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By: Humongous Shortage of Work » Interviewing

Humongous Shortage of Work » Interviewing — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:15:12 +0000

[...] Humongous Shortage of Work knows how to do interviews – and you definitely don’t want to interview like a reporter – reporters don’t get paid anything! [...]

By: ShyGuy

ShyGuy — Sat, 15 May 2010 08:23:26 +0000

My interviews will have to revolve around the issue:

What is it about me that makes people reject me so quickly?

How would I word it? “Hi there. We’ve just met, and sometime in the next couple of moments you’re going to decide that I’m not worth talking to anymore. Before you walk away, would you be so kind as to tell me why you’ve found me so pointless and uninteresting?”

I’m being facetious, somewhat, but these interview techniques and career-finding ideas are based on the fact that one could find people willing to talk / be interviewed / network. What should I do when I can neither find people to talk to nor get people to explain why they would rather not talk to me?

I’ve wondered sometimes if those of you who know how to build rapport dispise those of us who don’t so much that you will never reveal your secrets to us. Again, that sounds strange, but “building rapport” seems to be this thing I’ve read about, but never experienced and am never allowed to learn how to do.

My worst fear is that my kids will grow up feeling like I do. I’d honestly be willing to place my kids into a family of “rapport builders” rather than have them turn out like me.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:20:59 +0000

I couldn’t agree more on how important it is to learn how to interview someone. Although I was the interviewee, Darya had a way of making our interview feel like a conversation between friends, incorporating excellent, probing questions within the conversation but always maintaining an air of professionalism and courtesy. She was able to get the content and facts she needed for an interesting writeup, while at the same time getting the questions answered that she genuinely wanted to know about me and my business.

I think the writeup on her blog says it all – and it’s inspired me to reevaluate my approach to the art of interviewing.

By: Darya

Darya — Tue, 04 May 2010 22:26:06 +0000

I never considered how this could help job interviews, but it makes a lot of sense. Thanks again for the fresh perspective!