Sports Job Interview
Updated: 6:31 p.m. EDT, March 26th, 2008Many new job hunters think that a job interview consists of sitting down and answering a stream of questions for thirty minutes while trying to avoid biting-down on their nails from nervousness. The mindset is focused on coming up with creative and interesting answers. A creative answer is great, but don't forget the creative questions.
Yes, the creative questions. An interview is a 2 way street. It is not you just sitting down and letting them drive down any street they want. An interview is also your chance to get behind the wheel and do some driving.
Just like in the real world, creative driving can get you to your location faster. But get too creative you can crash and burn. Same holds turn for the job scene. Know when to ease-up on the creative gas when delivering your questions to the interviewer. It might well be a 2 way street but it doesn't necessarily have 6 lanes in your direction.
Find a good location for information about the place that you want to work. Subscribing to sports jobs will give you edge by giving you important contact information about your potential employer. You will then be able to research so that you can make some great questions.
Plan your questions out thoughtfully. Don't wing it in your interview. You didn't wing your C.V. right? Then why would you think about winging your questions? Don't go into an interview blind. Doing so shows the interviewer that you have no sincere interest in their company. It also will do nothing to separate you from the other 37 applicants that knew the company's growth strategy last year and asked about this year's strategy.
How fast do you get to drive?Sure. Everyone is quick to talk about money and location when it comes to a job. Those two are a given, but what is also highly important in a job? How about: empowerment.
You know all the questions already to find out about salary and benefits, and whether-or-not you get to telecommute twice a week. If you are interested in the job, you need to find out just how fast you can drive without causing a problem.
If you are being interviewed by your potential manager/supervisor, ask some questions to find out if they have decision making power. Or, are they just some puppet that has no power to do much of anything. How much power they have is directly correlated to how much power you will have.
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