I have interviewed for seven jobs so far in my life and throughout my work experience, all with varying degrees of professionalism handled by the employer. In the article in this week’s learning materials, “How To Take the Bias Out of Interviews,” Iris Bohnet describes how many hiring managers find an advantage toward keeping an interview process casual since their goal is to get to know the candidates. However, Bohnet explains how this strategy, while higher rates my interview candidates, in the long run, turns out to be highly ineffective since the process does a poor job of determining actual on-the-job performance. Personally, I can agree and see this being true. For each interview I have ever had, the managers have taken the same approach, using diction like “so let’s approach this like a casual conversation…” leading to topics that even become off-topic. While this eased my nerves, I often left feeling unsure about the job responsibilities, and while I am a hard worker and aim to perform highly at each and every job I have ever had, I can see how the hiring managers may have not been so sure in the beginning since we hardly and rarely covered topics that were extremely relevant toward the job. So as for reliability and validity are concerned, this method is not the wisest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Braganza Tea Inc.-My experience with my first-ever job interview led me to believe that I had dressed too professionally at the age of 16. The interview was conducted in the mall food court, and the CEO of the company was urging me to remember to show up to work looking put together, but immediately added that I “clearly would not have a problem with this.” It was odd. As far as dialogue, I was asked all of the basic questions you get asked at a beginning minimum wage job, mainly focused on availability, strong traits, ability to work in a high-paced environment, and at the end-what my favorite menu item was. I believe that I got hired on appearance, because I had zero work experience, did not offer specific strong qualities for the job position, and was brand new to the work world. While this is an advantage, it could have been a disaster. Luckily, the hiring manager took a gamble that paid off, as I ended up working there for two years and was one of the best employees at the time (managers’ words not mine.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chipotle-The interview process was another time where I dressed up professionally and felt weird walking into my set interview time. Although the dress is not everything, I definitely got some weird stares from my future co-workers at the time. The manager pretty much told me I got the job the second that I walked in, because I have a good handshake, made eye contact, and was willing to work nights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trailblazers Team Babysitter- You would think that the interview process was crucial and intense. In reality, I had a couple of phone calls with the adults in charge, texted back and forth about my experience, and was offered the job. You can imagine how this could have turned out if I had not actually been qualified for the job. I am surprised looking back that the interview process was so relaxed. Luckily, it worked out, as I still watch the kiddos oftentimes and have since 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Battleground School District Coach- This was probably my most formal and job-specific interview yet. That being said, it was still pretty informal, since the athletic director interviewing me was someone that I had worked closely with while I was in high school as an ASB leader, and I knew going into the interviewer that the program wanted me for the job (they DMd me on Instagram asking me to coach.) While the interview was a formality, I think that it was still the best overall experience as far as a real, professional interview process goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As is clear, most of my work experience is pretty entry-level, so I can imagine that the interview process being so informal is normal at this stage. I also imagine that this will change as I apply for more professional jobs, internships, and so forth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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