So you have an interview coming up and you want to make the greatest impact so
that you can land the ultimate job offer well in this video you'll learn four
things you should never say in an interview to make sure you get that job
offer and stay with me and tell the end to grab your copy of an ultimate
interview guide cheat sheet with exact responses that you can tailor for your
next interview if we've never met before I'm Heather Austin from ProfessorAustin.com
and #thecareerclub on Facebook and over the years I've taught thousands of
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Bell notification down below so you're notified when I post new videos every
week so maybe it's been a while since you last interviewed or maybe your
current interview strategy just isn't working either way this list of four
things you should never say in an interview will help you better handle
yourself in an interview and hopefully land that ultimate job offer so let's
dive in the first thing you should never say in an interview is can you tell me
about the position this is a huge red flag to an interviewer it tells them
that you haven't done your research and you don't know enough about the position
to even be applying for it come fully prepared to your interview you want to
know what the position entails and what the company is looking for in their
ideal candidate the best way to do this is research the job posting what
keywords or keyword phrases are appearing in the posting what is the
company mentioning that they need the most assistance with jump on over to the
Internet to learn what the company values most in its employees who are
some of the biggest key players in the organization and what news and events
have been posted recently about the company now don't get me wrong there are
some instances where you'll need further clarification on specific job duties you
might be performing in the position so it's okay to
questions like can you tell me more about the team I will be working on or
what have others done in this position to succeed in the company and to get it
right when it comes to what questions to ask during the interview I have a video
where I share five of the best questions you can ask in your next interview I'll
link that video up below so you can take a look at that when you're finished with
this one the second thing you never want to say in a job interview is I really
need this job I know this might sound obvious but when the clock is ticking
and you really need to find work it's hard to hold back your emotion of really
wanting the job you want to keep it cool by not showing your desperation hiring
officials will hire based on your passion for the position or your
interest in the company if they sense you only want the job because you need a
paycheck chances are they'll move on to another candidate the third thing you
never want to say in an interview is anything bad about your current or
previous employer or boss the last thing you want to do is start speaking
negatively about someone you worked with or a company you worked for this
reflects poorly on your character and personality and it shows your lack of
problem-solving abilities the last thing they want on their team is a negative
Nancy or a negative Ned your interviewers looking for someone that's
positive someone that's upbeat someone that's able to contribute to their team
environment in a healthy way and someone that's able to work through difficult
situations now we've all been in a work situation that we didn't like or worked
with the person that we couldn't stand but your interview is the last place you
want to discuss this use this precious time to show your leadership and
teamwork ability you don't want to spend it talking smack about someone you
worked with or a company you worked for if you find yourself in a toxic
workplace setting I created a video that will help you work through some of the
emotions that you might be feeling in this environment I'll go ahead and link
that video up below the fourth thing you don't want to say in an interview is how
much does this job pay when it comes to salary negotiations you want to take
your time and be patience with this process it's probably something you
won't even discuss until the second or third interview and normally
you won't even discuss pay until after you've been given a job offer you want
to do your very best to let them bring up salary and pay first this gives you a
better starting point and more leverage to ask for your ideal salary so if you
bring this topic up before you know all there is to know about the position you
risk the chance of overpricing or undervaluing yourself to help you better
negotiate your salary for your next job take a look at the video I made right
here where you'll learn six tips to help you negotiate a salary you deserve and
of course don't forget to grab the interview guide cheat sheet in a link
below this video and be sure to hit the thumbs up button if you like this video
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