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Why Did Someone Else Get the Job?

This is a great article, 3 Reasons Why Someone Less Qualified Got The Job, and points out three great blunders that keep you from getting that job offer.

But they left out one very important reason off the list:

 

1. They sold themselves better than you.

You might be the most qualified, the most accomplished, the most talented candidate out there. BUT, if the interviewers don’t know it, it doesn’t matter.

I once had a client who got quite defensive with me on this point – “My experience should just speak for itself.”

And that sounds really nice – but how could that really happen? Work experience is, at best, an inanimate thing. It can’t talk. So you have to.

If the “Selling” analogy isn’t working for you, try this one.  Step your personal self out of the situation and think of it as being the “Advocate” for that experience. You have to stand up and speak out so that others know about what ___ can do, because it’s not in a position to stick up for itself.

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The point is, the person who nails the interview is really the most likely to get the job. So, it would be in your best interest to work on your interviewing skills so you can get ahead of the competition.  I’m happy to help you as your Interview Coach to do that – just email me at JulieMendez@jsmcareercoaching.com and we will get started right away.

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