Insider Intel On the Realities of Job Interviews

In recent years I have read 3213 blogs on “How to Get the Job!”  They include:  "Five Secrets Interviewers Never Reveal," "Five Secrets Your Resume Reveals," "Five Methods to Instant Hiring" and "Five Reasons Interviewers Hate You."  Perhaps you've seen those blogs.  Few, if any, of these well-meaning pieces match my experiences in the process of hiring.  The "five tips" articles may be true in the halls of business schools, textbooks and HR manuals but that's not how a person is chosen for a job.  I have hired and witnessed the hiring of thousands of people at private and public companies.  I have hired at 100-year-old companies and at start-ups.  I've hired people who earn much more or much less than I did.  Here's what you need to know: