You finally land that big interview. You read about the company, make sure you know where to go and how long it will take to get there, have the right clothes ready to go, and have a list of notes and questions ready to go.
The interview is going great. You feel the connection with each person who interviews you.
Then you get too comfortable and are asked: “Tell me about an employee you didn’t get along with”. You launch into an innocent story which turns into a complaint about the employee which you try to apologize for and find yourself digging an ever deeper hole. You see the body language on the interviewer change and realize you just blew it. You go through the motions for the rest of the interview but you just can’t get this out of your mind.
The best way to avoid these blunders? Learn from others who have committed them. If you are aware of what can happen you are more likely to avoid it happening to you.
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Motivation Tricks
a few years ago i was interviewing for a new job and we were talking about cars when SUVs were still the rage and gas was cheap. The person interviewing me starting going on about how wonderful the Toyota Prius is, and how it will save the world, blah blah blah. Without thinking I responded “who in their right mind would want to drive one of those foreign tin-cans?!” The interviewer responded sharply – “I OWN ONE!!!”.
Needless to say, I did not land the job but I learned my lesson.