Your Interviewer Isn’t An Idiot

Some interviewers will act as if they are idiots, or they don’t care for you right from the beginning of the interview on purpose.  They are not idiots. At least not in most cases. What they are doing is actually testing you. Yes, they want to see how you will act in an uncomfortable situation. They want to know if you have what it takes to be a leader in their organization or in the particular position for which you are applying. So depending on they position, let’s say “sales” anything, you must be touch. If the interviewer describes the opening as:

  • A position that most can’t do
  • A position that requires an extremely high level of proficiency
  • A position that demands a person with superior skills

You get my drift; they are trying to scare the pants off you. Now if you fall for this then you really didn’t want the job, but if you say you want the job, you now know what to look for. Don’t you sit there and let anyone run you off from your perfect job. If they can scare you away, you are the right person for the job anyway. You can read Interview Storytelling Sells to and use the same steps to prepare some dynamite objection killers.  

 

So don’t let them keep shoving all the negatives about the job, flip the script. Ask them to tell you some positive aspects about the position. They will be caught off guard and realize that you know the hand they are playing with you. It will either piss them off, or excite them.

 

After all, you know that you are willing to pay the cost to be successful in your career. Hooray, so stop the interviewer in their tracks, and nail the interview, oh and you had darn well better get the job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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