i have applied for jobs that demand my professional qualifications, but I hardly get shortlisted. when I get shortlisted by chance, I do interviews very well to my expectations and still not take the offer, it's happened so many times and I'm beginning to think of giving up.
what could be the problem?
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  • Deborah Hooper

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  • First . . . You are motivated and working hard to get the "right" job. I have been a organiztion consultant and your situation is frustrating. There... is a pattern of seriously applying for and interviewing for jobs of interest. Over the years I have come to strongly believe that "doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result" just doesn't work. Take a look at how you interview . . . in some detail . . . how do you present yourself? Maybe you are too focused on your qualifications and don't make the kind of "connection" with the interviewer. If you want you can send me your resume and then we can talk about how you "manage" an interview and how to get the outcome you want. My email is gil@rheault-williams.com and we can talk about how you manage your interviewing skills. Maybe we set up a "mock" interview where I am the interviewer and then we review how thing went. All for now . . . Gil Williams


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  • If you are looking for a job, contact me

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  • Interviewing, more correctly being interviewed , is a skill that is separate from having the qualifications for the job. If your interviews are not... producing the results you are hoping for then you need to be honest with yourself that your interview “style” needs revision. Perhaps a coach is in order. It’s hard sometimes when we are sincere in our efforts to admit that what we have done may still require something different or more. Giving up is not the answer. Find someone who can be brutally honest about your interview style and teach you to improve it. more

  • You probably don’t interview as well as you think you do. Take a class on that.

  • First, keep at it. The right fit will come. I hope you are always customizing your resume to the announced positions. It's an open book test so... leave nothing off the table. Question, why didn't you take the offer? Rather than giving up, you may need to take the offer and get started. It's much preferred to look for something better while you are working and growing.  more

  • Just get over it and get used to it till you get an offer.

  • I don't really have an answer to your very important question...I have been in the same predicament for 5+ years now and honestly I am at the verge... of losing hope,,,I currently attended an interview , I had high expectations on this one but still didn't get the job. I don't know what to do more

  • Preclusory. They have found the routine in your life. Or sales pitch. Still a good thing.

  • The hiring process is largely broken. Recruiters post openings on LinkedIn, as if that's "recruiting", then openly complain about 100s of unqualified... applications (rather than scouting and recruiting talent). If you get "shortlisted", you're likely to be screened out later for short-term employment, employment gaps, or being unemployed (none of which has anything to do with your qualifications or future work performance; they just have to "thin the herd"). If you're still in the game, you begin a series of inquisition-style interviews full of pointless questions about obvious things. If you make it to the end, there's a 50-50 chance that all the time and effort you put in over the last three months was wasted because they hired someone else. The system will remain broken until employers see job applications as self-referrals and not requests for a job, and recruiters actually start recruiting (instead of uploading job listings between donuts). more

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  • I will first of all commend the effort you put in applications and attending these series of shortlisting. Sometimes the problem might not be you so... do not be too hard on yourself. The job market is very competitive with so many applicants on the rise daily. I will however recommend that you network intentionally, attend events or progammes related to your industry, use your social media and LinkedIn strategically to showcase your work and leverage on it. Additionally, volunteer with a non-profit or a startup to keep polishing your skills or do some freelancing in the interim. Keep your head up. Something will definitely pop up. more

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  • Good morning! Maybe the right one hasn’t been presented to you yet,…until now! We are looking for ambitious, visionary individuals to become leaders... and entrepreneurs. We help people gain financial literacy and then make and save money.  more

  • You don't need to lose hope, your time has not yet come,meanwhile find an alternative productive activity as you wait.

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