How to turn shortcomings into advantages in an interview

But nothing is absolute, and sometimes disadvantages can be turned into your advantages, depending on whether you have the skills to convince the interviewer. In the competition of opponents, it needs your contact to make the interviewer realize your advantages and ignore your shortcomings. Hutton's career case 1: inexperienced Jack is a technician in a Korean-owned electronics company. After going in for a year or two, he is recognized as the omnipotent king by the company's technical department. Although his colleagues admire the appreciation of his superiors, Jack, who is outgoing and lively by nature, can't stand the work of facing a bunch of machines all day and not dealing with people, so he finds another way out. I have asked friends from all walks of life, and I think sales is the most suitable for me. It is not only a challenge and exercise for me, but also a good foundation for my future career development. I went back on the road with passion, but the reality was that a pot of cold water poured down, which made his heart cool. HR in almost every recruitment company turned him down because he had no sales experience. Is this already irreversible? In this case, how can I get the opportunity to sell my career? After repeated setbacks, Jack decided to turn to a career counselor. Hutton career analysis: Jack's case is very typical among young job seekers. Especially in sales, experience is very important. He has no relevant experience, which is his disadvantage. To convince the interviewer, you have to show your brilliance to make up for these shortcomings. In this case, Jack should highlight the following points in the interview: First, he has good communication skills. Communication skills are the capital of salespeople's work. Let the interviewer feel that he is very sensitive to people, good at reading minds, good at grasping other people's problems, and very talented in sales. When explaining this point, he can give some examples to help explain it, so that the interviewer has a more intuitive impression and avoids the suspicion of empty talk and boasting. Secondly, his loyalty is relatively high. The loyalty of salespeople is very important to the company. Because the salesperson uses the company's reputation and cost to develop customer resources, once he leaves the company, it is a great loss for the company to take these customer resources away. Jack can show his professional reputation and loyalty to the company, which will leave a very good impression on recruiters. Thirdly, his ability to withstand pressure is relatively strong. Because of the requirements of sales targets, salespeople are usually under greater work pressure than those in other positions. Explain that you can work under great pressure and intensity, maintain enthusiasm and a good attitude, and HR will give you extra points. Hutton's career case 2: Ms. Wang, 35 years old, has been a secretary for more than ten years and is already a very capable and experienced professional. She hopes to continue to be a secretary and take the route of senior secretary. However, this professional secretarial route is not mature in China, and many enterprises hope to use young people when recruiting. Ms. Wang interviewed some famous enterprises, and her first impression was discounted because she was old. Ms. Wang herself feels that this route will not work. However, with a try attitude, she walked into Hutton's career counseling studio. Hutton's career analysis: Ms. Wang should highlight several highlights: First, she has been in the workplace for more than ten years, with rich work experience and shallow social experience, and is familiar with the rules of workplace behavior, which is an advantage that young people do not have. For a senior secretary, maturity and work experience in the workplace are very important, so she is more qualified for this position than young people. Case 3: Career life, for Jenny, the education is not enough, which is a bit legendary. After graduating from junior college, she went to a friend's manufacturing enterprise to help. At first, because the company was small, she was in charge of administration and personnel. Later, with the efforts of a group of entrepreneurs, the company slowly flourished and became famous in the industry. Later, because I wanted to develop in a big city, I gave up the generous treatment there and went to Shanghai to apply for a job. At first, I found a Japanese company and worked as a human resources assistant in it. Because of her extremely serious and responsible work attitude, the Japanese boss appreciates her very much. I soon became the head of the department. But the hard work of Japanese companies often makes her unbearable. So she jumped ship to a famous machine tool manufacturing company and became the head of human resources. After working for three years, she saw that there was no possibility of promotion, so she actively looked for opportunities outside. However, in the talent market where undergraduate masters are everywhere, the entry barrier for large companies is undergraduate education. Lack of education has become the bottleneck of her continued development. What should I do? Hutton's career analysis: in the case of insufficient academic qualifications, the best way is to make up for experience. You can show your rich work experience and good performance to the interviewer. You can give some examples to illustrate your actual working ability and the evaluation of your former boss and colleagues. These are all factors that the interviewer will consider. At the same time, you should show that you are an enterprising person and are looking for opportunities to study for a degree. It is necessary for people who lack academic qualifications to pursue higher degrees. In the long run, a bachelor's degree is necessary if you want to develop in the direction of middle and senior management. In particular, the more versatile they are, and they are all people with strong academic qualifications and abilities. If the education is withheld, it will not be worth the loss. Enlightenment from Hutton Career Consultant: Ms. Ceng Li, the chief career consultant of Hutton Management Consultant (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. pointed out: In today's workplace, interview is a stage for self-presentation. It is no longer the form that the interviewer asked and the candidate answered in the past. Whoever can seize this opportunity to show his grace will have a greater chance of winning. Generally speaking, the work to be done before the interview includes: first, have a clear understanding of the position, including the scope of responsibilities of the position and the conditions of the applicant, etc. This will make the interviewer feel that you applied for this position that suits you after careful consideration. No, act blindly.