Ho To Solve the "No Job Interview" Problem

by Randall Scasny, Director, FS5 Consulting Business Card

You get job leads and employer callbacks but do not get onsite interviews. Translation: you failed the screening interview.


The problem of failing the telephone screening calls is increasing in frequency as employers have increased their screening prior to bringing someone in for an onsite interview.

Here's the scenario: you get a job lead from an online job board. An employer calls or emails you. You both agree on a time to talk.

The employer asks you a few screening questions. These questions are meant to filter out people who cannot meet or fulfill the basic requirements: travel schedules, work shifts, salary range, etc.

The red flag for being screened out is when YOU answer with hesitation or with No's or Maybe's or with long explanations.

Remember, they are looking at a series of candidates. The screener wants to eliminate as many candidates as she can. The screener wants to get rid of anyone who cannot do what the employer wants. It saves the employer time and money. Believe it or not, the time it takes to find and hire the right person is long and very expensive.

The screening call is about being a Yes-man or Yes-woman.