By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
I can’t think of few dopier interview mistakes than this!
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Hi, I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter. And I’m the head coach for JobSearchCoachingHQ.com. I was talking to a friend of mine who’s a recruiter. And she does work all over the country.
And she was talking about an assignment that she was doing in Puerto Rico. And on this assignment, she’s asked to interview people to work at a call center. And she’s asked to assess for oral and written communication skills.
So she does that. And she’s finding some people who are very well spoken and some who aren’t just as you would expect. And she’s also noticing that some of the well-spoken individuals are being rejected by hiring managers.
And she and her partner are asking, why is that? Why are these folks getting turned down? It’s hard to find native English speakers in Puerto Rico. What’s the issue? And then she spoke to a couple of the hiring managers and she found the magic answer. And judging by the title of this video, you know what it is appearing unmotivated.
Put yourself in the seat of a hiring manager. Hiring managers have a problem. They want someone who can solve that problem.
Now, I know it is hot in Puerto Rico. And the association with hot is lethargic. It’s hot out.
It’s I feel lethargic. It’s tough to move around. Too bad.
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Get over it. What you need to do is always appear excited and motivated on your interviews. Appearing sluggish, or lethargic, or, dare I say, even lazy and unmotivated is the kiss of death, no matter what job you interview for, no matter where in the world this is.
Employers have a problem. You are there to solve it. They are not there to kiss your butt and make you fall in love with them.
They want you clamoring for this job, begging for this job, being excited for this job, even when you aren’t. And you want that, too. So this way, you get lots of job offers, you know, lots of job offers.
So then you can go, okay, I think I’m this one pays the most, or it doesn’t pay the most, but it’s got the best upside or it doesn’t pay the most. But I don’t have to work . . . whatever it is, you can pick and choose between different alternatives. Appearing unmotivated, stupid, take your right hand, move it near your forehead, now hit.
Don’t do something that dumb. And if you’re doing dumb things like this, you need JobSearchCoachingHQ.com, which is my site where you get tons of great information to help you find work. Because job hunting doesn’t have to be hard, difficult, painful or take so long.
It’s just you don’t know what you’re doing. So you’re doing it wrong. And then you’re wondering, you’re not getting a job.
And you don’t want to be doing that. Instead of going out on a lot of stupid interviews or pointless interviews, and that are pointless because you’re not prepared, let me help you. I’ve got videos, podcasts, articles, books, me, there to help you.
I answer your questions. We schedule a couple of minutes to talk. You ask me a question, get it solved, so you don’t have to worry.
We move on. And if you want in-depth coaching from me, I provide a discount that makes it very inexpensive. So again, my site is JobSearchCoachingHQ.com. Have a great day.
Take care
ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, as well as executive job search coaching, job coaching, and interview coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 3000 episodes.
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