So here I am, I’ve completed 3 interviews and been offered 2. All have offered me a good package, but there has been a common thread throughout all of them that has really irked me somewhat.
Let me tell you, when I go into an interview, I try to impress, I state my shortcomings and weaknesses early on to set the stage, and then try to sell myself. That’s the hardest part, but there are small things that you can do that require almost no effort that can go a long way.
Things such as:
Not using profanity
Not wearing an iron maiden tshirt and a baseball cap, instead dressing smart and looking clean.
Not showing up to the interview 15 minutes late
Bad mouthing previous candidates.
So why is it so hard for interviewers / C Levels / Managers / Team leaders to follow these very basic unwritten rules?
You expect me to show up, give it my all, for you all to treat me with disrespect?
Yeah guys, I get IT folk live in their mother’s basements, but come on, you have to at least try and sell yourselves to me as well.