i hope youre all lying and hyping your cv/resumeâs up
i have never gotten an interview and not been offered a job position after it
I mean lets be honest if everyone else is gassing theirs up like no tomorrow and youâre being as honest as you can who th are the recruitment team going to be more interested in
Thereâs people working in my banks head office with me WITH MUCH MORE EXPERIENCE than me BUT ARE GETTING PAID LESS
weâre doing the exact same job role
the point Iâm trying to make here is if youâve handled finances for a company youâre now what i would call a treasurer my g, if youâve done admin work you are now a secretary (or as Iâve put Management secretary)
you help some kid with his homework? youâre a private tutor.
keep your bullets points for the job role as concise and important sounding as possible AND ALWAYS EMPHASIS THAT YOURE A TEAM PLAYER IF YOURE GOING TO WORK IN A TEAM.
go into that interview room and get your story straight the night before and remember that interviews are two way conversatons yes they might be grilling you but at the end of it make sure to grill them BACK. do you have any hesitations about my qualifications? my suitability for the job? any feedback on my cv? how long have you been working at this company? do you like it here? whats the work environment like?
I ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS GET THE SAME FEEDBACK WHEN THEY GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME
âive never been asked those questions beforeâ / âyou were one of the strongest candidatesâ
throughout the interview emphasise that youre about progression, that you want more responsibilities than you did at your previous job, tell them the hours here are more suitable for me than my last ones were, AND WHEN IT COMES TO SALARY NEGOTIATION its all about continuity. tell them again that it boils down to progression. make up a reasonable figure for how much you were paid in your last role (do your research for how much the industry youre applying to or the role youre applying for pays, base it on that) tell them you expect more than you were previously paid. do not give them a figure. progression is your primary focus, tell them if youre progressing youre happy. leave it at that.
LIE THROUGH YOUR TEETH AND GET THAT MONEY
I had an interview yesterday, at the place Iâve been temping, where I busted out the âis there anything about my skills or background that makes you concerned about my fit for this jobâ question for the first time.
Neither of my supervisors had never gotten it before either. They had to think for a while, and then it turned into them telling me how great I am and what they love about me.
This stuff is real. I would also say: none of it is lying. This is taking experience that you normally downplay and write off, and putting it in accurate words theyâll understand.
Itâs hacking the capitalist system. Why ISNâT helping a kid with homework âtutoringâ, when the only thing missing is a paycheck?
Itâs especially important for anyone who isnât a cis white man, because many of us are so thoroughly trained to feel like we are not good enough.
Privilege tells people they can fake it, and that theyâre good enough just as people and can learn the skills on the job. Abuse and oppression tell people they arenât good enough as people and that even their high skills are probably below average, and that unless they had the specific job title or were using certain skills officially, nobody will think it counts.
The goal is to at least fake the confidence of a privileged person, to give the employer a chance at seeing the skills that youâve been trained to undervalue.
I would also say to answer any query of âHave you done [X small task] before?â with âI have, but itâs been a while.â Or, âI have, but it was a slightly different program.â
100% THEY WILL GLADLY WALK YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW, and I stress âgladlyâ because claiming prior knowledge boosts their confidence in your abilities and any slips you make are already covered by your caveat.Â
