Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Buzzwords To Avoid During Your Next Job Interview
AskMen: LinkedIn has been busy compiling the most overused buzzwords on its global network of profiles during 2014. If you want to stand out at your next job interview or in your next application, you might want to avoid describing yourself as "motivated," "passionate" or "creative."
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I wish I could focus on the tips that this video mentioned, but all I could really think about was that this video was directed towards men, because women obviously have absolutely no use for interview tips. Websites like this upset me to my core, because they’re simply reinforcing archaic gender standards. However, I do think that there was some value to what the video was saying, regardless of the terrible nature of this website as well as the bad quality of the audio. Its a kind of interesting look into what other people are saying in the interview, because we often dont get the chance or just plain don’t think about what others are saying and how we really have to stand out when we get our one chance to make the interview positive for both ourselves as well as the interviewer.
We all have a tendency to go with what we feel comfortable with, and that can hinder us in our ability to get a job. I will admit it, I’m guilty of doing it multiple times, but I think it’s because we hear those words more often than others that we have the notion that that is what I’m supposed to use. I’m in the process currently for applying for summer jobs, so this was a decent article to assist in this venture to get a good job for the summer that I would be able to enjoy and get something out of it due to efforts made in the application process. But you think about all of their applicants who have let slang get into their interview process, to me it’s completely unprofessional. You’re trying to be hired for a job you aren’t buddy buddy with your employer. You’ve got to be able to keep work with work and friends with friends.
I agree with this article as I think using buzzwords builds a formula to interviewing. At an interview, you should be able to accurately portray you conceptual understanding of the task that you will be doing under the employment of the interviewers, and when you plug buzzwords into a formula, then you simply are not doing that. Aside from that, a person on an interview should generally have a sense of vocabulary, as one would be handy when trying to network either within a company or on any other scale. So while you may be motivated, try talking more about your in depth knowledge of the field you wish to be employed in, not your passion for working in that field. The passion should lead to knowledge, the knowledge should lead to skill, and that skill should be apparent to the interviewers. If it’s structured like that, the interviewers are more likely to see you as a fit for the job, and you are more likely to actually complete the tasks you are handed successfully when you are employed.
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