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CibbuanoWorst Interview Questions – Why have you been unemployed for so long?
September 6th 2006 00:51
Everyone has their own personal reasons for having long stints of unemployment. In the majority of cases a long stint of unemployment will not have any bearing on your suitability for a job. Nevertheless, if your do have a long period of unemployment an interviewer almost always seeks some form of explanation for your lax period. They tend to think it may impact on your ability to perform in a new job. Knowing that an employer wants some sort of confirmation that you are not a lazy, non-committal bum, it is essential that your answer extinguishes these fears.
The number one rule to answering a tough interview question is to be succinct. State your answer and then try to upturn the question to expose some positive values.
The worst response would be to state that no one wanted to hire you. Immediately an employer is going to question what qualities other interviewers unearthed that lead them to reject your application. Even if the interview had been going well, stating that other employees didn’t choose to hire you is going to stick out like a sore thumb when it comes time for an interviewer to review all the job applicants.
An ideal response would be if your diverted your career to seek further education and professional development. This demonstrates a commitment to your career and a personal drive to improve your career skills. If you dropped out of full time employment to pursuit a degree, course or become involved in volunteer work, consider yourself lucky. You’ve got a great soapbox to flog your employment virtues from.
Honesty is important, but if your excuse is a little thin try to provide the most positive response. For instance say you dropped out of full time employment to become a full time parent. Explain the situation briefly and the commitment you have to your family. Then explain that during the time of your unemployment you have stayed up to date with the industry, followed some personal development skills and now that your family requires less of a time commitment, you feel ready to re-enter the workforce and make a positive contribution. Highlight your eagerness to get back into the workforce and the virtues that you can offer a new employer and workplace.
The number one rule to answering a tough interview question is to be succinct. State your answer and then try to upturn the question to expose some positive values.
The worst response would be to state that no one wanted to hire you. Immediately an employer is going to question what qualities other interviewers unearthed that lead them to reject your application. Even if the interview had been going well, stating that other employees didn’t choose to hire you is going to stick out like a sore thumb when it comes time for an interviewer to review all the job applicants.
An ideal response would be if your diverted your career to seek further education and professional development. This demonstrates a commitment to your career and a personal drive to improve your career skills. If you dropped out of full time employment to pursuit a degree, course or become involved in volunteer work, consider yourself lucky. You’ve got a great soapbox to flog your employment virtues from.
Honesty is important, but if your excuse is a little thin try to provide the most positive response. For instance say you dropped out of full time employment to become a full time parent. Explain the situation briefly and the commitment you have to your family. Then explain that during the time of your unemployment you have stayed up to date with the industry, followed some personal development skills and now that your family requires less of a time commitment, you feel ready to re-enter the workforce and make a positive contribution. Highlight your eagerness to get back into the workforce and the virtues that you can offer a new employer and workplace.
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