Today’s Candidate Market: Are Employers Ready to Entice?

For many of us job applicants, we’re often made to feel this way before, during, and after a job interview. But in this robust job market for knowledge workers, the stakes have changed.

The interview process for applicants and employers is always a less-than-comfortable, but necessary experience. No matter how many times you participate in the process, it’s inevitable that you’ll be out of your comfort zone. Unfortunately, many employers exacerbate the level of discomfort for prospective candidates by saying or doing certain things that ultimately turn off that person towards their organization. In the end, solid candidates may be lost in the process. Over the years I have seen a pattern of these missteps including;

Ultimately, interviewers can avoid many missteps by simply imagining the roles reversed…..and skipping the drilling altogether!

Author: Gary Ruby