Interview with the decision maker, now we are talking. Part 4 of "getting a job".

Now we are where it finally matters, the decision maker. I will only focus on the hiring manager, because although you may interview with numerous people (for my job I interviewed with 6) the end result is you need to impress the actual person you will work for, this isn't to say that the rest won't matter. The rest are easy, all you need to do is remain consistent but before we get there I need to talk about the sociology factors cause we need to be real here.

A woman on r/jobs said that I was racist because she believes I was racists toward muslims, but I will tell you what I told her. On paper there are protections in place for you, in your case you are protected because you are over 40 and because you are a woman, and because you are a muslim, that said, those protections mean shit. Why? They are easy to circumvent if you know how, in fact the easiest way they avoid this shit is not to hire you. Do not believe that your skin color, your ethnicity, sex, height, weight, clothing changes, all this shit impacts whether or not you are going to get hired or not. Now you may have a high and mighty recruiter pop on into this message of mine and call B.S. to which I will reply sarcastically "yeah, no we don't discriminate against anyone" *whisper whisper* how come then there are no black people in your company? Oh because it's in Beverly Hills? Got it...no...sorry B.S. I say this not to discourage you, but to make you realize that many of who are minorities (myself included although I easily pass as white) deal with this shit. But I felt you should know it...that said time for the manager. First again house keeping.

1. Got two copies of your resume (if you meet in person and not zoom), cover letters, references, portfolio if applicable, questions (written down that they can see or on the screen if zoom).
2. Clothes make the man/woman. Unless you suffer from dandruff issues wear black, it's slimming and it's nature automatically assumes "professional". Take your portfolio/resume and a folder or brief case. You want to create an air of professionalism. Even in the lowliest role your job is to look like a champ.
3. When scheduling the interview (I should have added this on the last one but it fits here too) stats show that's its best that if they were interviewing 10 people you want to be like number 7. Fuck that, try to be first. If you interview well and you know it, you are the one that stays in their mind and hearts, the rest just become a waste of time.
4. Practice in the mirror what you are going to say during the interview, have a game plan. Part of the game plan is proper hygiene, and if you have morning voice, talk talk talk and get that out the way.
5. DO NOT CHANGE YOUR ROUTINE DUE TO YOUR INTERVIEW. This means if you have breakfast but don't cause you are nervous, don't do that, you will act worse. Treat it like a normal day.

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So now that all that is out the way, here we go.

Understand that the manager is going to deal with multiple people, most are gonna be like you. The reality is most people can probably do what you do, and in a skilled position really there is very few things that set you apart unless you are interviewing for a lower position, understanding that then you gotta ask yourself, well then fuck...what's the goal here...simple...you want them to like you.

I said this before, at this point your resume means trash. In a skilled environment most people are gonna be able to do the job okay, so then what matters is do they like you, how you get them to like you is easy, you do that with the following:

1. When the manager asks you culture questions, use their company website to answer the question, for example: On your site it looks like you promote employee development, I myself am a huge advocate of this as I used to train employees under servant leadership which is something talked about heavily on your website, how are some ways I can add or enhance this is offered the role?
2. Apply your skills to fix their problems. For example a company interviewed me that was kinda low on money for training, they however qualified for a fund that allows them a grant for training which I knew about, because I was able to do that, they gave me the contract.
3. Ask questions, ask questions, ask questions.
4. Be confident, competent, and make them laugh. You got to the hiring manager, most don't, flex that confidence.
5. Unlike the screener when done tell the you enjoyed your time, and ask for the job. Literally tell them that you see yourself working there, and that you see yourself as an asset and are interested in next steps, what will it take to get you there?
6. Follow up with a thank and reiterate your interest (the best way to do this is more poignant questions.

Onto part 5 where we will discuss if you got/didn't get the job and what next steps are in both those instances.

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