Lots of Job Interviews, No Job Offers. What Do I Do Now?

The Work in Sports Podcast - Insider Advice for Sports Careers

Hey everybody, I’m Brian Clapp, VP of Content and Engaged Learning at WorkInSports.com and this is the Work In Sports podcast.

We’ve got a good question coming in this week and I want to jump right on it, it speaks to the urgency of this moment, and it comes from Michelle in Boston.

“Hi Brian, huge fan of your podcast you have given me guidance and confidence as I traverse this super strange time in the sports industry. My question for you is simple, but I also hope profound enough to pique your interest. I have been getting a lot of job interviews, I had three last month for example, but I am not getting the job. I’m panicking a bit because every time I go on LinkedIn, I see another person landing their dream job and celebrating. It seems like everyone else is landing their dream opportunity and I’m still on the bench. What am I doing wrong and how do I step up my game?”

Michelle, wonderful question and we’re going to dive in deep.

Topics we'll dive into:

• Why the interview process is the most important step.
• What do the interviewers know about you right now?
• What do they need to know about you?
• What is the experience like for your interviewer? Put yourself in their shoes.
• Executive summary – do you have stand out skills, traits, message?
• Pick two to three things you want to make sure you hammer home – leadership and technical skills – passion and organization – project management and attention to detail.
• How do you know which 2-3 to focus on? Study the job description, the company, the news surrounding the company. Do your research.
• Stay flexible – if the interviewing is leaning you in other directions be able to adjust. You keep talking about your leadership skills and they are throwing a vibe, that’s nice but we need someone strong in execution. PIVOT!
• Tell stories surrounding these traits
• Walk through your thought process, why you did the things you did, how you learned and progressed. Don’t just walk me through the X’s and O’s -- share your process, let me learn more about you! Get into your how and why!
• You want to be memorable.

Listen in to the full episode to learn more about how to nail the interview process.