Interview Success is an Inside Job

There are many tangible things you can do to ace your interview. You can research the company, match your skills and successes to the job description requirements, or make sure to dress the part but, there are other equally important “inside matters” that need to be resolved for you to become the candidate that gets the job offer.  If you are carrying around baggage from a bad job experience you just left, or you continually suffer from “imposter syndrome” where you just don’t believe you have what it takes to get a job, you’ll continue to fail in your interviews.

Here are examples of “inside” issues that are critical to your interview success:

1.    You left your last job under stressful circumstances.

When we are laid off or fired from a position, we can feel very rattled by those circumstances. You may have been treated very poorly or the layoff came as a shock.  You’ll need to focus on what you did accomplish in that job and be able to put a positive spin on those accomplishments. If you choose to bring up how difficult your manager was or focus on anything negative related to that position you will raise a red flag to the employer you are interviewing with. I’ll help you to focus on the positive accomplishments you made there and neutralize the reasons you left. 

2.    You are concerned your age is holding you back in interviews.

 Age discrimination is real in the job market, but if you become so focused on your age you may be psyching yourself out.  No matter what age you are, you still must put forth a value proposition that is enticing to the employer.  There are some things you can control. Are you dressing for interviews like it’s still 1999? Do you truly understand what that employer’s problems are, and are you articulating how you can help them? Do you let a younger interviewer know how valuable your experience could be to them? Convince them that you would help them to be successful, and that you are not out to get their job. I have assisted many 50 plus clients to overcome their age insecurities.

3.    You have a very hard time “selling yourself” and you dislike having to tell compelling success stories.

Just about every company expects you to be able to articulate your S.T.A.R. success stories today. Often when I start working with my clients, they are concerned their success stories just aren’t important enough. I help my clients identify strategic stories to tell, and make sure they provide all of the details that demonstrate their competence.  You must sell yourself because if you don’t the impression you will leave will be one of vagueness. Vagueness always leads to rejection. There are no exceptions to this. Let me help you articulate stories you are excited to tell that help elevate your performance.

4.    You dislike interviews in general and feel as though you are being put on the hot seat.

In order to take your power back in any interview you must approach the interview with curiosity. Start taking a more assertive role in your interviews. Be curious about the people you interview with and the job you might land. Are these people you want to work with, and is this job really worthy of your talents and the next right step in your career? Interviews are two-way streets. You should be at an interview to find out if that position really is a fit for you. You’re not a victim unless you approach your interview like one. Let me help you approach interviews in a new way that empowers you.

 As your interview coach I am focused 100% on helping you elevate your performance so you become the candidate that gets the offer and a salary that is commensurate of your worth in the marketplace.  Stop spinning your wheels and get the coaching and expertise that will help you overcome any obstacles to acing your interview.

Sign up here for your complementary session and let’s start creating a vision of the job you want to land at the salary you deserve.

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I look forward to our conversation.

Frank Burgoyne

www.yourinterviewsuccess.com