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Originally Posted by Unregistered
You are lucky, I am free now so I give you some advice.
When you go for an interview, first thing you see the interviewer is SMILE and say HELLO! If they ask you how are you, just say I'm GOOD. Then you proceed to the room right. LOOK the interviewer in the eyes for 80% of the time, meaning the whole duration of the interview, 80% you must give eye contact, 20% of the time you can look at the ceiling, or the window on the left. Mind you, do not stare!, just give a neutral, calm and steady gaze.
Whatever they ask you, just be honest but not too honest, do not take too long to answer their question, dare to clarify some questions if you are unsure.
Do not be scared of the interviewer, just think: they are also regular jobbers like you and me, striving for a bowl of rice in a company. when they leave office, they are also talking COCK to their friends. YOU should strive to make an impression on them, you are already spending time there, make it a GOOD one, don't waste your time and theirs.
If you try to make an impression on them, you have a CHANCE. if you appear low confidence and self-esteemed, you automatically dead.
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Thanks very much for your advice, but I've been doing that most of the time. There's just sort of like a "unconfident aura" around me, which you probably understand when you see someone like me out there.
But my interviews now are definitely better than my first 2 or 3, and actually now thinking back, the hardest interviews and the ones I learnt most were the ones where the bosses interviewed me directly instead of the interviewer/hiring manager. So, for some of them, they aren't really regular jobbers.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
you have stated so many reasons why a hiring manager would reject you based on the roles you are currently interviewing for
but you have not stated any strengths at all on why you should be considered over your competitors (whether in dip IT roles or graduate positions). contrary to popular belief, the low baller doesn't always get the job, stating you are willing to take a lower pay isn't a strength, its an obvious sign you are desperate and might not have the skills required to fit the role (thus you have to make it up by getting paid less)
even while reading your thread it feels like you have no idea what you want to do and i bet its showing blatantly in your interviews
its time to build up that confidence and think about why you should be considered despite all your weaknesses you have stated
you have can't think of any reasons, fake the confidence and passion or you are likely going to end up jobless for an extended period...
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Hi, actually what I really want to do is either PLC-related stuff/wireless comms/security or data analysts in IT
But sadly, sometimes it's not like you can always get the dream job you want at your first shot, so of course I have to try for 2nd best, at least in the areas I am interested in. So far, all the jobs I have applied for I definitely have some interest in it because I was a little picky. How do I know that? Because when my friends found out about how little applications I sent, they asked me to just spam instead of being so picky. Maybe I just need to work on showing my interest more.
As for trying to state my strengths instead of lowballing, I have tried to do that whenever there is a chance to use a cover letter, but for most applications in that field I can only send the resume directly (either the job portal or company website does not use cover letters). The problem with dip IT roles is not that I did badly for the interviews, is that I didn't even have any success in getting any interviews with them at all. It was a close friend in that line who told me that for such jobs, they would rather hire diploma/nitec holders with some experience rather than a graduate, for fear that the graduate might disappear suddenly after getting a better offer elsewhere while still working.