Don"t Be Fooled - Executive Interviewing Today Is Behavioral and Situational
Let's presume you are a Senior Manager or "C" level professional who passes the "Posting-Selection-First Screen" gauntlet, to use a phrase from an earlier article.
Once at the potential employer's site for a face-to-face with senior management, you have had a morning of interviews and now you are meeting with the person you will report to.
This is the litmus test.
This is the Big Kahuna.
The Chief.
The Big Guy.
The Man.
And yes, the real decision maker.
This my friend, is show-time, this is make or break time, this is use all the knowledge you can muster.
It's in your hands to respond to The Man correctly and be hired, or, not respond correctly and start the process all over with another firm.
Don't let The Man see you sweat.
Don't be nervous.
Use that breath-strip and get some moisture back in your mouth before you sit.
You've used a career coach and have reviewed a number of potential questions.
You are prepared, you hope.
Chit-chat about sports, asking how the interviews have gone with potential peers, asking a small opinion about the company, etc is first.
You wait for The Man to pounce.
As the interviewee, you should potentially be even more focused on behavioral interviewing than the interviewer.
The preparation can help with the land-mine questions.
For example, on a recent interview one of my clients was given a situational question: "Let's say there is a project in trouble.
You have been assigned to fix it.
What would you do in the first week when you get here?" Her answer was much more compelling because she didn't answer, "What I would do is...
" or "Here's what I would do...
" Rather, she answered, "Interesting.
This situation is a parallel of the time when..
..
...
and here is exactly what I did.
" This response is referred to as antidotal and when you are able to demonstrate not only do you have the "right" answer, but you had the experience in stating, "been there, done that" your antidotal response will go a long way in gaining needed respect.
This type of response is much more powerful than a statement that would at best stated, "I know what I think I would do.
" If you want to prepare for "land-mine" type questions and responses, seek out a professional career coach, or professional career guidance counselor who has the experience in working with senior level candidates.
You can't afford to get this far and fail.
Call (248) 630 - 5555 or visit www.
careers-in-transition.
com for further information
Once at the potential employer's site for a face-to-face with senior management, you have had a morning of interviews and now you are meeting with the person you will report to.
This is the litmus test.
This is the Big Kahuna.
The Chief.
The Big Guy.
The Man.
And yes, the real decision maker.
This my friend, is show-time, this is make or break time, this is use all the knowledge you can muster.
It's in your hands to respond to The Man correctly and be hired, or, not respond correctly and start the process all over with another firm.
Don't let The Man see you sweat.
Don't be nervous.
Use that breath-strip and get some moisture back in your mouth before you sit.
You've used a career coach and have reviewed a number of potential questions.
You are prepared, you hope.
Chit-chat about sports, asking how the interviews have gone with potential peers, asking a small opinion about the company, etc is first.
You wait for The Man to pounce.
As the interviewee, you should potentially be even more focused on behavioral interviewing than the interviewer.
The preparation can help with the land-mine questions.
For example, on a recent interview one of my clients was given a situational question: "Let's say there is a project in trouble.
You have been assigned to fix it.
What would you do in the first week when you get here?" Her answer was much more compelling because she didn't answer, "What I would do is...
" or "Here's what I would do...
" Rather, she answered, "Interesting.
This situation is a parallel of the time when..
..
...
and here is exactly what I did.
" This response is referred to as antidotal and when you are able to demonstrate not only do you have the "right" answer, but you had the experience in stating, "been there, done that" your antidotal response will go a long way in gaining needed respect.
This type of response is much more powerful than a statement that would at best stated, "I know what I think I would do.
" If you want to prepare for "land-mine" type questions and responses, seek out a professional career coach, or professional career guidance counselor who has the experience in working with senior level candidates.
You can't afford to get this far and fail.
Call (248) 630 - 5555 or visit www.
careers-in-transition.
com for further information
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