Thursday, January 21, 2010

lifetime

As lifetime employment is receding and disappearing, you might be pondering what loyalty means to you and your employer. I could see that you are smart enough to figure it out. Why would some people like to move on? The answers are varied from one person to other, which are beyond the scope of our discussion, and so are other issues you brought up, for the sake of keeping our focus on "the job interview skills". You said, "I was turned down so many times due to the unsuccessful interviews. The point is my answer is not they want." Have you spent enough time to go over your answers and questions again to see what you have done right and what you have gone wrong after each interview? After reviewing and replaying the scenes of previous interviews, have you come up with the better answers for "the imaginary interviews" being given to you next time? "next time" is a positive thinking and lifting you through the rough places, and its counterpart is "if only", you would sigh and groan that I would have got the job if only my answers were correct. This sort of negative thinking will only drag you down. I could imagine how you felt after you received those "turn-down" messages. How soon would you be able to bounce back from the disappointment and frustration, and get back to normal? Rather than having the bad feelings toward your potential employers, you should focus on the bright side and opportunities in those difficulties, and immediately take actions by asking them with your sincere, professional and controlling voices (phone calls, emails and letters) about what they would frankly think of your performance in the interview and what their expectation of the ideal candidates would be, and so on, after saying "many thanks to them for giving you an interview". Besides, your positive attitude and courage would engrave the good impressions in their minds. Perhaps when an opening comes up in the future, they will ring you up. Have you given your serious thoughts about the meaning of "the negotiation process"? Why did I point out that "asking questions" in the interview is as important and impressive as giving the answers? How important do the communication skills in general play a part in job interview?