Chapter 21
What about Your Special Situation?
In This Chapter
Overcoming hidden issues on the hiring road
Dealing with sexual orientation bias
Battling substance recovery shutout
The dream job for my next life is to out-audition Alex Trebek as host of a new version of America’s top-rated quiz show, Jeopardy!
My vision is Career Jeopardy! The show would feature smart hiring professionals competing to figure out why qualified candidates don’t survive interviews — and the candidates may or may not know exactly why they zoned out or how they can change future interview outcomes.
The actual reasons candidates are rejected (other than the commonly given reason of losing out to a better prepared candidate) often relate to special situations. These range from a mild to a serious stumbling block in the interviewer’s perception. Sometimes the special issues are discussed, but often they remain unspoken.
Pulling Back the Curtain
Perhaps you’ve been in the same job too long, making you appear to be unmotivated. Maybe you have employment gaps or the opposite — too many previous jobs hanging around your neck.
Conceivably, you may be battling bias against a disability or sexual orientation. Could ...
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