BE A COMPASSIONATE INTERVIEWER
Seun Shalom
Professional CV Writer | LinkedIn Profile Optimization Expert | Specialized in ATS-Optimized Resumes to Help You Stand Out in your Job Search | Transforming Lives Through Storytelling | Content Strategist
Towards the end of last year, I learnt a great lesson which birthed this writeup
A lot of people are privileged to be in the position of interviewing people for job roles, but most people take advantage of interviewees by being overly sentimental, judgemental, rude or harsh.
The truth is, the position you are in right now, the person you are interviewing today might be in that same position tomorrow and it might not be you being interviewed again, it might be your sibling or someone close to you and the way you have reacted in the past can alter the course of that interview.
It might even be that you are in need of something and the person you interviewed in the past has the solution and your past actions will determine what happens.
A lot of people are going through a lot searching for jobs, sending CVs and it would really be great if you can be compassionate as an interviewer.
Even if they don’t qualify for the role, say it with love, patience and let them know what to do next. It would go a long way in making them feel happy.
Let me share a short story
I was working with a graphics designer as his digital marketer last year, it was a per time job and I was privileged to interview some people for an internship, he was looking for graphics designer to join his team.
After the interview, I left the company for a full time job and I didn’t really follow up on the feedback and all.
So, I’ve been trying to get something done for over a year and it hasn’t been working, they keep rejecting my application.
I just felt led to post it on my whatsapp status maybe someone would have a solution and a I got a lot of feedback recommending me to people who could help.
Someone said I should bring a certain amount of money, I got referred to another person who asked me to pay half of the money but I really wasn’t boxed up then so I told him and he said you know what I will do it for you for free and boom, within 30 mins, he was done and I had what I have been trying to do for over a year completed within few minutes
He said I checked you up on Linkedin, I know you
I said where, He replied that “I came for the graphics design interview last year.
I was surprised like Thank you very much for accepting to do this for free
I was thanking God I didnn’t act bad or rude towards him and all
Till now, He’s still my friend and he is even helping out with branding for my startup.
Whatever you are doing in this life, whatever position you are in right now. Think about the future and have a heart of compassion.
Thank God it’s Friday
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3 年This is spot on. I've also been in such a position before. Straight to the point though, no matter where you are, try to uplift those beneath you and keep being the push for those above you. Yes, it might get tiring. But being nice never hurts. Thank you for sharing
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4 年This is Nice ????
Growth Marketer | Generative AI | AWS & Azure Cloud Engineer
4 年The truth is, the position you are in right now, the person you are interviewing today might be in that same position tomorrow and it might not be you being interviewed again, it might be your sibling or someone close to you and the way you have reacted in the past can alter the course of that interview. Love this.