👄 Say Less – The Secret To A Great Job Interview

How ‘answer inflation’ bores recruiters and sinks job applicants.

The job market is rough. So when candidates are landing interviews, they’re often cramming every skill, accomplishment, and experience they can muster into the interview process, hoping to edge out the competition. 

Sounds reasonable, right? Wrong. Hiring managers often tune out in such cases, causing the rapid-fire qualifications to backfire. It’s what Marc Cendella, CEO of career platform Ladders, calls “answer inflation.”

“Tell me about yourself.” It’s the question that most interviews kick off with. And while it may seem straightforward enough, there’s actually an art to delivering a strong elevator pitch.

Answer inflation is when experienced professionals respond to interview questions with lengthy résumé recitations and meandering stories that bury their actual value, he explains. 

Read the complete Fast Company artice BY Eve Upton-Clark: https://www.fastcompany.com/91424353/how-answer-inflation-bores-recruiters-sinks-jobs-applicants