6 reasons why even qualified candidates fail to get a good job

So, you have been giving job interviews one after another and you seem to be the ‘right fit’ for all these vacancies.

The interviewer looks positive, you have the right skills and qualifications yet you are failing to get through to your desired organisation.

Well, it can be one of the most vexing and confusing job hunt scenarios. The upside is that you are talented and that’s the reason you are being approached for job interviews.

Let us take a look at what could be sabotaging your chances of getting hired. Here’s some help!

Well, honesty is not the best policy always, especially during a job interview. You must think before you answer questions like why do you want to leave your current job or why do you want to work with our company. Instead of being completely honest by cribbing about your present job and indicating you will accept any offer to leave your present job, try giving a smart answer. Talk about how you will be a good fit into the new team and how the role would offer you ample learning opportunities. It would make you look motivated, enthusiastic for the job, and not desperate.

You might have aced all the interviewer’s questions, but did you ask a few interesting ones too? There could be a high probability that you got rejected because your questions proved you have not researched well on your behalf. Even worse, not asking any questions might make a candidate look uninterested in the job opportunity.

You might not have realised but the way you walk, talk and carry yourself casts an impression on your interviewer. Did you knock the door before you entered the room? Was your handshake a limp or firm one? Were you dressed up to the mark? Did you smoke right before the interview and was reeking of its smell? Your body language and gestures speak tons about your personality and behaviour, and can obviously make or break your impression.

It is everyone’s prerogative to ask for a decent raise and perks when switching to a new job but having unrealistic expectations might make you look greedy. Before you mention your expected annual package to your interviewer, do your research and get an idea about the salary range of professionals in similar profiles and work experience. Also, be willing to be little flexible and negotiate for the best deal.

You might be fed up with your office politics, low salary or bad management, but you can’t pour your heart out (honesty isn’t the best policy, remember?) in front of the interviewer. If you project your present employer in bad light, it might backfire and indicate you are not a team player or crib too much about work.

Sometimes, you can blame it on destiny and corporate world. There could be a probability that the budget allocated for hiring is shifted to any other department or the hiring managers decide to change the KRA (Key Responsibility Area) of the job vacancy and are now looking for candidates from a different area of speciality. All you can do is to stay cordial and stay in touch with the employer so that you get to know about future job openings. Also, it is really important to stay positive and keep pursuing the other possible job opportunities.