Goodness, Show Some Enthusiasm!

A hiring manager more than likely will determine whether or not you are a top candidate for their open position in about the first 15 minutes of your interview. So post-interview damage control is generally not something that can help rearrange those first impressions you gave during that short time period. In short, get it right early in the Interview!

Yes, skills and experience are essential to any job, however a positive and enthusiastic attitude is crucial. Be sure and ask positive questions and leave the more difficult questions for a later time - say, when you get an offer. Go to the Interview portraying that you really want the job and are excited about the opportunity. If you learn you are not intersted in the job during or after the interview - you can deal with that easy task later.

This job advice reminds me of a candidate a recruiter here at JTL placed about two years ago. The recruiter sent over the candidate's resume to a client - but only because we didnt have any other quality candidates to send at the immediate time the client was asking. To be honest, the recruiter was hesitant to even send the resume to this particular job because it looked like it may have had too many disqualifiers in it. But... the client reviewed the resume, took our word that the candidate was worth a look and agreed to accept an interview nonetheless.

The interview went fantastic! The candidate was very enthusiastic, energetic and portrayed a solid positive attitude. The client realized the candidate may have been lacking in some of the skills required but felt that the candidate possessed enough foundational skills to build from. The client wisely realized that being enthusiastic is not a skill someone can learn and that having a company with upbeat employees is far batter then having a floor full of pessimistic punch-in, punch-out people.

So please, for goodness sake, you may be nervous at your next interview, and especially during the first few minutes, but smile, and show some energy.

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