The Career and Get a Job Tip Series: Post #2 “The Interview”
ningcontentI recently sent a note out to our recruiting organization asking them for their top tips for job seekers.
Seriously, how many people know how job search works these days? In this market, with modern day tools, etc. etc.
Reading through their tips is fascinating!
I’ll share the ones that struck a cord with me — followed by the Recruiting Management’s Team Top 5 Picks.
Today, I’ll share the tip that EMC Recruiter Mark Walsh provided on “The Interview.” I loved this tip because it works for people moving around inside a company as well as those on the outside. It should help you understand the “real deal” on the job, as well as avoid that terrible moment I’ve seen too many times when the candidate doesn’t seem to have questions to ask the interviewer.
What do you say on the Interview?
Mark Walsh’s “Road map for Success” Tips:
As soon as possible in an interview with EACH person ask, “What is your idea of what the job is?”
Right after question 1, follow up with, “What skills are needed both technically and personally for someone to be successful in this position? “
Third question, to set up the interview for success, “What have you seen in candidates that you like and what have you disliked?”
According to Mark, “This gives a road map for success in the interview – gives the view of the job – what is needed to be successful – then what to stay away from.” He said the questions have evolved over his 20 years of recruiting, and that many people have told him they wished they had these tips earlier in their careers.
By the way, Mark is currently looking to fill a Technical Marketing Manager position in Cambridge (#37012BR). You can search for more information about this job, and all of EMC’s current openings here.
Article by, Polly Pearson, an employment branding leader passionate about Web 2.0 engagement tools with nearly twenty years of FORTUNE 500-level experience spanning human resources, marketing, branding, investor relations, public relations, advertising, and professional speaking. Her employment branding work has recently been featured in media outlets such as CBS News, National Public Radio, Financial Times, Boston Herald, Dice.com and in the new Penguin Press business book, “Closing the Engagement Gap: How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential For Superior Results.” Polly writes a popular blog dedicated to careers, culture and cool at, http://www.pollypearson.com.
