter to you exactly how it happens, - you will quit soon because you will not like your new job, - the move will make it harder for you at first than other newcomers.
How to explain: - working in this company is your old dream, and you are ready to move and make some efforts to make it come true, - your husband / boyfriend is transferred to this city, you move with him and thoroughly settle down, - you are determined to professional development and career growth, and there are fewer opportunities in your hometown.
What you can't say: - that in the city where you live, no one wants to hire you because of your reputation, - that you want to try to live here for a while, and then you will see, - that you are bored and the move will entertain you …
Case 7. Your studies took too long: after university - graduate school, then foreign language courses, then a couple of certificates in the specialty. But somehow it didn't work out with work …
What HR thinks: - you are infantile and afraid to take an "adult" position, - you do not have enough responsibility, - you are not ambitious and not interested in a career and a high salary.
How to explain: - you studied at a university that does not welcome part-time work during your studies, - your family for some time provided you with opportunities to complete your studies without being distracted by earning a living wage, but now you want to complete this period, - you have acquired the maximum necessary knowledge and skills before starting your career.
What you cannot say: - that you do not need to work to support yourself, - that you just like to learn, - that you are afraid to start working.
Case 8. The conditions and positions for which you are applying are too vague and all different
What HR thinks: - you do not fully understand the profile of the company you came to for an interview, - you are not really suitable for any of the desired positions, - you have no motivation.
How to explain: - you have two / three educations, and have work experience in each of them or "at the junction" of specialties, - you wrote related positions, since at the previous jobs part of your duties "intersected" with them, - you wanted I would like to try a field that is partially new for myself, as I am confident in my competence.
What you can't say: - that you don't care which of the positions you get in the end, - that you can do everything, - that you have not yet decided what position you want.
Case 9. You studied at the university, but did not finish your studies
What HR thinks: - you do not have strong-willed qualities, - you were expelled for academic failure or for failure to attend, - you are not able to complete projects.
How to explain: - you had to leave your studies for family reasons (for example, the illness of a family member), - you finally understood that the chosen university is not suitable for you, and you are currently going to transfer to another, - you have acquired the maximum knowledge that could be obtained as part of your profession at university, and has now turned her attention to less formal teaching projects.
What you can't say: - that you were tired of studying and you quit, - that you could not bring yourself to wake up in the morning and therefore missed whole semesters, - that you changed your mind about getting a higher education at all.
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In general, you only need a little luck and basic guidelines to successfully complete an interview. Do not distort information and do not hide the truth, but place accents correctly. Check your resume carefully so that it is not overloaded with unnecessary details, and at the same time contains all the information that characterizes you favorably. Acknowledge the presence of bottlenecks in your work history and do not attach too much importance to them. Good luck with your interview!
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