Interview Tips

DON’T CALL US WE’LL CALL YOU!!!

Could be that you were responsible for the offer being turned down. Learn how not to repeat those mistakes!

Has it ever happened that you have attended a number of interviews, but none of the employers seem to get back to you? Probably a “Don’t call us we’ll call you” attitude. Lets look back and analyse. What could have gone wrong? What went wrong?

Could be that you were responsible for the offer being turned down.

Generally active job seekers are under pressure to find a suitable job for themselves. They feel more comfortable with a few offers in hand, however disinteresting it may be. In situations like this, you fail to accept that it might be you who turned the offer down. You maybe getting the best job/deal that you begin to make unreasonable demands, like asking for an increase in pay or promotion, in compensation for the uncongenial work environment.

You maybe concentrating on what you require only. Maybe you are not willing to compromise on a job that does not meet all your needs. Being caught up with your own needs, you fail to view yourself from the employer’s angle.

Based on the above-mentioned factors, we have created a few guidelines that will help you along the way…

Don’t just hear, LISTEN carefully

The key word here is “listen”. It will help you gather and analyse the information much better. The information may help you analyse why those offers had seemed so elusive! Is the market declining? Do you have the required background? Do you face the same type of treatment in all interviews? It’s probably time for you to look within yourself and see where you went wrong and learn from it.

Approach the interviewer

It does not sound right, but if you cannot identify the reasons for your failure, the best thing you can do is to approach the interviewer. Find out where you went wrong and ask him/her where you need to improve. Trust me, the feedback is invaluable. This will make you place your own priorities above everything else.

Subconsciously we always try and match our mind set with that of the companies. The attempt at finding the perfect match is a difficult proposition but certainly not impossible. Not every interview will result in a job offer. Sometimes, even our best efforts do not meet with success. However, you must just learn to let go! No use crying over spilt milk. Each failure takes you one step closer to success.