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Welcome to episode 9 of the Nerd Journey Podcast [@NerdJourney]! We’re John White (@vJourneyman) and Nick Korte (@NetworkNerd_), two VMware Solutions Engineers who are hoping to bring you the IT career advice that we wish we’d been given earlier in our careers. In today’s episode, we discuss a Career Clickbait article on blowing interviews and how to dress for an interview.

Original recording date: 2018-03-20

Topics

03:03 – Career Clickbait or “Thanks for the Clickbait”

• Here’s the #1 way people blow a job interview (Moneyish)
• And the number one way is…arriving late.
  • John was late to his VMware interview.  Listen to the story.
• The moneyish.com article has a list of 10 things but was sourced from a much better article –  Hiring Truths: Over 850 Managers Reveal Their Practices and Opinions (SimplyHired Blog).
• Gems from the article…
  • Look at common things hiring managers don’t do.
  • What do hiring managers expect you to say when looking for another job?
  • What behaviors were viewed positively and negatively?
  • John references a careertools.com article that suggests arriving 8 minutes early.
  • What is the one positively viewed element of a resume that John says is easiest to control?
    • See Nerd Journey episode 4 for resume writing tips.
  • John and Nick debate whether interviewers will actually give candidates feedback if a candidate asks.
  • What one interview choice did hiring managers in their 20s have the biggest problem with?
  • How do you express a bad experience with a former employer or boss in a constructive way to an interviewer asking why you are looking to make a change?
  • Do you have a kitchen sink resume?

29:10 – How to dress for an Interview

• Who should you ask about appropriate dress for the interview?
• Does a male having facial hair affect professionalism?
• John rants about cultural bias.
• Would John wear jeans and a t-shirt to an interview?