By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
I know the tendency is to do one of two things. However, there is a third way that is much smarter and gives you control. Take it.
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I’m Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, the head coach for JobSearchCoachingHQ.com. And welcome to another video that I’m doing about job hunting. And this one has one of those tough interview questions. The ones that are designed to make you squirm, feel uncomfortable, jump around like a train seal.
And the question is, okay, you’ve got 10 minutes to impress me. Obviously, it’s not an actual question, but it’s designed to put people on the defensive. Now, I know the classic answer is one of two things.
Number one is, goodbye. And the other one is for you to perform like the train seal. I was mimicking that.
But neither is really correct. And both are pretty immature. And I want to offer a different approach that I think is much more effective.
So if someone has the rudeness and the arrogance to ask this question, I want you to flip it on them. I want you to ask them, why is that? And just be quiet. Why is that? And the reason is, obviously, this person’s a lunatic or he’s trying to or she is trying to present themselves as a lunatic.
Who’s the calmer head in this particular case, the person who says goodbye, or the person who jumps like the train seal, or the person who asks why that is? Which is actually the smarter approach, the one that’s going to turn the interview on its head. And you may see a smile on their face. You may get a response that basically says something to the effect of, I’ve seen some great people so far, and I’m having a rough time choosing between them.
And then that invites the follow up questions. Where’s the deficiency? Because if you’ve seen great people, why haven’t you chosen one of them? And then you hear about the problems. Or you just see an absolute maniac in front of you.
And it confirms your initial intention to walk out, but you’ve at least explored it and seen whether there was an alternative that was being sought and why. So, again, don’t walk out and don’t jump around and do a performance. Just simply ask the question, why is that? I hope you found this helpful.
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Hope you have a great day. Take care!
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