The Interview Funnel
William E. "Bill" Kieffer
Career Transition Coach | Best Selling Author | Executive Director, Veteran Career Journey | Coach & Faculty Member, The Honor Foundation | Strategic Talent Management Advisor | TEDx Speaker | 4X LinkedIn Top Voice
Interviewing is not a natural act for most people. Many folks in career transition / job search have very little experience interviewing.
Despite these truths, interviewing is a real thing. It remains a critical, unavoidable component of the hiring process.
A great friend and mentor once told me that hiring managers hire people for two reasons: 1. you've done the work they need done (successfully & recently), and 2. They 'like' you (believe you will fit in their team/culture).
There are myriad resources available addressing interviewing skills and techniques but there seems to be a gap simply describing how the interview chain of events unfold.
The attached graphic attempts to close that gap by depicting the general flow of things (on the left) and a couple of high-level actions to help guide your efforts (on the right).
Understanding the basics of each step and key actions for each will optimize your efforts and ultimately your career transition/job search results.
Be well. Keep up the fire!
Helping 16K+ Veterans Prepare for Meaningful, Lucrative Post-Service Careers | Best Selling Author
5 年Excellent article and value to anyone, including transitioning Veterans. As a recruiter for many years, I know that the 'like' factor does exist; and mainly from a team / culture perspective. I've seen a mis-match kill many a qualified candidate's chance at the job. To Wiebke Hagendorf-Schr?ter's comment below about having influence on the 'like' factor - I don't believe you can anticipate what will make a hiring manager like you, and be sure you have influence or control over that. Be prepared, be genuine, and the rest is really not under your control. I will say this, I've also see hiring managers go against their 'like' factor because of hiring pressure or need, and many times it is destined to fail because the candidate isn't a good match for the culture.
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5 年Nice article! You get the interview, because you are qualified. I believe that being “liked” by the hiring manager is the most important part of the hiring process. Question is: do you have any influence on this?