Are you too easy? Job Hunters
Where you one of those guys in high school that always seemed desperate for a date?If so it was probably because you were a real pleaser, An eager beaver? Did it annoy you that the guys who seemed indifferent where the ones the girls where most interested in? You know the Captain of the football team couldn’t brush them off fast enough AND the more he brushed the more they swarmed. Have you ever noticed that passive candidates, those who seem to be the least interested in a particular job – often because they’re already employed – are the most sought after? Is there a lesson to be learned here? Yes. If you’re consistently getting the interview but not the offer it’s probably because you’re too nice. Too easy. Too ready to please. Its kind of like going fishing and the fish jumps in the boat – not much challenge in that. Employers want to be drilled by candidates just as much as they want to drill the candidate themselves. So the next time you go in for an interview prepare questions about the business NOT the job. Be prepared to talk about the future of their industry and what…
