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A very unscrupulous interview technique where you say “I really want you to work at my company”

Hello, this is Hijiri.

I'm in the middle of a career change, but

Interviews are becoming more and more sophisticated day by day, so I'm writing this article because I want to verbalize them.

I think the content will be especially appealing to people who have trouble getting past the first interview or who are not good at interviews.

If you practice what is written in this article,

Your chances of passing the interview should go up significantly, so please don't stop at the input, and promise to put it into practice.

By the way, here are my job hunting results for the past two months.

▼May-July 2023

Passed document screening: 25 out of 30 companies

Passed the first interview: 18 out of 25 companies (7 companies waiting for results)

Passed the second interview: 9 out of 18 companies (schedules are being adjusted for the remaining 9 companies)

Passed the final interview: 4 companies

▼January to April 2023

20 companies offer offers

Passed document screening: 36 out of 40 companies

Passed first interview: 30 out of 36 companies

Passed the second interview: 27 out of 30 companies

This is the result.

Passing interviews and documents is just a process to get a job offer, so

As long as you get a job offer from the company you really want to work for, it doesn't matter how many companies you get rejected from or how many companies you get a job offer from.

Since Hijiri is disseminating information related to career changes and work techniques, we have verified it on a practical basis to ensure high reproducibility.

I'm not lazily looking for a job or trying to earn a few bucks to get a mount, so

I hope you understand.

Well, it's about time for me to get to the main topic, so I'd like to move on to the main topic.

1. Preparation and mindset for the interview

Quite a lot of people go into interviews without any strategy and being defenseless.

Job interviews are not so easy that you can fight without making any plans or preparations.

Companies also incur risks and costs when hiring.

There's no point in hiring someone who hasn't prepared for anything like that.

So what should I prepare? Conclusion,

“Advantages of hiring you”

That's all.

In order to convey the “benefits of hiring you” to the company ,

・Corporate philosophy of the desired company

・Business details of the desired company

・Action guidelines and culture of desired company

After thoroughly understanding the

・Value that you can provide to the company (including track record)

・Sympathy and enthusiasm for the philosophy and culture

All you have to do is hit it.

I believe that recruitment activities are, so to speak, "matching." In order to build a relationship without any discrepancies after mutual understanding

The confirmation process is an interview or casual interview.

Companies ask a variety of questions to avoid mismatches as much as possible.

Of course, companies are also trying to find human resources who can bring benefits to the company through recruitment activities.

■Self-analysis

In the end, I think people will say, ``This is it.''

This is an essential task in order to convey the value (including achievements) that you can provide to the company .

Items that you should dig deeper into in your self-analysis are:

・Reasons for choosing current position and its background

・Reasons for choosing your previous job and its background

・Reason for leaving previous job

・Reason for considering changing jobs

・Axis for changing jobs ・My strengths and weaknesses

・Evaluation from those around you

・Difficulties and hardships / How did you overcome them?

・How did you try to achieve results?

・Future career vision ・My skills/What I think are better than others

・Why did I become good at it? ・Indispensable conditions for changing jobs & why

This area is essential. When doing self-analysis, repeating "why" about three times for each item will help you understand your underlying values.

90% of people choose the job they want to do from the beginning, the industry they want to work in, and the value of their name.

After choosing a company , you end up joining the company, and when you go to the interview, things turn out to be different from what you expected.

Self-analysis is the way to prevent this. Please be sure to do it.

You can't pass an interview just by saying "I want to do it."

■Company analysis

After completing your self-analysis,

Next, do a corporate analysis of the company you are applying to.

Corporate analysis is

・Representative's name

・Corporate philosophy/Business content

・Core values ・Points of differentiation/advantages from competitors

・Position in the industry

・Corporate vision ・Products/services

・Voices from employees (open positions)

・Reviews from former employees, welfare benefits, etc.

I'll definitely be looking into this area. Please at least check the website and related materials.

Also, here's the thing: If you know the interviewer's name and information in advance, search for it.

You can get a good idea of what it's like, so it's a lot less stressful. This is useful.

■Frequently asked questions

Although the way of asking is slightly different, what companies want to know is the same.

Prepare answers to questions you may be asked in advance.

▼Examples of frequently asked questions

·self-introduction

・Self PR

・My strengths/weaknesses

・Motivation

・Why did you decide to change jobs? (Reason for changing jobs)

・Job details of previous job

・What was the most difficult thing about the job?

・Current job description ・How to deal with difficulties when faced with them

・What do you think has been your greatest accomplishment in your career so far?

・What measures did you take to improve your results?

・Desired job type and reason

・Career vision 3 years from now/5 years from now

・Where do you take the selection process?

・What is the final decision-making process at the company you have been offered a job at?

Be sure to have an answer ready for this. The key is "consistency ".

It is important to prepare an answer that is consistent with your reasons for changing jobs, your motivation for applying, and the values you have cultivated up until now.

2.Interview points

During interviews, you will often be asked "why?" in depth.

What the interviewer wants to hear is not your results, but your thoughts and actions, and your intentions and background .

■What did you think about taking action and how did you make your plan based on what logic?

→ The interviewer wants to know how you approached the job, and what your deepest thoughts are.

For each expected question in interview preparation, the questions you answered,

You need to think about the content with the expectation that it will be delved into two or three more times.

■Basic viewpoint

Of course the above parts are important, but the following parts are also important.

・Isn't it someone else's fault? (Are you self-reflecting on your own decision making?)

・Isn't it dependent on the environment? (Are there any signs of dependence, such as being able to grow here or having a good welfare program?)

・Are you honest? (Do you respond with but, but, or ``but'' or ``but,'' when challenged)

・Do you have good energy? (Would you be embarrassed to show it in front of customers?)

3. [Do not abuse] Too sloppy interview technique

I want to pass the interview no matter what.

You can check it after entering the mismatch!

I will teach you a special method. Abuse is strictly prohibited.

The method is

becoming a chameleon

is. "What's this?" I understand. That feeling. Do you know the characteristics of chameleons? When I searched on the internet...

Change the color of your body to match the surrounding environment. They turn brown when climbing trees and turn green when hiding behind leaves.

It will appear. This part "changes the color of its body to match the surrounding environment" .

Here it is. Apply this to interviews.

in short,

Acting as the person the company prefers in line with the company's colors

Play someone who will benefit the company and fit into the company's culture.

But the important point here is

Speaking based on the values and original experiences discovered through self-analysis . On top of that, we change our response each time to suit the company.

You can understand the characteristics and atmosphere of the company through corporate analysis, so just having a mental image of it can be quite effective.

▼It is quite difficult to put it into words, so if you are interested, please talk directly! lol

The fear of interviewing is due to lack of preparation and experience.

If I can prepare to the point where I don't have anything else to do,

You will no longer feel bad about interviews. Let's thoroughly prepare together.

It's okay, you can do it too.

Let's be unrivaled in the job market together. See you somewhere else then.