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My name is Chris D’Alessandro. I’m a Scorpio. I like long walks on the beach.
And I absolutely suck at job interviews.
I’m not being modest.
(actual video footage of me in a job interview)
Before landing my current role, I performed about as well in job interviews as a middle-schooler would trying to operate a race car.
Maybe I’d seen it done well in the movies. But for the most part, I found myself frantically trying not to crash by pushing whatever buttons I could. Desperately winging it as I held on for dear life. I never trained for it, and I didn’t feel “in the know” when it came to how to properly operate what was in front of me.
Which is to say nothing of the frustration I felt when I saw others passing me, having seemingly mastered their metaphorical machines—engines screaming full tilt as they soared into their careers.
Most of the time, I didn’t even really want the job.
I had only applied out of a social obligation to stop working retail by the time I turned 22.
Most job interviews felt like being interrogated by the police, except my crime was not being a responsible adult member of society.
In every situation, even (and sometimes especially) if I did want the job, I always felt completely and utterly unqualified and under-equipped for the position I was applying for.
I’d come in, half-embarrassed by my ramshackle resume of odd jobs and answer questions I never knew the answers to with a Trumpian word-salad-fury of strung together nonsense. And then I’d go home and hope beyond hope that a hiring manager would find it in their heart to pay me a full-time salary.
School didn’t help.
The most frustrating thing?
I had five years of post-secondary education under my belt, and I still had no clue how to get and perform well in a job interview.
The good news?
I did eventually land a full-time job at a place I love. But truth be told, I didn’t do well in that job interview, either. You can read about it here.
After getting hired, part of me wanted to “pay-it-forward” by helping others get full-time positions they loved. The other part of me had a chip-on-my-shoulder and wanted to know why it had taken me so damn long to get a “real” job.
For whatever reason, after a few months of settling into my new role, I set out to understand why young people are having such a hard time getting hired.
I found a lot of different reasons, but among them, students and new grads aren’t great in job interviews.
We dug in and did some research.
We surveyed thousands of students nationwide and found that 54% of students are flat out afraid of job interviews, and 53% were worried about being rejected. 49% felt they were unqualified for jobs in their field.
So basically, half of all students feel the way I felt.
It means I’m not alone. And neither are you. Not by a long shot.
So I decided to put a book together…
I put together an E-Book to help a silent majority of students who feel like they’re unable to make the leap from school to gainful employment in the real world.
This book is not me, as an expert, preaching from the pulpit about job interviews.
It is a distillation of insights from a variety of experts in the field.
This book contains the absolute best tips and tricks, from the absolute best people I know.
Along the way you’ll hear from experts and other young professionals who were, at one point, where you are now, and who have some valuable experience to share.
Who book is this book for?
Tired of blasting out dozens of resumes into the void?
Only getting the occasional job interview, at a place you don’t quite want to work for?
Bombing every interview you find yourself in?
I’m talking to you. You’re who this book is for.
Okay. Ready to get learned?
Empowering yourself to kick ass in your next job interview is just a click away.
Yes, even if you suck at them.
How to Land a Job Interview, The Book
Still struggling to a land a job interview?
Our free E-Book will teach you about personal branding, networking and how recruiters decide who to interview.
Did we mention it’s free?
P.S.
Did you find the book helpful? Did it help you get a job?
Or do you still have burning questions for us to address?
What would make this book a better, more helpful reading experience?
You can let me know. Seriously.
Email me here: chrisd@studentlifenetwork.com
