For his part, Finnigan says you should assume that by the time you show up for an interview that the interviewer is already up-to-speed on your online presence and plan for this accordingly.
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One candidate answered her cell phone during the interview and asked the interviewer to leave her own office.
People who saw 10-second clips of an interview had roughly the same opinion of the interview subject as did the actual interviewer making a strong case that job interviewers go by first appearances and are fooling themselves into believing they've gleaned additional information from everything that comes after.
Later you get to the interview and realize that the interviewer is the person who rushed for and missed your elevator.
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But I see an easy work-around for this too: If you have a pending interview, send the interviewer a request to connect on LinkedIn.
There's one where he's having a job interview, and the interviewer is munching on a sandwich, completely bored and completely disinterested in what Richardson's says his accomplishments are.
Interview coach Pamela Skillings suggests using the email to thank the interviewer for their time, reference what was discussed in the interview, highlight again your interest and key selling points, and reiterate how you can be contacted.
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At the conclusion of the interview, I reached over to shake the hand of the interviewer and he reluctantly shook it.
Everyone loves shorts and flip-flops especially if you start the interview by kicking the flip-flops up on top of the interviewer's desk, then yawning loudly before opening a tin of Pringles.
But even in that case you want to get through the interview, meet with other people at the company, and essentially go around the bad interviewer.
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The interview process is full of uncertainty for a job seeker, and much of the power is in the interviewer's hands.
Your only role in the interview process is to assess cultural fit and soft skills, and then feed the remaining candidates to your interviewer.
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But midway through the interview, he was caught off guard when his interviewer asked him for his Klout score.
The interviewer(s) was comfortable or poised during the interview.
Before the advent of online applicant tracking tools, companies would often gather post-interview feedback by polling each interviewer.
The all-mahogany lobby in Midtown Manhattan where I waited for my interview turned out to be just like my interviewer, intimidating and well-aged.
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