10 Things You Should Avoid Sharing In A Job Interview

congrats on Landing the interview now you want to make the most of this opportunity and I don't want you to make any of the common interview mistakes and potentially miss out on getting the job so in this video I'm going to share with you 10 things that you shouldn't share when you're in an [Music] interview hey everybody it's Yugi from better career and today I want to talk to you about interviewing and specifically what you shouldn't share when you're speaking with a recruiter or a hiring manager but before we get too far into it if you're interested in more career related content just like this directly from a senior level hiring manager in tech make sure you hit the Subscribe button and you might also want to hit the notification Bell so you don't miss out on any future videos as a hiring manager I've conducted thousands of interviews in my career and I've also had many different recruiters work for me and I've had some pretty interesting interactions with candidates over the years and there are some common things that I've heard candidates reveal in interviews that they probably shouldn't have because it's probably not in their best interest to share these things so I put together a quick list of things that you should not share with your interviewer even though at first glance they might seem fairly harmless after all interviewing can feel a bit like navigating a mindfield one wrong step and your application ends up in the rejection pile and we absolutely want to avoid that so let's dive into this list of things that you should avoid sharing in your interviews the first thing to avoid sharing is the real reason why you're leaving your current employer look I'm not suggesting that you should lie about why you're leaving but you might not want to share the entire situation and you certainly want to make sure that you've carefully thought through how you would respond to this type of question and you want to frame your reasoning in a positive way to show that you're in pursuit of a better career opportunity rather than you're running away from a situation that you're unhappy with for example if they were to ask you why you're leaving your current job and you start by saying how horrible your your bosses the company is unfair to you and your colleagues are lazy it could come off and give the impression that you're difficult to work with and would potentially be a problem for the hiring team as well and that would certainly raise a red flag for anybody that's interviewing you so one way you could respond of this question is by saying something along the lines of I'm now seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth that align more closely with my long-term career goals your company's commitment to Innovation and the company's Mission resonates strong with me and I believe this role will allow me to further develop my skills while contributing meaningfully to your team you want to add specific examples to that statement but you can see how I focused on the role and the company that I'm interviewing for and I didn't spend too much time talking about my current or previous employer so my advice to you here is to prepare how you will articulate the response to this question so it doesn't come across as threatening to the employer now taking a step further you also want to be very careful of about sharing your career plans if they don't align with the job that you're interviewing for inevitably you're going to be asked about your career plans or maybe where you see yourself in 3 to 5 years or some variation of that question is is commonly asked what the employers looking for here is do you have commitment to the type of career path and is it something that interests you at least in the midterm or ideally in the longterm what they're really asking themselves is do you have the ability to grow into this role and potentially take on more responsibility and eventually get promoted I've interviewed candidates who have told me that they want to move into a completely different role within a year or they want to go out and start a new business soon and that's wonderful if you have those goals as a manager I'm supportive of your long-term career goals But ultimately I need to hire somebody who can come into the role and do the job well for at least a year and ideally longer such as 2 to 4 years before moving on to something else so if you're telling the employer that you eventually want to get into a completely different role or start a business that's unrelated to the job the employer might see this as you're not passionate about the type of work that you're interviewing for and as we know with interviewing it's critical to show and convey passion for the job and the company that you're interviewing for if you want the hiring manager to feel good about your candidacy so if you have plans to start a business or make a career shift in the future I would certainly encourage you to do so but just make sure that you're thoughtful about how you message it when you're interviewing if you feel like you've learned something so far I'd be grateful if you gave this video a like to help spread the word in support of others who might be interviewing or in their job search now the next thing to avoid sharing is that you're in desperate need of a job in today's job market it's understandable to feel a sense of urgency in securing employment you may truly be in need of a job ASAP because maybe you were laid off and you've been job searching for a while and now you really need a stable paycheck however resist the urge to convey desperation and frustration during interviews at the end of the day employers are looking for confident andc capable candidates who are genuinely interested in the role not just individuals who appear overly eager for any type of job this is basic human psychology it's similar in the dating world when someone has a high sense of urgency and shows desperation they actually end up pushing their target further away from them I can understand it can be difficult if you're in a situation where you can't pay your bills and you really need to paycheck I feel you but in order to get out of that situation and land a job somehow you need to reach deep down and convey that you're a calm collected and confident individual the next thing to avoid sharing is too many personal details oversharing is often a symptom of somebody who is nervous in interviews or somebody who tends to be long-winded and ramble when they speak and you don't really want to be either of these two things if you're trying to impress an interview team and convince them that you're the right fit for the job if you've ever dealt with somebody who's long-winded and tends to ramble a lot you know how difficult it can be to deal with the reason why this one's an issue is because employers will correlate your ability to articulate yourself clearly and concisely with how you would perform in a business setting or in a business meeting for example if you're in sales and you're sitting in front of a client and you're Rambling On and On to the point that you see the glazed look on their client's face you're probably not going to win that deal and so employers want you to convey your thoughts and your messages in a clear and concise way so if you're somebody who tends to be long-winded practice keeping your interview responses 2 to 3 minutes max also if you're oversharing because you're nervous the best way to reduce your nerves is through practice and repetition another risk with oversharing is that you could share information that could potentially create bias against you in interviews you absolutely want to be personable and make a connection with the person who's interviewing you so you might talk about common interests or sports or topics like that however you want to avoid sharing personal information such as your family situation or hobbies that might not align with your job for example I love traveling and taking time off and most managers would be very supportive of that but it's not something I'm going to bring up in an interview because I'm just getting to know that person the interviewer for the first time and so they don't really know if I'm a great employee or not the next thing we don't want to share is our age now this could also be inadvertently shared through a resume that's not carefully written and reviewed but whether you're young or you're older you could subject yourself to age discrimination and while it's not right unfortunately it does happen so doing things like mentioning certain Technologies on your resume or in an interview or even your email address could indicate how old you are for example if a candidate has an aol.com email address or a fax number listed on their resume an interviewer might perceive them as being a bit out of touch with the latest techn technology and Out Of Reach for what's needed to be effective in this job I'd recommend focusing on relevant experience and avoid mentioning irrelevant information such as outdated technology and certainly don't share your age outright it's unnecessary and the employer shouldn't focus on it anyways they should really just focus on your skills and your ability to do the job we also don't want to indicate how many years we have left in the workforce this one is fairly common especially with folks in the last 5 to seven years of the their career they'll say things like this is my last job and I want this to be the last stop in my career or I'll put five more good years in and then right off into the sunset and that's wonderful if you're close to retirement and personally I'm very happy for you but unfortunately it could create biased against you so you don't want to mention it in an interview the next thing I would avoid revealing in an interview is any major medical issues of course if you have major medical issues that would prohibit you from meeting the basic requirements of the position the employer is going to have the right to know that you wouldn't be able to do the job but they should be asking you in your application process they'll ask the question are you able to meet the requirements of this position as set forth in the job description and you should be answering that truthfully they might also ask it at the recruiter stage as well and at that point you should also be truthful in your response to that question now there was once an issue that came up where someone was interviewing for position who was pregnant and the hiring manager said I don't want to hire this person because they're pregnant and they're probably going to need a lot of time off well there are actually laws against that employers cannot refuse to hire a person because they're pregnant and as a candidate you're not required to disclose if you're pregnant either the same goes for Disabilities if you're somebody who has a disability that wouldn't necessarily interfere with your ability to do the job you don't need to bring it up in interviews now if you have a reasonable accommodation you should indicate that in the application and if you're asked by the recruiter you should let let them know as well but say for example you're somebody that has ADHD and you want the employer or the hiring manager to be aware of that dynamic or maybe you want a reasonable accommodation at the time of the offer is when you would bring that up I would not bring it up during the actual interview because you don't want them to have a bias that they form against you inadvertently or unconsciously because after all we want to be hired for our ability to perform the job based on the requirements for the position so just keep that in mind the next major mistake and the one I definitely wouldn't reveal is your political views now this one might be obvious that it's best to stay away from politics in a professional setting but I've seen it come up surprisingly often and as tempting as it may be and as aligned you think you are to the company's Mission or your hiring manager's viewpoints be very careful with what you share here because the political Spectrum as we know is very wide and it's very contentious and so it's better just to stay completely out of it because you never know the political views news of your hiring manager and the final thing I want to cover in today's video is one that's definitely important to you and it comes up all the time during the recruiter phone screen it's about revealing your previous salary when asked about it I strongly advise against disclosing your previous salary because it locks you into that amount if you had a high salary and properly valued yourself throughout your career it might be advantageous for you however in most cases you're probably going to lock yourself into a lower salary than you should especially if you were underpaid based on the rest of the market and you don't want to lock yourself into a lower salary than you deserve it's important for you to remember that you as the employee should be determining your worth based on what you know that the open market suggests for your particular set of skills experiences and abilities you don't want the employer to determine your value the way to handle the salary question is to ask the recruiter what their budgeted range for the role is and when they tell you which they usually will you can say that you're in that range or if if you need to be higher you can let them know now if you need more guidance on how to answer the salary question check out my other video on managing salary expectations and negotiating your job offer it will give you a ton of information on how you can go about maximizing your job offer when you get it if you want to speed up your job search that's what we better career specialize in we have a program called the job accelerator that gives you stepbystep guidance to how to land a job offer in this competitive job market and what makes this program incredibly unique and effective is that we provide provides you with live coaching and a community to support you through every step of the process from crafting your resume and your LinkedIn profile to ensuring you Ace your interviews as well as effectively negotiating your job offer in fact the negotiation coaching we provide typically earns our members between an extra5 and $20,000 on top of their initial job offer which easily pays for the program that costs around the same price as a LinkedIn subscription so whenever you're ready the link to the program is in the description below I hope you found this list of things to avoid saying an interviews helpful by avoiding these common pitfalls and focusing on presenting yourself as a confident qualified candidate you'll significantly enhance your chances of success and remember preparation is key so take time to research the company and practice your responses to those common interview questions now I'd love to hear from you in the comments so tell me what challenges you're facing in your job search or in your career that I can help you with I look forward to reading your comments and don't forget to give this video a like to help other job Seekers out there I wish you the very best in your job search and remember I'm here to support you every step of the way

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Published: Sun Mar 03 2024