Consultant Reveals Why Companies Don’t Hire The Best Candidate For The Job And What Job Interviews Are Really About

A job interview is a unique event that combines both captain obvious and utter mystery. While every job seeker knows they have to show their best, it’s still largely unclear what each position really needs and what the company is looking for. No wonder so many job interviews feel like a lottery, unless you really screw up. In that case, the game is over.

But @Rulewithruna, consultant and TikToker who often shares useful job tips on her account, explained how our understanding about what job interviews are for couldn’t be further from the truth. “Did you really think that the companies try to hire the best, most qualified candidates?” Runa asks in one of her videos. Duh! Of course we do!

“Well, they don’t,” Runa states, debunking everything we thought we knew about job interviews and sending a wave of disbelief on the internet before adding: “and I can let you know why.”

Scroll down for her eye-opening explanation of what recruiters are really looking for in candidates, and it may well change your tactics for the next interview.

The consultant and TikToker Runa claims that companies don’t actually need the best candidates, sending shockwaves online, but rather they look for people who are the least risky

Image credits: rulewithruna

Consultant Reveals Why Companies Don't Hire The Best Candidate For The Job And What Job Interviews Are Really About

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This illuminating video Runa recently shared on her TikTok

@rulewithruna What interviews are really about: Part 1 📌🥂 #careertips #interviewtip #careertiktok #careeradvice #careercoach #jobtips #interviewquestions #careertok #interview #jobtok #interviewtok ♬ original sound – Runa | Career & Smallbiz Tips

In part 2 of the video series, Runa explained who looks for and hires the best candidates

Consultant Reveals Why Companies Don't Hire The Best Candidate For The Job And What Job Interviews Are Really About

Image credits: rulewithruna

Consultant Reveals Why Companies Don't Hire The Best Candidate For The Job And What Job Interviews Are Really About

Image credits: rulewithruna

Here is the full video of part 2

@rulewithruna Continued from @rulewithruna 👈 Part 1 💯📌#careercoach #careertips #careertiktok #careeradvice #jobtips #careertok #jobtok #startupadvice #tips ♬ original sound – Runa | Career & Smallbiz Tips

And this is what people had to comment about Runa’s point

Consultant Reveals Why Companies Don't Hire The Best Candidate For The Job And What Job Interviews Are Really About

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aubergine10003 Premium 2 years ago

As a recruiter, I"m just here to say this is b******t. We ALWAYS hire the person we think is the best person for the job.

11points

May light defeat the darkness 2 years ago (edited)

If a company is more into politics, yes they will not go for the best. They will just look for minions to maintain the status quo. In healthcare it is a big bonus point if one is knowledgeable, hardworking and has good “soft skills”. Health authorities will not take the risk of getting sued with negligence and malpractice.

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AnyOtherName 2 years ago

Thank you! Yes b******t is absolutely the word that sprang to mind. It's a load of copium for people not getting hired who can't bear to look inward and consider how they might be to blame. I'm an HR manager and I can tell you right now that return on investment metrics in recruitment are absolutely used to measure HR performance - I.e. the output of the new recruit is important for the HR department. It's also total absolute wank that those with emotional intelligence cause the most problems, those with emotional intelligence tend to choose jobs they actually like.

1point

Linda Hall Kuehl 2 years ago

As a recruiter you do, as the one who makes the final decision ... politics, looks, connections, attitude, skills & within the category of the best person for the job.

0points

Bailey 2 years ago (edited)

How is this shocking? That is literally what an interview is for. They have viewed your application/CV, and on paper you could do this job, so they want to speak to you to assess if you would be a good fit for the company and are likely to be worth the time and resource that would go into you as a new starter. Of course they are not going to go for the person with the highest qualification if they have never held down a job for more than a month, and they have another applicant who has a lesser qualification, but was in their previous role for 5 years and can rattle off numerous examples of how they benefited that company

7points

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

Yea, because the 20-something "TikTok Star," who has never had a job, NEVER hired, fired, or trained anyone is an expert. PLEASE STOP SPEAKING. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR OPINION.

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aubergine10003 Premium 2 years ago

As a recruiter, I"m just here to say this is b******t. We ALWAYS hire the person we think is the best person for the job.

11points

May light defeat the darkness 2 years ago (edited)

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AnyOtherName 2 years ago

1point

Linda Hall Kuehl 2 years ago

As a recruiter you do, as the one who makes the final decision ... politics, looks, connections, attitude, skills & within the category of the best person for the job.

0points

Bailey 2 years ago (edited)

7points

Bruce Leibee 2 years ago

Yea, because the 20-something "TikTok Star," who has never had a job, NEVER hired, fired, or trained anyone is an expert. PLEASE STOP SPEAKING. NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOUR OPINION.

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