{"id":12924,"date":"2024-06-29T10:08:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T10:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2024-06-29T10:08:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T10:08:06","slug":"ex-google-recruiter-shares-3-job-interview-major-red-flags-that-could-cost-you-your-dream-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=12924","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Google recruiter shares 3 job interview major red flags that could cost you your dream role"},"content":{"rendered":"

He knows a thing or two about acing job interviews.<\/h2>\n

If you want the best advice to smash your\u00a0job interviews<\/a>, there’s no better person to take advice from than a recruiter.<\/p>\n

And not just that, but a recruiter at a top tech firm like\u00a0Google<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nolan Church worked as a recruiter at Google and DoorDash for six years before becoming the CEO of salary data company FairComp.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Utah-based entrepreneur has conducted several job interviews with good and bad candidates.<\/p>\n

Here are three major red flags that can potentially cost job seekers a shot at their dream job.<\/p>\n

Take notes, people!<\/p>\n

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Avoid weak responses<\/strong><\/p>\n

A common thing people do when asked the\u00a0question<\/a>\u00a0‘What is something you could improve on?’ is giving a weak answer which makes the candidate come across as ‘inauthentic.’<\/p>\n

‘To begin with, when an interviewer asks what you can improve on, don\u2019t use phrases that make it sound like you think you have nothing to learn,’ Church explained.<\/p>\n

‘These can be phrases like “I work too hard” or “I\u2019m a perfectionist”‘. They\u2019re framed as character flaws when, really, they\u2019re compliments.’<\/p>\n

Responses like these can portray a dishonest picture of you to the interviewer even if it wasn’t intended.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m not hiring you to be perfect,’ Church assured. ‘I\u2019m hiring you to grow with us.’<\/p>\n

Instead, he advised sharing a real example of a mistake you made and what you learned from it. This shows humility and a willingness to grow.<\/p>\n

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Don’t speak ill of former colleagues<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to Church, speaking negatively about a former colleague, manager or company, ‘anything that transfers blame from you to someone else’ is a red flag.<\/p>\n

‘The people you want to work with take full ownership and accountability,’ he said.<\/p>\n

Transferring blame to others suggests a lack of ownership and accountability.<\/p>\n

‘You want to work with people who have the self-awareness to know when they were wrong and to update their own mental models to fix it,’ Church added.<\/p>\n

Avoid saying ‘I don’t know’<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if you can’t think of what to say in response to a question, avoid blatantly saying: ‘I don’t know.’<\/p>\n

When recruiters hear that, it can signal the end of the conversation and show a lack of interest in problem-solving.<\/p>\n

Instead, Church recommends saying something like, ‘I don’t know, but here’s how I’d figure it out.’ This approach suggests a problem-solving mindset and willingness to learn and even applies to first-time job seekers with not much experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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