¨The Awkward Art of the Job Interview¨

We have all had to do them but they probably have not been stellar. I´m talking about interviews. If you want to get a job they are unavoidable. Now as I have gotten older and the caliber of jobs that I am applying for has gone up I see that charm is not the only thing you need to land a great job. It has become a combination of charm, looks, knowledge, and the way in which you communicate your ideas. But some people say a bad interview may not be entirely your fault. The National Public Radio podcast called ¨Money Talking¨ addresses some of the errors interviewers make in a series called ¨The Awkward Art of the Job Interview¨.

If you have 10 minutes during your Monday morning commute it is really interesting. They talk about how interviewers sometimes just do not ask the right questions. Or that interviewers try to ask questions that are too ¨clever¨--in turn making the interviewee feel like they have to come up with a ¨clever¨ answer which may come off as cheesy sometimes. Or sometimes interviewers say they cannot find anybody suitable for the job but sometimes it may be that they are just looking in the wrong places. Sometimes the perfect person for the job is right under their noses. They suggest interviewers ask their current employees about some of the best people they have worked with in the company and start to interview those suggested people.

So this is a great 10 minute podcast for anybody interviewing soon (me!) or someone looking to hire. It rally puts both sides into perspective and adds some clarity to interviewing--which can sometimes be a tricky thing since everyone seems to do it differently and think they have the key to it. Hope you enjoy!