Would You Want You For A Coworker?
In today’s very competitive employment market we tend to get so focused on what WE are looking for in a new position or what WE need in a new job.
In the current job market employers can’t afford to make a mistake any more than you can. So when you are in that next interview trying to make your best impression remember that while they are evaluating your skills and experience they are also asking themselves would I want this person as a coworker?
How do you convey that you would be someone that they would like to have as a coworker?
Let’s start by making a list of attributes people like to see in their coworkers:
1 Responsibility
2. Dependability
3. Initiative
The list could go on forever but I find that most of the other attributes that people talk about fall under one of the above 3.
So how DO you relay this in an interview?
- Be prepared to be asked about your current or previous employment situations. Take some time BEFORE the interview to prepare answers that give specific examples of how you displayed responsibility and dependability and how you took initiative. Never say anything negative about a past employer that conveys that you are a complainer. Would you want to work with a complainer?
- This might seem obvious but bear with me. Show your qualities of responsibility, dependability and initiative DURING the interview. Show up a few minutes early with a clean copy of your resume a pen and the information not on your resume that you might need to fill out an application. Be polite to the receptionist and thank everyone that you speak with during your time at the interview site. And don’t chat up other people in the waiting areas or the office personnel.
- Last but definitely not least here is what you can do AFTER the interview. Send a Thank you note to each of your interviewers and contact your references. Let them know to expect a call about you and ask them to mention to the reference taker what a great co-worker or employee you are.
Remember it isn’t just about what you can do it is also about how you do it.
Would you want to work with you?
Would they want you for a co-worker?
In today’s very competitive employment market we tend to get so focused on what WE are looking for in a new position or what WE need in a new job.
In the current job market employers can’t afford to make a mistake any more than you can. So when you are in that next interview trying to make your best impression remember that while they are evaluating your skills and experience they are also asking themselves would I want this person as a coworker?
How do you convey that you would be someone that they would like to have as a coworker?
Let’s start by making a list of attributes people like to see in their coworkers:
1 Responsibility
2. Dependability
3. Initiative
The list could go on forever but I find that most of the other attributes that people talk about fall…
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