So Halfstack Magazine teamed up with REDFISH Techology - a company that specializes in locating talent in the High Tech and Green Energy sectors - to bring you tips from expert job recruiters on how to land your dream job! From the do's and don'ts of interviewing to how to market yourself via social media, Halfstack Mag and REDFISH will bring you some expert advice over the next 4 weeks to ensure you have all the tools needed to WOW your future employers!
- Sophia Sanchez
Sure Fire Ways to Sabotage Your Job Interview
By Jon Piggins, Executive Recruiter, IT Sales & Marketing, Redfish TechnologyWhen the interviewer greets you, don't wait awkwardly and immobile in your seat.
Instead: Make a great first impression, you only get one shot at this. When you meet the interviewers or any of the staff, look the person in the eye and say hello. Offer your hand and shake hands confidently.
It is respectful to stand up when someone new enters or leaves the room. Don't take your place for granted yet, you're just at the beginning. Be sure to maintain good posture. You don't have sit bolt upright, but avoid slouching and wiggling, as you will give people a negative impression.
If you are asked why you are looking for a new job...
Don't say: "I'm ready for a change," "I don't get along with my boss," "The workload where I am is too much," "The unemployment office requires me to go on interviews."
Instead: Provide positive and proactive reasons for why you are looking for a new job. Discuss the excitement you feel around the product or technology that the company you are interviewing with is developing. Highlight the workplace environment or opportunities of the new company that motivates you.
If you are asked what made you interested in this position or this company …
Don’t say: “I just looked at the website for a few
minutes prior to coming”, “I don’t know much about it”.
Instead: Show that you have done your
homework. If the interview is worth your time, then invest the time necessary
to understand the company, the industry, the players, and any exciting news
about the company.
Your answer should show that you have
reflected on this opportunity. Tell the interviewer why you are especially interested
in this position, and how your skills and experience will bring the company
value and how you feel you can
make a great impact.
Dress for the part.
Don’t show up dressed for a cocktail party or a grunge
hangout when going to an interview.
Instead: Even if you are
going to a company with a business casual policy, or with a unique dress code,
keep in mind that most interviewers dress up from the daily dress code for
interviewing, and so should you! It is always better to be over dressed than
under dressed.
An interview is like a dance.
Don’t take the lead.
Instead: If you think of an
interview as a dance, as interviewee you take the position of follower. An
adept partner dancing lead will give you the parameters (the goals of the
interview, the length, the set up), but if they don’t, just follow by taking
cues from the interviewer.
Never
interrupt or cut off the interviewer. Provide relevant responses and stay on
target. Do not turn your response into a dissertation; that would be akin to a
dance solo mid-waltz. If you are unsure as to whether you need to supply more
detail following your initial response, ask if the interviewer would care for
you to elaborate.
If the dance naturally turns into a Lindy
Hop, go with it. This back and forth interchange of following the lead, leading
the dance, interspersed with short solos likely means there is a good fit.
When asked, usually towards the end of the interview, “Do
you have any questions?”
Don’t’ say: “No” or something like “Tell me
about your health insurance benefit”
Instead: You want to use
this opportunity not only to gain insight into the opportunity but also to differentiate
yourself and move forward toward a job offer.
Depending
on what the interview covered, you may ask what the top three accomplishments
the interviewer would expect of you as a successful member of the team in the
first 3 months. You could ask the interviewer how you compare to others in the
interview process so far, and if there are other areas that you could expound
on. You should affirm your interest and enthusiasm for the position, and ask the
interviewer about the timing of the hiring process and how best to follow up.
So there you have it.... Directly from the recruiting team at REDFISH Tech, be well prepared, well-informed, professional, confident and humble when meeting with an interviewer! Stay tuned next week for on how to land that initial phone interview!
About Redfish Technology:
Nationwide IT Recruiting for the High Tech Industries
Founded in Silicon Valley in 1996, Redfish Technology has
been a leading provider of high tech and clean tech professional and executive
talent. Partnering with growth mode companies, small and large, Redfish staffs
executive functions and builds out the teams below. The company provides
services nationwide and has offices in Silicon Valley, the East Coast, and Sun
Valley.
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