Those Sharks Don't Have Any Teeth

On yesterday's article I shared the real reason you got six seconds to grab attention, and what to do when you are done tailoring your resume once for what the market desires.

Today, I will share how to get job offers when you don't know answers during the interview — you will never answer again "I don't know" when you learn and apply this framework.

Let me share first how I learned this...

I got an interview for a Business Analyst job, and I had never been one before... (this was thanks to my ability to build meaningful relationships, but more on that at a later article).

Did you read what I just said? I got an interview for a role I had never been before, so whether you are fresh out of school or transitioning in your career, this is totally possible.

However, I got hired and this is how it happened... (yes, when you get an interview it is because they already believe you are qualified enough to be able to do the job, so go get it).

As you can imagine, I was asked lots of questions, and many of them I had no experience with but still got the hired so I looked back and realized exactly how I made it happen.

Five simple steps to deal with Shark Questions so that you are never caught by surprise... apply exactly what I share below and you will never lose their trust and respect again.

The first step is to acknowledge that you don't know the answer, be okay with it, and do not try to pretend you know it when you don't (they will eventually find out and won't be good).

Here's the thing... when you are honest and forthcoming they will appreciate your values and know they can trust you, and that is the very first step towards any healthy relationship.

The second step is to ask them for permission to give it a try nonetheless "because with the knowledge, skills, experience, and expertise you have you believe you can figure it out."

Again... never say "I don't know" and leave it at that, use your logic to figure things out.

Third, given the fact that you believed you didn't know the answer and they granted you permission to give it a try, don't just give them the answer but share your thought process.

Remember when you were in school and the teacher graded you based on your thought process and not the actual answer? Same thing, they are no longer expecting 100% accuracy.

Why aren't they? Because you said you weren't use whether you knew the answer or not, so they have automatically lowered their expectations (don't abuse this method though).

Fourth, everyone loves to showcase their own knowledge, skills, experience, and expertise... so go ahead and ask your interviewer what the answer was and show real enthusiasm.

One of our clients was told by her hiring manager that she was hired because she asked "what is the answer?" — he was so shocked at her audacity he gave her the job offer.

You shouldn't need to be convinced to be really enthusiastic about a job you applied for when there's something you didn't know and already shows signs of professional growth.

Fifth, and final step... tell them you are eager to reduce your knowledge gap, will continue to research about it after the interview, and whenever possible you will put it into practice.

Remember I always talk about not sending 'thank you' emails? This is the perfect excuse to email your interviewer and showcase your newly acquired knowledge and expertise.

Email them with a list of articles or research papers you read on the subject and how they helped you shape your thought process even further... share something you didn't discuss.

Share your newly acquired knowledge with everyone on LinkedIn on an article like this one, send the link to your interviewer so that they see how passionate you are about the subject.

When you do what I mentioned above you will be coming across as someone who wants to have no gaps in their knowledge and takes their professional career seriously, as you should.

We call this the Shark Questions framework, it's one of the many frameworks our clients benefit from when we prepare them for interviews, so I hope you learned and implement it.

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This was article #23, if you enjoyed it you may also enjoy these previous articles:

• 22 - The Real Reason You Got Six Seconds!
• 21 - How to Land More Interviews
• 20 - My Wife Almost Ruined It for All of You
• 19 - How to Stop Being Ignored
• 18 - LinkedIn Can Change Your Life Forever

Tomorrow I will share how to be in a position of power when you are negotiating your compensation so that you stop leaving money behind and can start getting paid fairly.

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