Best 29 quotes in «job interview quotes» category

A lot of us for instance are very good at our jobs but absolutely hopeless at job interviews. Does this sound like you? You rock up for the interview full of confidence, you know full well you can fill the position easily and possibly better than most, you’re friendly, outgoing, and personable, and you scare the shit out of the interviewer.

Asked what we do best, few of us would say 'doing a great job interview.' Yet this is one of the most highly rewarded abilities in life.

A job interview is a two-way communication to probe for cultural and team fit. No matter which side of the table you sit, you should be asking questions that are important to you without fear.

Can’t we do better with Applicant Tracking System (ATS) software?

Everyone is dispensable but some are more dispensable than others.

He who loves his job, will own it.

Adaptability is the name of the game; if you understand that you must now be adaptable and flexible, you will find a way to succeed in your career. If not, you will succumb to job market pressures.

Authenticity and strategy could be called the 'yin and yang' of good interviewing--except that they aren't opposites. The opposite of authenticity is phoniness, and the opposite of strategy is randomness, or carelessness.

Do you want a level of income to fit your lifestyle or a lifestyle to fit your income level?

Finding a job that is a good fit is as much about you selecting the right company as it is about them selecting the right candidate.

I am suggesting that we don’t put the “income” cart before the “contentment” horse.

In a job interview, many candidates fake to be polite. So, the interviewers find it difficult to sort out the really polite ones!

In the name of all that is holy, please consider the wages of a particular profession before you select that degree plan.

None of the questions was what I expected. Most of them were esoteric thought experiments, 'How would you turn Pride and Prejudice into a video game?' and 'If you added a button to Pac-Man, what would you want it to do?' Conundrums like 'How come when Mario jumps he can change direction in midair?

Not every single broke and unemployed person needs a job; some need customers.

If you don’t know why you’d hire you, neither will they.

Interviewers are sick of robotic, canned answers people have read in books. So instead of feeding you readymade answers, I'm going to help you think though and prepare your own answers---ones that are both authentic and strategic.

It's perfectly normal to be nervous about job interviews. But if you get so anxious that your voice shakes, you can't stop fidgeting or it's hard to think clearly, that's a problem. Fortunately, there's a lot you can do about it.

Not being well-paid is even more painful to those who are obliged to come to work well-dressed.

Preparation, application and determination are three of the most important factors that enable you to regain your sparkle and shine like never before.

She paused, and I took the opportunity to practice the only promotional skill at my disposal: fluttering my fingers over the telephone's mouthpiece, I attempted to cast a spell, silently chanting, It's me who you want. Me, me, me.

The construct of retirement is dubious at best and a farce at worst. Expectations contrary to this are to be dashed.

There remains a natural career progression even though the tougher job climate seeks to delay it.

What someone may lack in talent can be more than made up for in self-motivation, self-direction, and follow-through.

When presented with an open door in your job, drive a Mack truck through it.

Our career mantra should be learn, relearn, repeat.

The surest way to ensure career extinction is to resist change and adaptation.

We don’t deserve our job. Period.

Whereas previous generations had to face some unpredictability, current generations are facing unprecedented levels of instability.