I've been a "Silver Medalist" in an interview process. I got the job because the gold candidate was just using them to get a counter offer. When I found out that I was strung along for 6 months as a backup, all my feelings of loyalty and obligation vanished and I hit the streets and found a better paying job ASAP.
I was the silver medalist at my current job, and they hired the gold medalist as well. I got a tier down. Honestly? Having met the guy? They...were right. I was later promoted into a better-fitting job where I'm excelling. Sometimes they're not wrong, as terrible as it sounds.
That happened to me once. I was at the end of school, and another student applied and was chosen. She was a backstabber and bragged that she turned it down. I took the job anyway. Now, 20 years later, I have trained for many advanced positions and she's still doing the bottom level job elsewhere. Sometimes it turns out well to be number 2.
Sorry, waiting six months is on you. And who cares about being 2nd choice? 2nd is better than the tens of people who were denied. The goal is to get a job not the prestige of being the 1st overall draft pick or something.
Job interviews are always a two-way street. I am assessing and judging the company just as much as they are assessing me. I am not shy nor am I reserved regarding my questions or expectations. Employees need to be empowered and proactive when comparing opportunities.
Good. However that is market based. The level of leverage a worker has depends on the market and overall demand or demand in a given area. If you are the only person in New York willing to clean toilets. That alone would indicate one would get a decent wage. However, that is not the reality for allot of occupations and why I recommend Union membership in others.
Exactly. Companies act like they are doing you a favor by hiring or even giving you an interview. They couldn’t function without employees. People need to take their power back!
@@Dzanarika1 Let's be real if I am a mechanic, bricklayer, or Construction Manager with many certifications and skills then I can come with swag. If I have a Bachelor's degree in Business and a couple of years experience then still would come with confidence but not to the point of being conceded. Quiet confidence is also a thing.
This has happened to me multiple times on internal positions: the hiring manager knows who they want to hire, but HR won't let them hire that person without putting the job out for bid. I bid on the job: BS and master's degrees coupled with industry certification and years of experience in the field are strong enough to get me a call. Interview goes very well. Hiring manager hires who they want, and I feel used for wasting time on a rigged game. Not sure if it's worse being a silver medalist or a bridesmaid.
I went trial-by-fire interviewing recently, had several rounds with several companies, and then I had 1 single 30 minute interview with a company and they sent me an offer 2 hours later for the most money out of all the jobs I had been interviewing for. I think in that case I had all the experience they needed on their new team they were building, I was finally the perfect candidate. And I gotta say, I'm still shocked 3 weeks later, I'm like "is this real, am I really working for a company that gives a shit about people, this is weird?" - such an American thing.
@@mustangnawt1 yeah turns out that was not a good company, I was killing it at work, doing great things top metrics users were happy and then one day after a great day of work they fired me via email and never communicated further. It sucks because like two weeks prior to that I had signed an offer letter they sent me to move over from contractor to FTE, so yeah that really sucks. And I will say it's a health insurance company in Arizona, it starts with a B but I am not going to clarify the full name as I don't want retaliation.
@@Crismodin That sounds like something came up in your background check that they didn't like. I'm sorry that happened to you. They should have given you the courtesy of telling you why they were letting you go. I hope you have a better job now.
In the distant past it was all about Religion. They told you to deny the flesh, work hard, and you would spend an eternity in paradise, but in reality we just keep coming back here via reincarnation to be enslaved all over again. They invented a scam, and told you that Satan is the lord of this world and that it can't be good until after some world ending apocalypse. Today we live in the shadow of that abomination... known as Christianity and Babylon.
Yes. I would venture to say that if you have or had disabilities to assess the job to see if you can handle it without accomodations. Do not give any reason for them to say you could not be hired because your accomodations were unreasonable for the job you are applying for. ADA protects you from being denied SOLELY because of your disability. Please keep that in mind.
Yeah, I think I lost an opportunity recently for mentioning I have asthma and that I moved due to a landlord's greasy cooking without a stove vent aggravating it (they asked why I moved, I should have lied, because, you know, the ability to lie establishes you are are corporate material). I asked for no accomodations, but they likely judged me because the job was located in NC near the mountians. People suck, and so does the entire interview process. I was qualified for the job.
Ton of Bs in the hiring process. Employers are so demanding and have double standards. I've been through interview loop and just asking what the interview process/next steps were and I got a "were no longer moving with your application" or the interviewer got mad. This is entry level so I guess they can be really picky. They also doing these tests to check for "loyalty" but they have no problem laying you off for w.e excuse they want. The whole interview process been so depressing and gross.
Within this year I have been: -Ghosted three times by recruiters after we have established the first meeting, no word from them ever again -Been through two 3-hour interviews with multiple people from different teams and the CEO, only to be given a boiler-plate rejection. I find out months later that the CEO only wants local talent... even though the teams requested a remote worker in a different time zone to address customers in different regions -Been through a interview process where I got around the initial application process and talked to people on the inside. I ended up having to go through the "proper" path, even with two referrals. This took three months to get to the first proper interview. I had three more interviews and then I am on a waiting pattern. I haven't heard back from them since October. No status updates other than "we may move hiring to after Q1" and "HR policy requires X% of candidates to make it to the final round... you are the only one." So yeah, complete unprofessional-ism from companies that put out job ads only to show their true colors during the hiring process.
@@PaulG.369 Yeah, I dont mean dont do anything else while waiting. I am just saying that your deadline for "hoping" should be max one week. Of course one should just continue doing interview REGARDLESS of what one employer says. Hay, if you get more than one hit. You use that as leverage for maybe getting a higher pay or just select the one job you were most pleased with etc :)
Job hunts are complete rat races. Never ever _ever_ get your hopes up after any positive sign. However, I do disagree with the ‘one week’ figure proposed by the other commenters. That’s far too short. After 2 weeks (10 working days) is when you can conclude that you’re not advancing or getting the offer.
I made a mistake at an interview of a pretty well-paying job before i got my current one (which I’m happy with). I asked them if their culture was stuffy (it was an accounting firm) and the recruiter gave a long roundabout answer! I probably dodged a bullet.
This was actually my first question that I asked my new employer. I said ‘the culture with my current employer is pretty good and your culture needs to be as good or better. Can you give me some evidence of that?’ Needless to say, they answered very well and even backed up with actual stats around employee satisfaction!
Don’t hesitate to politely end the interview and leave if you see the company is toxic. I had a panel interview and upon entering, two members crossed their arms and looked up. After sitting, I asked what I did to illicit that response . One said he could tell I was not someone he could work with. I replied, “This environment appears hostile. Thank you for your time, I’m leaving.”
Amazing how much experience and skill you need for an entry level position in a lot of job posting. Yet they also want to pay peanuts. Mid-career posting not much better
Living in the US I never apply to a job online that doesn't post its salary/hourly rate with the job listing. I know that limits my options a lot of the time but if a company isn't willing to be honest with its wages upfront that tells me all I need to know about them.
I've been a "silver medalist" before. The "gold medalist" accepted the offer, so I was left with disappointment and regret. Sad times. But I'm glad that I got as far as I did in the interview process. It was a valuable learning experience, albeit a painful one emotionally speaking.
I am in same boat and I have to say we got to stop being the doormat. Imagine this was dating. Whoever is waiting around is the doormat. I am doormat now and I hope I can learn what change. Being nice only brings disappointment. The rest of the world don't value or respect the nice doormat.
I actually hold employers accountable for being on time and canceling at the last minute. If I get called for an interview and the person shows up more than 5 minutes late I bounce. Typically, I get a response like, "we all showed up where are you?" I just say, "you were late, didn't let me know and my time is valuable." I think a lot of this is believing two things to be true: one there's opportunities out there and two your time is valuable. It takes time to prep for an interview and if someone can't show up on time or at least give you a head's up then they don't deserve your skills. Great vid B!
same I take it as a red-flag. If they're going to treat me as expendable before they've even met me I can't expect to be treated differently when hired.
If there's a pattern of tardiness or other signs of disengagement, I'd take it as a red flag, but otherwise, no. I'm not perfect, so I don't hold others to a different standard.
My rule of thumb is 20 minutes, then I bounce. Years ago I waited on a prospective employer for over an hour. Among some other red flags I ignored, I ended up getting offered the job and took it. It was a hell hole with a sociopathic management team. Three years later I was called in and unceremoniously kicked to the curb (gotta love at will employment). Today, I’d run like a scalded cat. Lesson learned.
Interviews have very little to do with how qualified you are; it has more to do with how much the interviewer likes you. If your interviewer is a guy and your competition is some hot fresh out of college sorority sister that has "assets" that you don't have, take a wild guess who the interviewer will pick.
So much to unpack here. I can't count how many times recruiters have rescheduled my interviews. 95% of the time I've been the silver medalist and not gotten the job. It is beyond frustrating! It doesn't matter what the economy is doing, they pull these stunts every day. Fortunately, I've gotten better at saying no to opportunities that are not great or not aligned with what I want.
Another thing I get frustrated about, it is the interviewer often will answer an incoming call during an interview, shows no interest or respect for your time or presence
i guess it,s okay if they ask you sorry can i pick one minute but without saying notching it,s rude and unrespectfull i experience bouth versions several times.
Back in October. I made it up to the "meet the team" stage, which was round 3. I heard nothing back for 2 weeks after they had been very responsive prior to the interviews. I sent a note to the original recruiter, only to find out they went with someone else. it's very discouraging, especially when there are overdue bills and dropping credit scores.
Good video. The one honest truth in your video that is rarely spoken in the office is that the most qualified person doesn't always get the job, but the person with the gift of gab usually will. In management, it is the one with the golden tongue that gets promoted despite his/her poor performance or lack of skills. This is why you meet a lot of senior management that should've been fired for their incompetence, but manage to keep their job. Think of politicians in DC.
This is exactly why the interview is probably not the most effective screening measure. I once read about actors with no qualifications hired over the actual candidates with mountains of experience. Job tryouts and looking at experience should be weighed more. The interview could still be used, but to get to know the candidate. I am not a huge believer in personality or Iq tests.
@@darylligon2701 I read about something similar too. Which is why I hate when people gaslight people into thinking they're unqualified or don't have the skills to do any job that they don't get. People love to complain about the workforce yet for some reason those same people often believe it's completely a meritocracy.
This stuff was all very on-point. I will also add to the section "Interviews aren't real life" that not only are the pace/intensity of interviews often different from the day-to-day life at the company, but the act of selling yourself during an interview is a different skill than the work you'll be doing. It's akin to the problem of determining someone's skill in a subject via tests; it is hard to separate skill in a subject from skill in test-taking. A person can interview poorly and be a great fit in-practice; or a person can interview really well and be a terrible employee.
The "double standard" only exists if the applicant "needs" the job. Being a strong candidate with options and the ability to walk away evens the playing field. Being able to walk away evens the field in any negotiation.
This is exactly why I'm seeing people now send auto-rejection emails if and when the employer starts taking the piss during the hiring process to get around this double-standard
Had a recruiter interview/phone screen last winter....and during the call her colleagues were singing "Happy Birthday" in the background....very distracting. Apparently a colleague was having a birthday. I've also had interviewers where they no showed or were late...I think it's easier to do now that the bulk of them are done via teleconference or over the phone. About 20 years ago, I had the flu...and had to reschedule...when I called the HR Rep, she could hear it in my voice I wasn't feeling well and immediately rescheduled...and I did end up getting the job.
Job seekers who don't get the job they want should also take it in stride and believe that things happen for a reason. There jobs at two companies I wanted over the years and in two cases the companies got bought out and became not so good places to work. Then a job at my current company got phased out due to restructuring, so sometimes it's for the best that you don't get that job you really desire.
I interviewed for a salary position for the job I’m already doing as a contractor (engineering). Its been 7 weeks and I’ve not heard ANY response from my interview… no offer, rejection, nothing. I believe I was 1 of 2 people on site to interview back in Oct. There are 2 positions open. What should I do? Forget about it or be persistent and follow up every week? FYI they asked me about my top 3 weaknesses and then never asked about my strengths lol
More often than not, you find out the recruiter tells you they passed your resume to the hiring manager and the hiring manager decided not to move to the next stage. But what actually happened is the recruiter decided after talking to you and then looking at your resume to not pass it along. Why can't they just be honest instead of making it look like the hiring manager decided not to move forward. Had a few instances where I knew someone who worked or is currently working with the hiring manager and the hiring manager told them they never even heard about the candidate or seen the resume. Happens with both internal and external recruiters. For external ones that's fine. I will just not work with them anymore. For the internal ones... huge red flags for the company they are working for if the recruiters are not being honest.
Building a connection with your interviewer is the most important part for most job interviews. Many hiring managers prefer to hire someone they can be friends with. Sadly, many people have no social life outside of work, so they start hiring friendship candidates.
Depends, recruiters are only at the front gate, and ultimately the next interviewers who might be team leads and managers who give the upper manager their first impressions want to find someone that they'll want to work with even if not the technically best candidate. I've seen too many times where 'the best' was recruited only to leave months later or turn into a prima dona, and leave within a year or two. A massive waste of time.
I worked for someone like that- he kept hinting about going out on my boat and me helping with advice about things outside work. Other coworkers got ahead by that system, as well as flat out flirting with him (for the females). He was one of the sorriest and unprofessional bosses I have ever had.
I found that even on interviews where I have connected with managers, they didn't hire me. I do agree with you but I think a lot of them having unconscious biases
The thing is, it's okay for the hiring manager to be late for a job interview but not the candidate. Funny how that works. The hiring manager can look at his mobile phone, reply to a text, or pick up the phone but the candidate can't. Interesting?
Thank you so much Bryan for this intel. It can help us to know these issues and hear about other people's experiences. When we know what we are up against, it is easier to keep up the good fight. We have to manage our own expectations. Being in the dark can lead to discouragement and a fatalistic attitude. Knowing the tell-tail signs is enormously helpful.
I had a hiring manager reschedule on me 4x. On the last one I just never responded. There are other opportunities out there, even if it sounded like a cool place to work.
I showed up for the same job interview two times I was on time and just waited and the interviewer never showed up both times. Each time they said there was a mix-up in time zones, and that they apologized and wanted to reschedule. One time I can understand, twice no I told them I was no longer interested. I moved on, because as everyone is saying there are other jobs.
This just happened to me yesterday. 1st red flag, interview rescheduled. 2nd red flag, interviewer late to Zoom and no camera. 3rd red flag, interviewer was underdressed, not groomed (looks like she just woke up). Two hours after the interview the recruiter called and said she liked me, I did great, but they chose another candidate.
I absolutely put the salary question back on to the employer right up front. If they give me a coy response I move on. There are a lot of lowballs in my line of work. The problem is that the title of "Data Analyst" is used both by people who just know how to make a pivot table as well as someone who is writing 2000 line SAS programs and then briefing 3 directors and a VP on what it all means. Too many recruiters don't know the difference.
This is some great advice. My take away is just like I suspected, either an employer needs someone or they don’t. A long process of miscellaneous interviews and boondoggles, without a tentative offer letter in writing, is a good indicator that an employer is just shopping, “keeping you warm” or not really hiring (just fishing). I got burned once, now I know the indicators where I will confront the situation…I actually got an offer letter, and a good high paying contract job for over a year by doing this, but I have also learned flat out when it was time to move on more often than not.
This why I liked contracting. They don't get that I'm interviewing THEM. I once had a hiring manager tell me I got the gig because I interviewed so well. I told him, "No, dude. I took the gig because YOU interviewed so well" :). At the end of the day, you have to find your center. In other words; Who's driving your bus? You, or them? There is always another potential gig out there.
I recently declined two offers in my field from two separate companies because of red flags during the interview process. These were large companies. The first one, one of the panel members was literally laying on her bed looking up into her phone. The second company gave me PII for a different candidate TWICE assuming that I was them, was late to every round of interview, and asked me super weird questions. After I declined their offer, they asked me to name any number I wanted that would convince me to take the job. I said there was no number.
I had an interview for a position and was referred by higher management who worked at the company who know my skill set from working with me for years. The guy that interviewed me advised me I would have to drive up there 5 separate times to meet with various managers. I turned it down. I’m not using 5 days of PTO for a “maybe”
All that is exactly why I apply for jobs just for fun, for the sake of it, without even intending to accept an offer. It gives me this relaxed position where I don't have to suck anything up or give my salary quotation at the first conversation. I try to shorten my trip to the interview with future team members. It works great for me, I am no longer timid and I don't care about the double standards. The tech industry though, and their ways of interviewing and aasessing software devs/engineers, is a whole different story.
I guarantee you if some sort of law passed tomorrow where potential employers were required to start compensating candidates for their time, they wouldn’t be so excessive with their interviews. These 3 and 4 interviews would be a thing in the past 😂
It's definitely a mess. There are two things I keep in mind. First, life isn't fair. Second, see the first thought. There are also two things I do. First, I maintain a steady job. I like my part-time job so that keeps me sane, plus I like money. Second, I only apply for one position, i.e., job description/skill set. It makes things easy. Remember, the best time to find a job is when you have a job.
I was a “Silver Medalist “ in my current job at first…at the next opportunity, a year and a half later, I applied again (I was much better prepared) and was No.1 :))
Being the silver medalist happens to me a fk ton especially in my country where nepotism is damn prevalent. No matter how tough you are this sh*t just wears you down everytime it happens.
I hate job interviews but what else can you do? Not only that but if you're employed, so that means you'd have to take time off from your current job to attend these interviews and you only have so many PTO.
To put it bluntly. HR are like "house N word" (look up that term if you dont understand the context between those slave within a house and those working the field). Point is, they are the type of people that know they will lose their job last, talk with leadership enough to think they are on their level, but in reality they are not. Read any medium sized HR textbook and you will notice that most of it is more or less just "I think" stuff. You combine that with a CV with high enough marks, face factor and you could do that job with little risk. Yet they think they are creating miracles. While in reality they just offset something uncomfortable allot of boss used to do before. Be it hiring or firing. Oh, we need a new employee. HR has the difficult choice between over qualified person A or B. How will they manage!
Great video! You have confirmed my observations and everything I've always thought. I no longer feel like the jaded negative person because of these bad practices. LOL!
In 2022 I have had interviews with a dozen or so companies (500+ applications this year) and was a finalist one two of them. I even got a Microsoft certification to help, but still hard to get interviews.
In nyc they have to now so they kiss my ass. I love saying “What’s that actual salary range? Is this a NYC based job or fully remote? Otherwise I would have to ask for compliance regarding NYC’s rule regarding full transparency regarding the pay “base salary””
I honestly hate job interviews. I’m not the best at social skills and I’d rather just show employers what I can do with my hands, rather than play 20 questions and lying about what I can do. Can you even imagine how exhausting it is to mask my true potential by explaining everything?
In my opinion it is government fault to let corporate play these games with people. If they pass laws to protect people vs corporate there would be much more transparency and less power gap
I was strung along for 2 months. I was applying for an computer repair and assembly position, The first day of work they gave me a phone book and told me to start calling. I walked out after one hour on the job. I didn't get paid.
Not all rejections are bad. For example (I am old), decades ago, it was sometimes advised that skirt suits were preferable to pantsuits. I continued wearing pantsuits because I didn't want to work anyplace where it would be a factor.
Another truth is that interviews can be fake. for variety of reasons. Sometimes, could be the position has been filled by a preferred candidate so the interviews are really a show to satisfy the hiring process. Other times, could be some poorly managed companies use interviews as a PR stunt to attract investments etc.
All I got to say to a recruiter if you can't figure out in the 10-15 minutes that you're talking to somebody if they're not for right for their job. Maybe we need to get a recruiter.
I noticed, you carefully avoided addressing the present discrimination against the individuals who would previously have been successful candidates. Many employers are now being "encouraged" to employ individuals they would previously have considered unsuitable.
I interviewed for a job and had previously worked with the hiring manager. He was the one that interviewed me! So he knew me, knew my work, and my personality. His company recruited me! I found out later he had no intension of hiring me but was just using me to show he had interviewed several people and was checking a box.
I am currently in an interview process where I think I might be the "silver medalist" but I'm not sure. The reason why I think this is because it took the company like 6 weeks to contact me after my initial application for the position. I know it's the holiday season and people are busy but I can't help but think they actually might have interviewed and made an offer to someone else before contacting me. I hate thinking that might be the case. I am in the process of scheduling an onsite interview and I might ask about the 6 week delay while I'm there. The last thing I would want is to not be the "gold medalist". We shall see.
If they haven't interviewed you yet, I'd say you're probably not a silver medalist. The silver medalist would be someone who made it through the entire interview process and is their second choice. It sounds like you are just now starting the interview process. It's possible they made an offer to someone else around the time you applied, but that fell through for one reason or another and they didn't have a silver medalist, so now they're looking for someone else. If that's the case, I wouldn't worry. It's possible you hadn't even applied yet when they were talking to the other person. There are many possibilities for why there was a delay. Best of luck in the interview!
@@dexterbentley6336 Thank you. Yes, I am in the early stages of interviewing for this position. I had a really good phone interview with the hiring manager and they invited me for an onsite interview (mid January 2023). I think that I applied to the position as soon as it popped up on LinkedIn so they must have just posted it. I know some companies review resumes as they come in but other companies like to collect a bunch of resumes over a few week period and then review them. So perhaps it was the latter in this case.
lol. i find these videos so entertaining because I've experience many of these scenarios. Most companies are terrible, the hiring process is a complete joke. A long time ago I would be nervous but later I would take it as the company is being interviewed, makes all the difference in the world, sometime not giving a fudge helps. I know not everyone is in the same place financially but if you sense the company doesn't care you shouldn't either.
I'm a 39 yr old white cis male looking for an entry level position in tech with a BS in Computer Science. I'll never get hired, I know that. But, I'm not going to give up!
Truthfully, even as a job seeker, we should know it comes down to having a scarcity mindset. I know, Ive been desperate for jobs plenty of times & Ive been in a pinch. However, one thing I rarely compromise on, is what he mentioned towards the beginning of the video. I dont tolerate companies or interviewees or bosses who show up late to interviews or reschedule inconsiderately. I just wont tolerate many things. If you are seeing red flags or feel like you’re being disrespected in the interview process, what makes you think anything is going to improve when you get hired. You really want to work for a company or boss who cant even take your interview and interest seriously? Its the same thing they say about us, and I apply that to them as well. Like we always hear, they’re auditioning for us as well and they are trying to pitch why their company or job is the right place for us to work.
💯 I had an interview with the owner of a company. I showed up to the interview; he did not. The staff kept saying he’d be in late, I waited 15-20 minutes and I ended up getting up and saying if he doesn’t respect my time it’s not a company I want to work for. While I waited I heard the staff gossiping too, it was a toxic work environment. Too many red flags; and you want to know the best part? About 3-4 months later the company went out of business. Always trust your gut, if it doesn’t feel right, it probably isn’t.
Sir, this is why I truly like your channel sir. You pull back the curtain and show the "true subtle" parts of job hunting. The informal organ.-I/O term sir in how things are really done to perception bias. The Dr. Phil stuff. Sad but true sir. I really like your honesty B because it really gives me a head up in job hunting. Happy Holidays sir and keep up the good work.
I have been the silver medalist before, and both times, the job was not terrible, but it didn’t leave me with any loyal fuzzies. After a recent interview, when I asked for some feedback when I didn’t receive an offer, what I was told was I didn’t bring copies of my resume and a notebook to the interviews demonstrating I was invested in the interview; apparently, applying for the job, talking to the HR guy, and then taking time out of my work day and showing up for two rounds of interviews in separate days, both rounds took two hours, was not enough of an “investment”. The position is still posted, so it makes me suspicious they are just fishing as is the case with about 99% of the posted jobs. In another instance, I had an interview process that took four interviews over the course of four months to finally get a no.
I had a another train-wreck interview the other day with a fortune 500 company. It was unsolicited, so I was very unprepared. I didn't even have a job description to look at during the whole time. Typical interview questions were asked: -What would you like me to remember about your resume the most? -Where do you see yourself in 5 years? -Hypothetical job processes/ what steps would you take in this situation? -What gets you up in the morning vs. not wanting to? Then the interviewer decided to spill the beans toward the end about how the candidacy was flooded with applicants due to a local mass layoff at a local competitor. The interviewer wanted to speak with them to try and get more experienced candidates. I abruptly ended the interview. Why are you wasting my time? The person isn't even a recruiter from an agency, they are the director of the department. WOW!!!
fired and life banned from six employers I have a cognitive disability and co-workers' understanding. So I'm 27 live in my parents' basement and struggle to find a job employers see on my resume 3 months there 75 days here 6 months here 9 months there 10 months many don't hire mentally ill in the behaviourally challenged category in the USA.
I’d probably have to disagree with the point around employers frowning on the applicant needing to change the interview date. This is even further solidified if you are the gold medalist candidate. If there’s an emergency situation and they hold that against you, consider yourself dodged a bullet.
I honestly think the job interview concept should stop. My credentials are on my resume/job application (many which can entail an interview-like personality assessment). And as for details in an interview setting, those can be bs’d. The only possible use for an interview should’ve to assess how charismatic a potential sales person could be, if you ask me.
I have been on interviews and I have a feeling I have to rebrand myself to relate to position and pivot towards that company before interviewing for a job multiple and I have lacked the personality they look for
I don’t know, I usually try to find these things out during the small talk and then use back during the interview. But in my experience the interview is the formality since the company already knows who they want to hire before the interview
The peer interview process is horrible. Not only is it intimidating to be in front of like 6 people, but if one of them doesn’t seem to like you, for some reason , they can change the other’s opinions.
The law of supply and demand plays an integral part here. If there is one position and many candidates then everything you have just mentioned is applicable. If, on the other hand, you are that unique specialist many companies want, then the whole narrative flips around. The goal is to have unique skills, so you don’t have to wait in line and compete for an interview.
Anything you tell a hiring manager can be used against you which is why personal questions that have nothing to do with your work performance are illegal because your personal life, age, health conditions, finances and disability shouldn't be used as a reason why you're in the "NO!" pile.
Hiring manager has a lot of leeway. I've interviewed amazing candidates and at the end of the day, if the hiring manager already has someone else in mind, you're never getting the job. That said. I interview many candidates for very coveted roles, but there are a lot of candidates who just do not qualify in terms of experience and skill set. And it's really hard to hire non-overrepresented minority candidates for certain roles. An equally qualified non-overrepresented minority candidate would only apply for an even higher level role. What I've realized after being in the hiring process for large corporations is that it's waaay easier to find a job if you're white, a woman or a POC because there are just so few qualified candidates of those demographics applying.
Thing is, getting a job for an employee is important, but it's also very important for companies to hire good people. If my employer is sitting there in a friggin hawai shirt, that's gonna be a faux pass and I'll be less likely to say yes to this job. Also if I notice my employer is late to the interview and doesn't have a good reason for it, I'll walk out too. If the employer isn't going to respect my time, I'm not going to respect theirs. The employer needs to sell themselves just as much as the employee. I as an employee also have ''no piles'' for companies. And if they're really short on staff, that can be a problem for them just the same.
Here's your experience as a new college graduate job seeker: 1) Applying to ghost jobs. 2) If you get put on "the waiting list," then you didn't get the job. 3) If they really want you then they'll hire you within 2 weeks, if not, then you didn't get the job. 4) Seeing the same job post every week and every month means the company is just advertising itself or fishing for the perfect candidate. Either way, you'll will be wasting your time. 5) Companies will literally offer entry level employees minimum wage pay or less, but expect you to work like a seasoned employee. 6) You will apply to so many jobs that you will think that there's no real jobs and end up working at a job that only requires a high school degree (I personally know a PhD student in such a situation). 7) Learn that job recruiters are full of bs and are like your worst college professors.
Brian, I love these videos. The information is always very insightful and goes beyond the “captain obvious” advice given by other RU-vidrs. Also, your empathetic delivery is very authentic and really makes me keep coming back for more videos! Keep up the great work! You’re helping a lot of people.
Another thing about the best person doesn't always get the job: sometimes the best choice declined the offer or saw red flags and the org had to go and search again for the next best option (sloppy seconds). Someone who would be willing to put up with their BS.
what about those zillions of agencies from Bangalore India that shyte on you all day long? who the f are thye?? who allowed them to shyte all across the globe? did you create a video about it? I've been searching for job for 30 years. never found one
For sure, the hiring managers decided to reschedule an interview at the last minute. Question: How many interviews is too many? This morning, a recruiter reached out about a contract job. He put the amount on the JD, but he asked if I could go lower... My response to that was" that depends on whether your client wants quality work, or not." This recruiter also asked about my birth of date for "paperwork purposes,," and if I have any issues with that. I told him, "I don't think it's a requirement since this position is based in my home state."
I had a company tell me they wanted me to go through a 5 round interview process for a freaking accounts payable role lol RIDICULOUS. I was extremely overqualified and just needed the job to pay the bills until i found something better needless to say I never passed the first round because she had no experience interviewing candidates and we ran out of things to say within the first 15 minutes.
I’m 100% a silver medalist; I don’t fault the company though. Unfortunately I’m not able to start when they want, so it’s likely they are only going to use me as a fallback. I’m not against this, however, it stinks I couldn’t start sooner because the jobs sounds great.
