I know many people who have been looking for a job for a long time and wonder what they are missing or where the recruiters are looking. Is this your case? Do not despair.
I leave you some tips that can help you stand out from the competition, attract the attention of people in charge of human resources and get the job you want.
1. Pay attention!
The timing of the initial phone call is key. Show enthusiasm for the proposal made to you and write down everything you need. Do not trust your memory and write the name of the contact, address and time of the interview. Recruiters think that if you communicate later asking any of these things, it shows lack of attention, disinterest, memory failures, lack of discipline or work method, etc.
2. Get informed
Take enough time to find out what the company that is seeking you is doing. Knowing the core of your business, its Mission or simply what its values are, will provide you with a very useful guide so that you can present yourself aligned with them. Here, it should also be said that the recruiters interpret the interviewee as a sign of disinterest who arrives without knowing anything about their potential employer.
3. Take care of the forms, show up on time and well groomed
On more than one occasion I had to witness how some candidates arrived late and scruffy. Those who made excuses said things like "What counts is my talent and therefore whoever hires me must value the content and not the shell."
Every company is interested in its people taking care of themselves and being valued. The attention to the own presentation is a sample of it and if you protect it you will begin the interview with the right foot.
4. Be natural
Don't try to impose an image of someone you are not. A seasoned interviewer will be able to sniff you from miles away! The same suggestion for when you take any projective test: it is of little use to find out on the internet how to draw this or that thing because in your sayings it will be verified if you are telling the truth or you are lying to get the job.
5. Speak specifically
Remember Mies van der Rohe's iconic phrase "Less is more" and when recounting your previous work experiences do not make up or spread unnecessarily. Keep in mind that everything you say must be passed through the sieve of the measurable and observable. What does not fit into these categories will not be taken into account.
6. Be transparent without talking about more
Communication skills are an indicator of how you translate your ideas into words, but be careful not to overdo it. Confidentiality is a competence highly valued by interviewers. Sometimes the candidate tries to grace the recruiter by telling him about the privacy of other jobs or bosses. That will subtract instead of adding.
7. Highlight the virtues of your past employers
In the courses I teach I like to make an analogy with married life, saying that to speak ill of your ex is to speak ill of yourself. The same thing happens with your previous jobs. Don't assume that denigrating a former boss places you as a pressure tolerant. The recruiter will think that you are not trustworthy or will take it as an indicator of conflicting personality.
8. Count your achievements, but also your failures
Relate your positive experiences and add those in which you have not done so well. That will make you credible and inform the recruiter that you are a person capable of learning through failure.
9. Never argue with your interviewer
Stay calm, as some recruiters use asking awkward questions as a technique to test your pressure tolerance. Do not take it personally but as a working method and do everything possible to manage your emotions of anger and anger.
10. Show that you are capable of making your own decisions
Remember that autonomy is a sign of maturity. Tell about specific situations in which, without the aid of any procedures or manual, you should trust your experience and assume the consequences of a decision.
