A Bluffer’s Guide - Don’t

"I thought it would be easier to look for a new job with time on my hands, so I resigned" "We had a major policy disagreement, so I resigned" "I am not prepared to discuss the reasons for leaving as I will not betray my old employer's confidentiality" "They discovered that I was looking for another job and sacked me" Many recruitment consultants, HR Managers and regular interviewers will be smiling at the above. We have heard them all a hundred times and will them again just as often. Sometimes they are true, but you had better be ready to prove it. Most candidates have nothing to hide, they answer our questions candidly and frankly. With such people we generally have very productive and thoroughly enjoyable meetings, and genuinely feel that we are able to help. The problem comes with a small percentage who feel that they can bluff their way through any meeting by giving bland and, in their mind, original answers to questions which they would rather you hadn't asked. Over the years I have met and interviewed thousands of candidates. During that time I have heard every excuse for dodging a question and the bluffers simply do not impress, they irritate and waste your time. Not only do they waste our time they waste our clients if we put them in front of them. As a result, we rarely do. Want to subscribe to this blog? click here.