The Hiring Committee: 12 Secrets of the Interviewing Process Revealed

Updated for 2019! There’s a ton of advice on the internet about how to handle an interview. In today’s market, Hiring Committees are savvy in knowing that since you have access to all that information over the internet, they need to use different techniques to screen people out of their interviewing process. What will set you apart from everyone else? That’s what this book is about. The Hiring Committee will reveal 12 secrets of the hiring process from the inside. The interesting thing about this book is that it takes place during an actual hiring process.Does a Hiring Committee really have secrets? Of course they do. Even if it is a Hiring Committee made up of a single person. This book reveals these secrets and unlocks resources for you to employ during your very next interview.With only 2% of applicants getting interviews, and of those, less than 20% being offered jobs, getting through a Hiring Committee process takes a lot more than a good resume and great communication skills. Today, you need to understand what “secrets” Hiring Committees are trying to keep from you that may cost you the job. There are tons of resources on what to do and what not to do during interviews, what interview questions to ask, and what are the best questions to ask in an interview, and these tips can be hit or miss depending upon your industry or company or interviewer. But every company and organization looking to hire someone shares some common characteristics that have an impact on whether or not you are a successful interviewee. For instance:Why are they really hiring you? Can you salvage an interview that is going terribly wrong?How do you make such an impression on them that they may offer you the job (or a job) right on the spot?If you know how to answer to these questions and understand the secrets behind them, you have just positioned yourself as a valuable candidate for a variety of reasons as I share in this book. I walk you through one of my most memorable Hiring Committee experiences where I already have the perfect candidate in mind, and through this process I share 12 secrets that many Hiring Committees try to keep from candidates. Along with each secret revealed I offer you a strategy that I have seen work time and time again with Hiring Committees who have gone one to hire the candidate, or offer the candidate a related position. I look forward to sharing this journey with you.Have a great day.