Post by CoachDfromPA on Jul 8, 2010 8:32:43 GMT
A situation came up where i recently interviewed for a job that I did not get, despite being "resume" much more qualified then the person who did (the person was one of my assistants with only 2 year of varsiy exp. But, he was a teacher in the school which I am not......moving on.
Among other things, I was told that I took the interview to casually, inserting some levity and making everyone in the room comfortable might not have been the best approach. I also referred to one of the people there who recently received a doctorate as "Doc" as a show of respect for her newly gained title. Apparantely that didnt go voer well.
I figured that keeping it relaxed should have demonstrated that I was confident in myself and abilities, not at all nervous about the interview or the task at hand, since the program has been a doormat for the past 20 years. Apparently, it was construed as being too casual.
Was I wrong in my approach? It turned out for the best that I didnt get the job, but I am still a little stung because I was grossly overqualified for the position and what I thought was a sign of confidence was taken as a show of casuality. But, I guess my approach of keeping it light was taken wrong. I decided to let my personality show a little, which I guess was wrong.
For those who have interviewed, have you kept everything "by the book" or did you relax and let your personality show a little?
Among other things, I was told that I took the interview to casually, inserting some levity and making everyone in the room comfortable might not have been the best approach. I also referred to one of the people there who recently received a doctorate as "Doc" as a show of respect for her newly gained title. Apparantely that didnt go voer well.
I figured that keeping it relaxed should have demonstrated that I was confident in myself and abilities, not at all nervous about the interview or the task at hand, since the program has been a doormat for the past 20 years. Apparently, it was construed as being too casual.
Was I wrong in my approach? It turned out for the best that I didnt get the job, but I am still a little stung because I was grossly overqualified for the position and what I thought was a sign of confidence was taken as a show of casuality. But, I guess my approach of keeping it light was taken wrong. I decided to let my personality show a little, which I guess was wrong.
For those who have interviewed, have you kept everything "by the book" or did you relax and let your personality show a little?
