Did you know that one of the fastest ways you can kill an interviewer’s interest in your candidacy is to talk on and on about all the amazing things you did or all the great, profitable ideas you had? That seems so counter intuitive – doesn’t it? Isn’t getting your amazingness across to a hiring executive the whole point of the interview after all? Well, yes – actually it is, BUT talking about all the amazing things you did is not what really makes you amazing to anyone who has a stake in filling a job opening.
What does? It’s the same thing that would make someone else amazing to you if you were doing the hiring.
Talk about what everyone wants to really know…