Never Interview For A Job. Audition For The Part.
So you're headed off to interview for a job. You want it badly and you think -- given your credentials and experience -- that you have the inside track.
You polish up on the company, don your power clothes and prepare the way you would for an exam or an application to a professional society.
Great: you are most likely headed to disappointment and in the end, abject failure in this pursuit. Why? Because your wiser competitors for the position (and they are always circling the skies like vulters with their eyes fixed on the prize) recognize that it's not really an interview, per se, but an audition.
The differences are profound:
*Interviews are mostly factual exchanges.
*Auditions are acting jobs
In nine cases out of ten, the one who lays claim to the best position is the same one who puts on the best Oscar-like performance. Facts, truth, honesty and the like play well in the court of public opinion but you're not out to be sainted.
You want to win the job. And, in the process, you want to stop others from claiming it.
So how do you put on the command performance? The slam dunk
audition?
1.Embellish the facts. You don't want the job that is up for grabs. Instead you declare with a subtle flourish that "It will be a dream come true to have the privilege of serving in the position."
Though they are reluctant to admit it, interviewers want you to gush at the opportunity they hold in their hands.
2. Pay great attention to your appearance. Invest in a smashing outfit and a drop dead haircut. Yes, I know that smarts trumps beauty on the job, but you're not going to work at first. Your mission now is to ice the audition.
3. Say something almost everyone loves to hear, whether it's true or not. "I just love nothing more than sharing my ideas with others, being mentored by my superiors and reaching out to help others grow."
You may be a cold and calculating loner, but job hunting is a far cry from taking the boy/girl scout oath.
Forget everything the career books advise you and focus instead on three words:
Lights. Camera. Action.
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8yI don't recall hearing about any company falsifying the job requirements, description, vacation or pay to influence a candidate to accept their offer. Has anyone heard of this happening?
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8yBeing false at the interview wastes everyone's time. I recruit within the Care Sector and a person who is wrongly recruited at the interview has a huge negative and detrimental effect on the vulnerable person the candidate is employed to care for. We recruit on core values and ethics, not a winning performance.
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8ySo after your dazzling performance, what happens when your true colors shine? You better be good or you won't have that position long.
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8ySo true
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8yInteresting but there is a fine line. As employers look more at fit and consider employee culture in hiring decisions you may end up acting yourself into a role you don't enjoy or appear disingenuous once the 'act' is over.