Getting Grilled in Your Job Interview: Preparing for the "Question Behind the Question"

 Do job interviews make you feel “dragged over hot coals?”

When preparing for an interview, it’s important to approach every question critically, and read between the lines. In “The Grill,” Higher Ed Career Coach Sean Cook and co-host John Mayo, Jr., Area Coordinator for Traditional Housing at Western New England College, will discuss the “questions behind the questions,” and help job-seekers plan their approach to common questions.

In today’s premiere episode of “the Grill” on the Higher Ed Career Coach show, Sean and John discuss the ever-popular first question: “Tell Me About Yourself.”

As we deconstruct this week’s question, we’ll talk about:

• The Question (What they ask.)
• What the interviewer really means or wants to know.
• Ways that you can answer (that are probably wrong.)
• Ways you might answer (that are better)

We’ll also take call-ins from listeners who want to take a stab at this week’s question. If you are still out there looking for your next step, call (347) 989-0055 around 11:30 a.m. Friday and we’ll listen to your answer,  give you  a critique, and help you refine your approach. Maybe you’ll even get heard by your next employer!

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