Bad Interviews Happen
No matter what you think of a company or hiring manager, bad interviews just happen. It’s unavoidable. In the current recession, the number of interviews required to land a job is abnormally high. This means, that your odds of landing a bad interview are equally high. Most of the time, a bad interview has less to do with you and more to do with the interviewer.
Hiring managers get busy just like everyone else. The fact that they are hiring is a sign that their currently understaffed. When interviewers get busy, sometimes they run behind and don’t have the time to prepare for an interview. They may run late, forget your resume, or even forget who you are.
Sometimes, the hiring manager simply lacks the skills needed to conduct an interview or is too unsocial to carry a solid conversation. They may meander about the points their trying to make. Other times they fail to ask about questions about your experience or skills. Occasionally, they’ll have you come in for an interview only to watch as the interviewer spends an hour reading your interview for the first time.
Both of these unprepared interviewers will leave you feeling like you accomplished little in the interview process. What’s worse, you will seldom have a good feeling about your potential of getting the job. The important point to remember is that no matter how bad the interviewer you only have one shot to land the job. Time is of the essence. If you really want the job you don’t have the luxury of waiting on a poor interviewer.
In the case of a bad interview, you have a few options to increase your odds. Anytime you find an uncomfortable void in the interview, fill it just like you would any other social conversation. However, unlike other conversations you must be very careful not to take charge or lead the interview. Fill the conversation with a quick pitch or question about the job and let the interviewer resume their process.
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