getting an offer
I am having a hard time getting an offer. I have been interviewing for about 1 year now and have been down to the top 2 or 3 candidates 5 times and have not gotten the job. I have tried to get feedback from hiring managers, HR depts and recruiters all with no luck. I am a good interview and have been prepped and role played interviewed and been told I interview well. One job where I don't feel I was the most experienced candidate the hiring manager, and other interviewers keep telling me I was thier best candidate. I send thank you notes to people I interview with. I am following all the rules of interviewing. Can someone please offer any advice on how I can actually land the job it is getting increasly frustrationing. I want to further my career and can only do that by finding a new job.
If you are the best candidate - why were you not offered the job?
You are interviewing well obviously but to not had 1 offer in over a year say means that you interview well BUT not BRILLIANTLY. There are several gems of advice that you need to apply - the first being Use language that says you already have the job ie. ask questions like "What is the most challenging task I WILL be performing on a daily basis?". "How closely WILL WE be working together on specific projects?" "What 1 thing WILL I be doing on a weekly basis that WILL add value to your organisation?" There are several other little great tips you can use at interview that will put you way ahead of the pack and ensure you get hired. Good luck Sue-Ellen Farmer The Recruitment Expert SecureThatJob For a while things looked bleak for me so what I did is stepped back, looked at the big picture and reinvented myself.
As you state you are playing by the rules and get into the final stretch but not winning. So there has to be something you are doing wrong or could do better.
Take a fine tooth comb and look at everything from top to bottom.
Clothing: neat as a pin and fits well from all angles. You should dress in the same style of the place you are interviewing but be just one step above them.
Interview mannerisms: when in the person’s office/cube mimic their body language. Look around the office/cube and figure out what personality type they are and tailor your answers to that. Giving a logical answer to an artsy type person will not fly.
Resume: look at other styles and experiment with yours. Search on the internet for jobs you want and see how others do it. Also there are programs that can create one for you. After creating a new one put it on a table next to the old one. Look at them and then pace back and forth and then look at them again.
Follow up letters: do they mention specific problems they are having and how you can help out. Do you list the persons complete title.
Job search: look everywhere and at everything. Some companies don’t post on job boards, so look at their web site. Also if you know a company that hires people like you, then send them a cold resume.
Daily diary: take a legal pad and each day write the date on the top and everything you did on that day. List who what when and why. Review this weekly.
Portfolio: do you have one to take to interviews. It would have a pad to write on and copies of your resume and related works.
Job hunting seminars: UE office knows where they are and for the most part free. If you have the time, go. I have gone to some that 90% of it I didn’t need but that 10% was really helpful.
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