Tips to avoid sabotaging your job interviews

You’ve read all the articles about interview preparation.  You know you need to let the interviewer lead the discussion, answer questions succinctly, wear appropriate attire, and study up on the company’s history beforehand. Yet somehow you keep getting passed up time after time, losing out to the competition. 

Maybe it’s time to get a second opinion. 

While your friends and family can be supportive and offer advice, a Certified Professional Career Coach is trained to work with you one on one and assess your strengths and weaknesses objectively.  Thanks to modern technology, video conferencing can allow a CPCC to assess not only your telephone interviewing skills, but also your face to face presentation abilities. 

By using a professional who has extensive training and experience, you can improve your odds of landing a job and learn valuable things about how you come across to others. The training you receive from a Career Coach can last you a lifetime and improve your overall communication style. 

Often the problem can be the things that ‘we don’t know – we don’t know’ if you catch my drift. As a Career Coach, I see job seekers that simply don’t realize the impact that a few simple changes can make. A good Career Coach doesn’t only help clients to design effective job search campaigns. He or she works closely with interviewees to help them eliminate blunders and polish their presentation skills to maximize effectiveness.

I often hear from people they can’t afford to hire a Career Coach, but the truth is that many of them can’t afford not to hire a Career Coach. Remaining unemployed or getting passed over for a job you truly wanted is by far more costly. For many, this expense can even be a tax deduction.

If you have repeatedly been turned down for jobs that you know you were highly qualified for, it may be time for you to seriously consider Career Coaching as a solution. When you do, be sure to choose a coach that is certified by a recognized organization like the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches.  Happy hunting!