Maintain a fine balance in the hot seat

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When it comes to a good job interview, it is equally important for the employer and job seeker to make it successful.

Think of it as balancing a scale: Pretend that on one side of the scale is the employer and on the other side the job seeker.
Both parties control the faith of the job interview outcome, so it is important the scale does not fall on one side or the other. To ensure the job interview is successful, you want to maintain fine balance through the entire process and not go in with arms swinging, expecting a boxing match.

Here are five common imbalances or traps that can ruin a job interview.

Disagreeing:
Employer mistake: Constantly questing the candidate’s responsibilities.
Job seeker mistake: Treating all questions like burden.

Being self-centered:
Employer mistake: Talking about him/herself instead of the candidate.
Job seeker mistake: Inflating qualifications and skills and remaining aloof when employer shows definite interest.

Safeguarding:
Employer mistake: Withholding information about position or company.
Job seeker mistake: Withholding information about self.

Undervaluing:
Employer mistake: Rushing the interview; being unprepared; being late.
Job seeker mistake: Being late and arriving poorly dressed and/or ungroomed.

Drifting:
Employer mistake: Asking irrelevant or unsuitable or personal questions.
Job seeker mistake: Providing vague answers; over talking; revealing inappropriate personal information.

These costly traps or imbalances can be both avoided by both the employer and job seeker by entering a job interview well-prepared and with positive attitude.

For both parties, participating in job interview preparation training sessions for courses either offered internally within the organization or externally with a job preparation provider may be a good place to start.

Such training will provide a better understanding of job interview etiquette.

Email your questions to info@hrinmotion.com or go to www.hrinmotion.com

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