When you’re looking for work, what’s your end goal? To get hired, right? Many job seekers make the critical mistake of only considering their goal when they go in for an interview. In fact, they generally make this mistake long before they even make it to an interview – and that’s why they often don’t get the job they want.
The funny thing about looking for work is that a job seeker’s goal is in total misalignment with employers’ goals. Employers don’t exist to give you a job. When they’re hiring for a position, they’re not thinking, “Oh, I just hope a warm body shows up, so I can give them some work!” They’re hiring because they have a need to address. They have too much work to handle with their current resources. In essence, they’re looking for the best way to solve their resource problem.
The funny thing about looking for work is that a job seeker’s goal is in total misalignment with employers’ goals. Employers don’t exist to give you a job. When they’re hiring for a position, they’re not thinking, “Oh, I just hope a warm body shows up, so I can give them some work!” They’re hiring because they have a need to address. They have too much work to handle with their current resources. In essence, they’re looking for the best way to solve their resource problem.
