Can you be honest and get hired ? I feel like interviews are just what employers only want to hear, a marketing ploy - do u click with me scenario. What say u ?

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I try to sell myself well while also being honest. If they ask me about something I'm not well-versed in, I might say something like, "I don't have any experience (or I only have minimal experience) with X, but it's one of the reasons I'm really excited about this position because..."

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Always say willing to learn or interested in an spect and do some research or inquire more questions into the task you don’t know in the interview ;)

Just like selling anything, there's a good deal of puffery involved. That's the name of the game, really.

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I quickly sift through Glassdoor/talk to peers before applying for an organization or responding to an interview request.

Creating a faux personality during an interview doesn’t work for me, so I’m selective about the organizations I converse with.

I’ve personally never had a sour experience with my honesty working against me.
I took a sabbatical/break after hitting the 4-year mark and travelled for 7-8 months. I was expecting a flurry of questions and a negative response to the whole thing when I looked for my next job, but everyone I talked to seemed curious and excited to know what I had been up to.

Target organizations that you’d be aligned to.
The only sour experiences I’ve had comprised of organizations cold calling me out of the blue, and asking ludicrous questions before understanding if I’m even interested in their roles.

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Travel is something everyone finds intriguing, especially now :)

It's possible, but yes, you're probably more likely to get hired if you appear to meet all of their expectations and requirements. Finding that perfect job/employee match isn't an easy thing.

There’s no such thing as perfect match - a percentage of maybe 🤔

I try my best to be as genuine as possible with these interviews so that I'm a good culture fit

I would hope people are being honest in their interviews! I mean, I understand candidates often filter themselves a bit in order to make the best possible appearance, but yes a big part of the interview is sensing whether there's a "fit" and that fit is best guaged with authenticity.

I am authentic and fit is personal

You not only can be honest but should. Presenting yourself as something you are not - whether that be as a personality or having certain experience - only opens you up to trouble down the road. Having said that, you want to be your best self in the interview, just not a false self.

Whatever happened to fake it until you make it?
Stat: men apply to roles with only 60% requirements matching their skill sets vs women who strive for that 100%.
So how does one score the job ? You have to sell and market yourself in at least knowing a little of what you don’t just so you get through the intense recruitment processes today.

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