Interviews are stressful and sometimes we blurt out things without knowing how they will be interpreted by the hiring manager.
Here’s what interviewers don’t want to hear:
I want this to be the last job of my career.
Even though your intention is to totally commit to this role, that’s not what the interviewer hears. They hear that you are looking for place to park for the next couple of years until you retire.
I will take this job until the right job comes along.
This is fine to think but not to say. No one wants to hear that a place on their team is not the most appealing thing since sliced bread.
My objective is to have your job.
Telling the hiring manager you want kick them out of their office is not the best way to display your ambition. Talking about wanting to lead a team or run a project is a better way to do this.
I’d like to work from home.
What the interviewer hears is that you don’t feel like this job is worth getting dressed and commuting for every morning. If the position is not advertised as “remote”, then its not and the expectation is that you will be in the office with everyone else. You can ask if work from home programs are available but that’s about as far as you can go.
Hiring is about finding the right person for the role. Part of this is assessing skills and experience and part of is assessing the risks the person presents. Make sure your answers do not lead them to consider risks that are not there. Practice your interview responses with this in mind.
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