Dos And Don ts For Executive Job Candidates
ike any process, applying
and interviewing for a new b) Tell the truth
job carries with it an
unspoken set of rules. Apparently, we’ve all been
Competition for top jobs is tempted to lie about our
tough, so you need to be well qualifications or experience.
prepared and avoid the common CV This is always a bad move,
and interview pitfalls that could particularly if you’re applying
lose you a lucrative position. for an executive appointment. The
company will be investing a
DO . . . reasonable amount of money in
your appointment and on your
a) Think about how you present salary, and they won’t be happy
yourself if they discover you got the
position by being dishonest with
Whether on paper, by email or in them. An honest candidate is much
person, it’s important that you more likely to get the job, and
give a good impression whenever won’t have to worry about keeping
you communicate about the up the lies once they start work.
executive appointment you’re
interested in. A professional c) Be on time
image is critical to your
success, and it is something that Lateness should be avoided at all
makes an immediate impact. It may costs. Make sure you leave in
seem unimportant to you, but plenty of time to get to your
every bit of contact that an place of interview 5-10 minutes
agency or employer has with you early. If you are unavoidably
informs their eventual decision caught up in traffic, make sure
on whether to offer the job to you have the company contact
you or not. details with you so that you can
call immediately and explain your means, but do it in a manner that
situation. Once you get to the shows that you can also work as
interview, don’t spend your time part of a team and accept ideas
moaning about the delay. and criticism from others.
DON’T . . . c) Put too much emphasis on
salary
a) Be offensive
If an employer thinks that you
Applicants for executive only want the job for the money,
appointments are expected to have you are unlikely to get it. Any
a certain standard of behaviour. talk about salary and benefits
Don’t make the mistake of being should come right at the end of
too informal with your the interview. If you begin by
interviewer, don’t tell rude or asking about pay and conditions,
offensive jokes, or make comments you run the risk of giving the
that the interviewer may find interviewer the wrong impression.
distasteful. Limit your answers Salary is an important part of
and questions to the subject and all executive appointments, so
scope of the interview. stick to your guns when
negotiating salary, but don’t
b) Be over-confident make it the focal point of the
interview.
Over-confidence in interviews is
often the result of nerves, and Executive appointments carry
an effort to appear responsibility and agencies and
self-confident for executive companies are looking for people
appointments can end up looking who have the skills,
like arrogance to the qualifications and experience.
interviewer. Sell yourself by all Careful preparation and planning
can help you to succeed.
About the Author:
Burns Carlton is a recruitment agency that specialises in executive and senior management posts. Visit their website by clicking Executive Recruitment.
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