I even hired a professional writer to help me write one for the Development Officer positions in higher learning; so far that hasn’t landed me any face-to-face interviews in higher learning development offices. The resume is vitally important though because it has a chance at getting a person looked at deeper. I do feel it was worth the money I paid. Some of the ways the professional reworked my resume I have adapted to other sectors. I have had a few face-to-face interviews with my latest version. The interviews went fairly well, but I was not the final one chosen.
I really do know how to do every one of the jobs that I have applied for. I have done everything with success on every single point on their job description. What is it that is preventing me from being the one chosen?
Now I am thinking that it is time to get someone to coach me on my interviewing skills. Why, because something I am saying, or the way I am saying it, or something I am not saying is preventing me from success.
What is it? Am I coming across too preachy, or too cocky? (Having been a preacher/teacher for so many years I find it very easy to slip into the mode of lecturer and I know that this is an issue for me in interviews. I’ve had people honestly tell me they thought I was lecturing them, and wow, that was not what I was intending at all). Am I using good listening skills? How is my body language, am I looking too eager, too nervous, too relaxed, or what? These are things that I know a good interviewing coach could help me with. They could observe me in some mock interviews and then give me very helpful feedback.
Ultimately I want and need a job that can both support my family and be extremely fulfilling to me personally. I want to make a real difference in the world. I know I have strengths that would be an incredible asset to any company hiring me, but I have to get passed the resume and interview faze to the employment faze.
