tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764095340740817202.post8553116317583950910..comments2023-10-28T01:44:33.095-07:00Comments on Journey of Life: Interviews stinkibeebarbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03326063095961168443noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5764095340740817202.post-43589407656122941492008-04-12T14:43:00.000-07:002008-04-12T14:43:00.000-07:00I never think too much about interviews, I prepare...I never think too much about interviews, I prepare for the written exams and questionnaires; but that's about it. I think, the more you focus on the face to face interview talk the more stressed and nervous you become and it usually shows, so I try to not focus on it.<BR/><BR/><I>"knowing that we subject ourselves to someone else’s opinion of us seems so damning. "</I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm... even though our personalities may be partially judged, but I think our experience and knowledge and the parts of our personality that are crucial for the Job ( honesty, integrity, punctuality ) are what are really being judged more than anything else, to which they are entitled. Its like when you buy something, you want to check it first, employers buy employees services, so they are entitled to see what we have to offer.<BR/><BR/><I>"when the outcome is not favorable to the interviewing applicant it feels so devastating."</I><BR/><BR/>Yes I agree with you on that, but we learn from experience and things like this are supposed to make us stronger.<BR/><BR/><I>"yet others that take that experience to the depth of their souls and wonder what or where they went wrong."</I><BR/><BR/>I think people who think like that are being too tough on themselves and taking things to the extreme. Not getting a job doesn't mean that there is something wrong with you. It could be that you are under qualified, or that there are other applicants who are better or more qualified in some cases it could even be a result of being overqualified. I've been told not to pursue my graduate studies beyond a certain point, because then it would be harder for me to get a professional, non-academic job in my profession.<BR/><BR/><I>"why do they not feel an obligation to at least have the courtesy to tell the applicant their decision rather than merely remaining silent."</I><BR/><BR/>I'm only taking the above sentence to reply to the whole points in the paragraph, because I think it sums up what you are saying.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on the point about an applicants right to know why he was denied the position, and for all the reasons you mentioned as well.<BR/><BR/>But in retrospect if you were the interviewer, how would you act, keeping in mind the following things :<BR/><BR/>1- An applicant could file a law-suit or complaint against a company for refusing his application, if he knew the reason why.<BR/><BR/>2- Many applicants apply to jobs that clearly do not comply with their resumes, which is very frustrating for the interviewer, whose time is wasted, so why should he waste more time telling them the obvious and getting into a diabolical argument over it ?<BR/><BR/>3- In many job interviews there usually are many applicants all of whom have varying levels of experience, so the choice is usually because there is someone better and for no other reason. Telling this to some applicants will lead them to attempt to find out how got 'their' job from them and can lead to arguments/fights and what not.<BR/><BR/><I>"Moreover, if an applicant keeps going through interviews but is never successful in being selected for a position, wouldn’t it stand to reason that perhaps the applicant might need to work on something to improve in whatever area may have been lacking or undesirable to previous interviewers?"</I><BR/><BR/>There are mock interviews and some companies visit campuses during job fairs and provide anyone there at the time with feedback on their resume and their personality skills. I think even job centers provide those services and I think for free.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I was too blunt, I think I know where you are coming from on this; but i try to put myself in other peoples shoes and if I was the interviewer. I know that I wouldn't have enough time to tell everyone why I wouldn't consider him for the job and I know that the majority of people everywhere can't take an honest straight answer, which means I have to be polite and sugar coat it........ just too much for me :).<BR/><BR/>salaamPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644023682723452420noreply@blogger.com