Don’t Let a Negative Interviewer Get You Down
Are you tired of rejection? Unfortunately, when you’re job searching, there’s a chance that you’re going to be subjected to your share of it.
So, how do you keep your confidence up when others may be shooting you down? Remember that this is a job search. An employer (usually) isn’t out to intentionally hurt anyone. They are merely looking for the best person to fill an open position.
In a previous post, I wrote about making the most of constructive criticism. Well, how do you deal with pure negativity? What if the interviewer is, for lack of a better word, mean? You may have been in a situation before where there is nothing positive that comes out of their mouth. Everything is a derogatory remark towards you.
I like to remind job seekers of this: you are interviewing them as much as they are interviewing you. Don’t forget that. Would you really want to work with someone so negative anyway? Probably not. If the interview itself gets you down, just think what working with them every day would be like!
Yes, sometimes you might catch the interviewer on a bad day. But many times you can get a good feeling for how that person really is. Sometimes that first impression is wrong; sometimes it’s right. Before making a snap judgment, go on a second interview, if asked. You might get a completely different picture.