It is an amazingly small world. People remember more than we may want them to. Things you say or do may come back to hurt you years later. This is true in the job world as well as in your personal life. You’re on your own regarding your personal life. It’s the job world I’ll talk about today.
Receive an invitation on Hire A Shocker to interview with an organization you’re not really interested in? So you just ignore the invitation, not bothering to say “thank you, but I’m not interested at this time.” Or, don’t feel like going to the job interview today, that you agreed to last week? So you just blow it off. Well, guess what. . . the interviewer you ignored or ‘stood up’ today may one day work for a company you really really want to work for. And, guess what else. . .that person may be the one to make the decision whether or not you are considered a candidate for employment.
Have a career panel to learn from in one of your classes? But, you’re tired from staying up late the night before. So, you catch a few winks. Bad idea. Anytime you can get in front of an employer is a potentially valuable experience if you make a good impression. Not valuable if you're sleeping. Sleep while I’m talking to you and I’ll remember your face for a long time, and not in a good way.
Something else to think about --the interview question “Why did you leave your last job?” is not an opportunity to 'bad mouth'a supervisor or company you previously worked for. Use it as such and you may find yourself considered a non-candidate for a job you really want. No manager wants to think that one day you might be talking about him, or his organization, negatively.
Remember your manners. Don’t destroy relationships. They are too hard to build—just like bridges.
~jan
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