hey everybody Don Georgevich here job
interview tools and today I want to talk
to you about interviewing for a job when
the people that are interviewing you are
going to be your direct reports that's
right if they hire you you're going to
be their manager so how do you into you
interview in a situation like that where
you're gonna be their boss how do you
prepare for that well I can tell you
this though this is not a very common
scenario the one thing on their mind
one thing is change they are going to
fear change more than anything they are
going to fear that when you come in you
are going to make things different
you're gonna disrupt things you might
even fire them so they're going to be
very cautious about interviewing you so
if you go in there and tell them you
know what you're gonna do I'm gonna
slash this slash that we're going to
change this change that you're probably
not gonna get the job so what you want
to do is align yourself with what they
are looking for align yourself with what
they're looking for and you want to come
over to their side you want to make them
feel comfortable that when you come in
you're gonna keep things the way they
are well you know unless things are a
total disaster and it's just chaos and
they're looking for change but most of
the time then not looking for change
they want to keep things going in the
direction that they are because what
change is scary so you want to align
yourself with what they're already doing
now
and you want to help them go farther you
want to make them feel comfortable you
want to make them feel comfortable and
confident that they could be a part of
something great I mean they're looking
for leadership and people like to be led
we naturally as a species we'd like to
follow we'd like to follow and we like
to follow somebody who knows where
they're going so you want to align
yourself with what that company is doing
where they're going and create a vision
for them that shows them how we're going
to continue doing what you're already
doing and
and continue being great and you guys
can be a part of this and here's how
you're gonna be a part of this you also
want to express that you're not gonna
change anything you're not gonna change
staff you're not gonna let anybody go
you're not gonna hire anybody either you
don't want to do that because hiring
more people is a thought to the people
that already work there so you want to
tell them that you're gonna work with
everything that you have everything that
the organization is currently doing you
are going to align yourself with and
you're going to move them farther so
just remember that people want to
contribute to something that they feel
good about everybody does that's what
makes this what makes great employers
that's what makes a great culture and a
company is when the vision is so clear
that and and compelling that everybody
wants to be a part of it and follow it
and push behind it and that's how you
want to position yourself you need to
understand what their vision is and show
them how you're going to carry that
farther so that's what you need to do if
you're going to be interviewing with
people who are going to become your
direct reports all right that's all I
have for you today good luck on your
next interview and I'll see you in the
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