Job Interview with HR Recruiter

The job interview with the HR Recruiter is more important than the job candidates believe. The HR Recruiter is the person who makes the first impression of the hiring manager. The HR Recruiter asks those “stupid HR questions”, but he/she builds the personality oriented picture of you and the hiring manager is usually strongly influenced by the HR Recruiter’s advices and notices.

It is important to have several things in mind when being interviewed by the HR Recruiter. You can believe you are the best person in the world when you come to the job interview. But you had a chance to go through several job interviews. But the HR Recruiter conducted from several hundreds to several thousands job interviews. You did not meet all the situations the HR Recruiter did. The HR Recruiter can quickly compare your answers with the answers of other candidates. Even in the history – he/she has a memory.

The job candidates usually make the same mistakes when being interviewed by the HR Recruiter:

1. I just need you to send me to the hiring manager
2. You do not understand my skills
3. You know nothing about the company
4. I am smarter than you
5. I do not have to listen to you

“I just need you to send to the hiring manager” is the most common mistake of job candidates facing HR Recruiter. The HR Recruiter is the gate keeper for the hiring manager and he/she decided about the candidates to be allowed to meet with the hiring managers. Showing to the HR Recruiter the only need is to see the hiring manager is not a good technique. You can be rejected really quickly.

“You do not understand my skills” is a very dangerous mistake. The HR Recruiter exactly knows what skills and competencies are needed for the job position. And many times – the HR Recruiter can compare you against a winning candidate from the past. Be very careful about this.

“You know nothing about the company” is a mistake, when you have no questions about the company and you just show to the HR Recruiter your opinion about his/her knowledge of the organization. It can happen from time to time that you have no questions for the HR Recruiter.

“I am smarter than you” is again a dangerous mistake during the interview with the HR Recruiter. You can be an expert in your area, but the HR Recruiter is the expert in the area of selection processes including job interviews. You cannot tell to the HR Recruiter your area of expertise is so complicated to explain and it is very hard to others to understand to it. HR Recruiters are very smart and they generally understand to the whole organization.

“I do not have to listen to you” is more common than you expect. When the HR Recruiter likes you, he/she can provide you with some advices for the next round job interview. But you have to listen to the HR Recruiter. Sometimes, the job candidates want to finish the job interview as soon as possible.

Do not forget that your job interview with the HR Recruiter is a very important part of the whole selection process. Do not ignore them.

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