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Come Recommended: When you’re up for a very competitive job opportunity, the choice can become quite close for employers. You might be neck and neck with another candidate who is as equally qualified as you, so what makes the difference?
These are some really good pointers that we as emerging young professionals can be taking advantage of. I would add in the case of designers that your personality begins to matter much more, and that can be articulated through the way you dress and act, and whether you let your sense of humor come through. It also helps to have a website, especially for designers, but in general as well. A good website can be a way to express your personality, show yourself as well-dressed, in a way. I always aim to dress for success, but it's good to keep more than jest that in mind when looking for things about you that might tip the scale in your favor.
In the list of qualities that discourage employers from promoting an employee, I found it interesting to see qualities we would usually deny mattered, such as crying at work or dating a co-worker or gossiping, are influential. I believe many of the traits of better interviewers would be very helpful for theatre artists to remember in interviews but also on the jobs. While you're working, it seems that you are always being judged to some extent for consideration of future work and these qualities continue to be important.
This article is quite interesting to read. I think that there are definitely some great pointers in this article, and in fact, I think that there are more helpful pointers in this article than in any of the articles I have read recently. I definitely agree with Becca when she states that, "personality begins to matter much more," for designers and young professionals. Dressing for success is always one of the first ways to show someone that you care. I do think that it is interesting to look at things such as crying and dating in the work place as things that matter. As much as I realize that they matter, it is very rare that I see people paying any attention to this in an office setting.
I like this article title, pretty captivating. I thought the lists were both pretty obvious. Who does not want someone with a good sense of humor? And on that same note, who wants someone who cries at work or dates a coworker? Who cries at work? At the same time reading this article I cannot help but wonder how someone can tell all of these characteristics from a single interview (though I would imagine references would fill in the blanks). I have never interviewed someone, but I would imagine it can be hard to sift through the people with the less desirable characteristics.
My first thought was I am glad that only 8% like people to know about popular culture, because that is something I do not have any personally invested interest in. Some good points were made in the article and very very soon I will be interviewing the next stage of my life. Of course I will have some interviews for the work I will be pursuing over the summer and yes those are important, but in 18 months (give or take a week) I will have completed my graduate degree. Then it is back in the rat race!! So I like this website they have good things to think about for job hunting and career advice.
This again feels repetitive. I understand what they are getting across, but I feel I've heard it before. And that's the thing. I have. I feel like we get told this often in classes and that's great. I feel it is something we should be learning, and when I see it here, I get the sense of repetition and think well why am I hearing/reading this again? But then I take a step back and realize articles like these are made for those of us in the world who don't actually get information like this and then it is useful to them. To me it's not useful to read this again because I know it already and quite frankly I have some sense of common sense.. which sadly most people in the world tend to lack.
So, a lot of times these articles do feel a little repetitive, but then I think about how many times I've been told to put my hair up or not put my fingers near the saw blade in the shop. Just because it's common sense doesn't mean people internalize and use these things to their fullest potential every day. Maybe my tolerance for being reminded of things is higher than most, but I don't think we necessarily have to or should be searching for brand new material in everything we read or do. Perhaps sometimes it's enough to take these familiar concepts and reflect on how well we are utilizing them.
Unlike most job interview skills articles, this one is actually slightly more advanced than common sense. The list of things that would keep you from being promoted are very accurate in the entertainment world, especially the first few. The difference in the entertainment world, however, is that these bad traits will cause you not to be hired again, not to simply lose a promotion. Most of the interview things basically come of as you needing to be yourself, if you are a decent and personable human being. If you're an antisocial prick, best of luck to you.
I think that this is a great article because it touches up on some things that one would not necessarily think about when applying for a job or when writing/talking about themselves. Much like everyone has said, it is interesting that some things such as dating in the workplace, and crying at work are things that could potentially land you the job. While many of the things on this list are fairly straight forward, it is good to see an article touching up on things that are not.
I think it's a little weird, some of the things they point out aren't exactly fair...one of the things they pointed out as to why someone else might get the job is because of physical fitness. Doesn't that seem a little jaded? If the job is as a model, then ok, but working in an office? That's just not ok. But some of the other things are good to keep in mind...being a snappy dresser, and things like that. All good things to keep in mind. Same thing with the promotion list.
This article has some really useful information. Some of it I have already read about in countless other articles but its still nice to hear it again. Like Michael said I was also surprised to learn that things that are really personal seem to have a substantial impact. The more I think about the more I agree with the article though because like Simone said, nobody wants someone who cries at work.
While reading this article, I found some of reasons to be surprising. I really agree that sense of humor greatly depends who gets the job, but I did not expect that involving in social media and more knowledge about sports work as advantages. I think that more involvement in social media can be both advantage and disadvantage because I heard that sometimes, people who hires candidates go on to the Facebook to check what kind of the candidate is. Depends on what kinds of pictures, comments, and status are there, it can work as benefit or reverse. So, I think just because one involves more with social media, it does not mean he or she will get a better evaluation. Other than this point, I think it is really important to keep in mind. Especially, I think better dressed will definitely shape different impression on people and my parents always mention about having some understanding in current affairs and pop culture because having broader sense makes the person seem smarter and aware of the world in general.
Its definitely interesting to see what can set candidates for jobs off from others. I definitely understand each point though. As said many times before, employees are not only looking for smart and intelligent individuals, but someone they see fit into a company well and are willing to spend time with. Having a good presentations of yourself along with things to talk about are definitely key things to bring with you to an interview.
I’d love to see this study done limited to just entertainment industry positions.
The reasons would be:
"Didn’t like his c-wrench.
Whistled in the theatre.
Never turned the shield gas off.”
Realistically though, these are pretty good reasons that most people probably don’t think about. Specifically, “that’s not my job” is something we always say in the entertainment industry, from one person and their boss all the way to one department to another. Even though we all do it, it never looks good.
There are hundreds of reasons why you didn't the job. Sometime, it's not even about you. Sure, the next person that walked in was smarter, funnier, AND better looking than you, but you can't change that. Those things happen. Even more, sometimes it's not your fault: the interviewer didn't like your orange tie, you were the last to go, etc. This goes along the same lines to what Frank said. However, this article does point out a lot of things that we might overlook in job interviews. That being said, if you were hiring an actress and they "cried at work," then the list is nullified. We should learn to take important points from articles like these but keep in mind that we should tailor them to our own interviews.
Again...I don't know if I just think this way but I felt like all these reasons are once again fairly common sense. And what people need to understand is that there are plenty of reasons of how NOT to get the job. But you want the reason you don't get the job not to be something you could control. You can control what you say, how you look, and how you carry yourself. As long as you are attentive to those factors and put your best foot forward you give yourself the best chance possible to get a job.
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These are some really good pointers that we as emerging young professionals can be taking advantage of. I would add in the case of designers that your personality begins to matter much more, and that can be articulated through the way you dress and act, and whether you let your sense of humor come through. It also helps to have a website, especially for designers, but in general as well. A good website can be a way to express your personality, show yourself as well-dressed, in a way. I always aim to dress for success, but it's good to keep more than jest that in mind when looking for things about you that might tip the scale in your favor.
In the list of qualities that discourage employers from promoting an employee, I found it interesting to see qualities we would usually deny mattered, such as crying at work or dating a co-worker or gossiping, are influential. I believe many of the traits of better interviewers would be very helpful for theatre artists to remember in interviews but also on the jobs. While you're working, it seems that you are always being judged to some extent for consideration of future work and these qualities continue to be important.
This article is quite interesting to read. I think that there are definitely some great pointers in this article, and in fact, I think that there are more helpful pointers in this article than in any of the articles I have read recently. I definitely agree with Becca when she states that, "personality begins to matter much more," for designers and young professionals. Dressing for success is always one of the first ways to show someone that you care. I do think that it is interesting to look at things such as crying and dating in the work place as things that matter. As much as I realize that they matter, it is very rare that I see people paying any attention to this in an office setting.
I like this article title, pretty captivating. I thought the lists were both pretty obvious. Who does not want someone with a good sense of humor? And on that same note, who wants someone who cries at work or dates a coworker? Who cries at work? At the same time reading this article I cannot help but wonder how someone can tell all of these characteristics from a single interview (though I would imagine references would fill in the blanks). I have never interviewed someone, but I would imagine it can be hard to sift through the people with the less desirable characteristics.
My first thought was I am glad that only 8% like people to know about popular culture, because that is something I do not have any personally invested interest in. Some good points were made in the article and very very soon I will be interviewing the next stage of my life. Of course I will have some interviews for the work I will be pursuing over the summer and yes those are important, but in 18 months (give or take a week) I will have completed my graduate degree. Then it is back in the rat race!! So I like this website they have good things to think about for job hunting and career advice.
This again feels repetitive. I understand what they are getting across, but I feel I've heard it before. And that's the thing. I have. I feel like we get told this often in classes and that's great. I feel it is something we should be learning, and when I see it here, I get the sense of repetition and think well why am I hearing/reading this again? But then I take a step back and realize articles like these are made for those of us in the world who don't actually get information like this and then it is useful to them. To me it's not useful to read this again because I know it already and quite frankly I have some sense of common sense.. which sadly most people in the world tend to lack.
So, a lot of times these articles do feel a little repetitive, but then I think about how many times I've been told to put my hair up or not put my fingers near the saw blade in the shop. Just because it's common sense doesn't mean people internalize and use these things to their fullest potential every day. Maybe my tolerance for being reminded of things is higher than most, but I don't think we necessarily have to or should be searching for brand new material in everything we read or do. Perhaps sometimes it's enough to take these familiar concepts and reflect on how well we are utilizing them.
Unlike most job interview skills articles, this one is actually slightly more advanced than common sense. The list of things that would keep you from being promoted are very accurate in the entertainment world, especially the first few. The difference in the entertainment world, however, is that these bad traits will cause you not to be hired again, not to simply lose a promotion. Most of the interview things basically come of as you needing to be yourself, if you are a decent and personable human being. If you're an antisocial prick, best of luck to you.
I think that this is a great article because it touches up on some things that one would not necessarily think about when applying for a job or when writing/talking about themselves. Much like everyone has said, it is interesting that some things such as dating in the workplace, and crying at work are things that could potentially land you the job. While many of the things on this list are fairly straight forward, it is good to see an article touching up on things that are not.
I think it's a little weird, some of the things they point out aren't exactly fair...one of the things they pointed out as to why someone else might get the job is because of physical fitness. Doesn't that seem a little jaded? If the job is as a model, then ok, but working in an office? That's just not ok. But some of the other things are good to keep in mind...being a snappy dresser, and things like that. All good things to keep in mind. Same thing with the promotion list.
This article has some really useful information. Some of it I have already read about in countless other articles but its still nice to hear it again. Like Michael said I was also surprised to learn that things that are really personal seem to have a substantial impact. The more I think about the more I agree with the article though because like Simone said, nobody wants someone who cries at work.
While reading this article, I found some of reasons to be surprising. I really agree that sense of humor greatly depends who gets the job, but I did not expect that involving in social media and more knowledge about sports work as advantages. I think that more involvement in social media can be both advantage and disadvantage because I heard that sometimes, people who hires candidates go on to the Facebook to check what kind of the candidate is. Depends on what kinds of pictures, comments, and status are there, it can work as benefit or reverse. So, I think just because one involves more with social media, it does not mean he or she will get a better evaluation. Other than this point, I think it is really important to keep in mind. Especially, I think better dressed will definitely shape different impression on people and my parents always mention about having some understanding in current affairs and pop culture because having broader sense makes the person seem smarter and aware of the world in general.
Its definitely interesting to see what can set candidates for jobs off from others. I definitely understand each point though. As said many times before, employees are not only looking for smart and intelligent individuals, but someone they see fit into a company well and are willing to spend time with. Having a good presentations of yourself along with things to talk about are definitely key things to bring with you to an interview.
I’d love to see this study done limited to just entertainment industry positions.
The reasons would be:
"Didn’t like his c-wrench.
Whistled in the theatre.
Never turned the shield gas off.”
Realistically though, these are pretty good reasons that most people probably don’t think about. Specifically, “that’s not my job” is something we always say in the entertainment industry, from one person and their boss all the way to one department to another. Even though we all do it, it never looks good.
There are hundreds of reasons why you didn't the job. Sometime, it's not even about you. Sure, the next person that walked in was smarter, funnier, AND better looking than you, but you can't change that. Those things happen. Even more, sometimes it's not your fault: the interviewer didn't like your orange tie, you were the last to go, etc. This goes along the same lines to what Frank said. However, this article does point out a lot of things that we might overlook in job interviews. That being said, if you were hiring an actress and they "cried at work," then the list is nullified. We should learn to take important points from articles like these but keep in mind that we should tailor them to our own interviews.
Again...I don't know if I just think this way but I felt like all these reasons are once again fairly common sense. And what people need to understand is that there are plenty of reasons of how NOT to get the job. But you want the reason you don't get the job not to be something you could control. You can control what you say, how you look, and how you carry yourself. As long as you are attentive to those factors and put your best foot forward you give yourself the best chance possible to get a job.
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