Beware of Disruptive Questions In Job Interviews
What career event stands out in your mind as a game-changer?
That is a rhythm-breaking question. Its use is growing in popularity. It is usually an unexpected question that is interjected to change the subject and break an applicant’s interview rhythm.
When interviewers follow a predictable path with traditional questions it allows the applicant to get into a rhythm, like an athlete or even a preacher. They begin to anticipate the next question.
Breaking that rhythm can show whether an applicant has invested time to thoroughly prepare as well as how quickly they can adjust without getting flustered.
We teach job applicants how to rigorously prepare for job interviews, anticipating a range of CORE and CATEGORICAL questions with suggested answers that are memorable.
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Which Answer Will You Remember?
Question: What career event dramatically changed your life?
Answer: I was unexpectedly appointed to be the first Director of Hermann Hospital’s famed Life Flight helicopter ambulance program.
The Story: I was on my way to yet another meeting in my new job as Director of Community Relations. As I approached my boss in the hallway, he was engaged in a noisy conversation with a physician. I heard the doctor yell, “You are going to waste valuable resources on that (effing) helicopter program that will probably fail, and you have no one to run it.”
As I passed the two, my boss, the CEO, responded in a loud voice, “John Self is going to run it and he will sink with it or swim with it.”
That 12 seconds changed my life.
Which version are you more likely to remember?
Knowledge Explosions, AI Threatens Multiple Careers
Knowledge explosions in fields like medicine, biomedical research, education, and even journalism will require powerful AI programs to enable humans to track and effectively harness these data waves. But this exciting prospect also poses significant threats to a wide range of careers.
To survive the upheaval, people must be more thoughtful and intentional in planning their careers.
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Selling Your Value On Your Resume
Question: What is the difference on your resume between a scope of responsibility statement and an accomplishment?
Great question because this is a common mistake on many resumes.
Your scope of responsibility is a summary of your job duties for a particular job. It is usually two to three sentences, and it is listed with your title.
An accomplishment is a description of a contribution of value.
I consistently met my spending goals while reducing turnover and revenue exceeded budget. This sentence details three accomplishments.
I supervised a budget of $24 million covering 80 employees. That is a description of job responsibility.
You should never include a scope of responsibility statement with your bulleted accomplishments.
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