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

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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.

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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

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    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

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    Liucija Adomaite

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    Liucija Adomaite

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    Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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    aubergine10003
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    May light defeat the darkness
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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    Bailey
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Bruce Leibee
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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
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    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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.

    May light defeat the darkness
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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    Bailey
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    2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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

    Bruce Leibee
    Community Member
    2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    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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