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Ask your friends who were able to land jobs to refer you. The fastest and simplest way through the hiring gamut is to network. Networking means approaching fr
by brg 13y ago
Ask your friends who were able to land jobs to refer you. The fastest and simplest way through the hiring gamut is to network. Networking means approaching friends, colleagues, former employers, and others. It doesn't mean begging or lying, it means asking if they are interested in forwarding your information onward.
If you have had 10 interviews and no offer, I think that is a sign that you are unprepared for the interview process. I would spend some time better preparing yourself as well. There are literally hundreds of sites that will help you on this, as well as many books.
- a3n 13y agoContinuing the theme of possibly not being prepared, try to get feedback from some of your unsuccessful interviews. Why didn't we go to the next level, what was I lacking in knowledge or interaction, etc. You might also think about any interview where you really feel you were qualified, and then ask for a do-over, another interview. I actually got a job in this scenario. The first phone screen went terribly, to my surprise. I called the guy up the next day and told him I'm better than how I interviewed, and can we try it again. He later told me he hired me partly based on my persistence, and of course my better performance on the 2nd interview.
- ask5353 13y agoThis I will definitely try. Thanks for the tip.
- ask5353 13y agoThe interesting thing is, I usually spend hours preparing for even a phone screen, researching the company, its products, its market, its competitors, and so on as one should expect. But your point is taken: I typically stumble on some of the soft/behavioral questions that get asked. Networking has always been a difficult thing for me, and this is definitely an area I'm falling short. I'll have to be mindful of this going forward.