While I have had great female bosses who hired me before, many female interviewers act distrustful towards female candidates, and ask them way too many specific questions to make you prove that you're not lying. I wish I could drink a beer before these events to ensure I'm able to remain confident and friendly despite their condescending stares.
I obviously have never been in this dynamic, I do have a much easier dynamic in job interviews when its men vs women though but that has a specific reason. Women in the interview are typically just recruiters who have no idea about the field, dismiss my strengths outright and hire on personality instead. When its a guy he is typically my boss, immediately picks up I am good at what I do and my hire rate with men is 100% despite having done more interviews with men purely because the men understood my work.
But my way of doing job interviews is universal, I am not going to accept a questionaire. I hijack those completely because I am not interested in those. I aim for a conversation and use the same dynamic as for a first date. I have my wants and needs, they have their wants and needs. So we have a mutual conversation about what we both want with the goal of leaving that door being on the same page rather than being hired.
That is also something I advice others to do when you have reasonably good chances of getting hired elsewhere. It oozes confidence and sets you apart. If you then don't get the job because you don't align it saves a lot of hassle down the road of working for a shitty company.
So never again will I do the whole, why our company, what are your strengths and weaknesses nonsense. I wouldn't accept it on a date I am not going to allow it in a job interview either. Its all about figuring each other out in a natural way, exploring if you align. And in my case it has always been apprechiated by people that are the right employers for me.
I don't have anything specific about female interviews.
If this is a panel interview, try to figure out how everyone ranks. That might not be easy to do though. What tends to happen at panel interviews is that multiple people ask questions at the same time. You need to figure out how to handle it. You don't want to slight the person who happens to be the big boss. Most people at a panel interview won't ask questions. They are just there to listen. The big boss might be one of those people. Concentrate on the person asking the question.
If it's not a panel, but they take you from one person to the next, just treat it like one-on-one interviews. This can be a lengthy process and your mind can get tired and drift. So concentrate and be alert throughout.
Just remember that they want to know WHO you are as much or more than your qualifications for the job. They want to know who this person is that they might spend more time around than their own families.
And yes, they might try to find out if you are lying. That's common. An extremely high percent of people lie or greatly exaggerate on their resumes. Keep in mind that they lie also. So be careful with what they tell you. Especially be careful with any verbal promises they make about the future.
"I wish I could drink a beer"
Lol, I actually had an interview with a guy who was sitting at his desk drinking a beer at the time and offered me one. That was a special case though. It's certainly not normal.
Women are always tougher than men for interviews or as bosses at least for me. With men I feel like there is a conversation about what the job is and what I can do and what potential or opportunities they see, with women I feel like they are trying to trip me up. Sometimes it might be in my head but sometimes I am pretty sure it is real. I don't mean to make you more nervous just being truthful. I would say for female interviewers I would just make sure I was really prepared, know about the company, know about the job, and practice some interview type answers.
I donāt know what jobs or questions you are being asked. But from my experiences the female interviewers never asked me questions that made me uncomfortable. It was mostly to describe my personality and to know if Iām good candidate for the job. Along with the pay and clock hours.
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So much about ''equality'' :D...
it should not matter, actually - but SOME people simply are unable to handle their ''rights'' ?
My tip: if you face more than ONE interviewer: walk away (unless you brought friends or parents). This company is not only wasting own human resources, but also is insensitive about YOUR (or anyone's?) emotional interview-situation.
I only have my own perspective to go on which doesnāt include experience as a female, so I donāt have any advice there. What a do recall from interviewing a particularly bad female candidate however was that she was dressed like she took some time out from her street walking job to come interview for more respectable work, and Kept crossing her and Iām crossing her legs and Iām not 100% certain she had anything on underneath and she kept leaning forward to presumably offer a view down her shirt. Thatās inappropriate and disgusting whether she had the body for it or not (average at best) and made it so the shortest interview I have ever done for a contract security company where I was a branch operations manager was already decidedin a few seconds and everything else was a formality. Most of the job assignments I had to offer were low rent inner-city residential or manufacturing concerns, and she was going to get hurt or worse acting like that when she was nervous.
Bake them a cake and give it to them as soon as you walk in.
Tell them that, if they hire you, you'll get them a date with your best friend, Brad Pitt.
If they turn out to be lezzies, flash your tits at them and tell them there's more where that came from if you get the job.
Women go by their feelings more than logic so you need to make her feel comfortable with you. That means being relaxed even getting to know her and asking her generic questions so she can relate to you.
Don't be nervous. Stay calm. Show confidence in yourself. Don't sell yourself short. Don't be afraid to "brag" about your accomplishments with past employers. Show comparisons of what you accomplished to the tasks you'd be required to do at their company.
Make sure you know a bit about the company (who the CEO is, latest news they published, what they actually do and how they make money, what your position would actually do,), also have answers for the inevitable HR questions (describe a time you had conflict with a coworker and how did you resolve it, where do you want to be in five years, name your strengths and weaknesses, etc.).
Many companies are going to strict HR interviews to reduce liability.
Being honest and staying confident, not letting yourself getting irritated by their questioning is all I can tell you...
Plus write down in key words, what your abilities are and etc, maybe that might help too
I think being yourself is the best case scenario. Speak truly on yourself and your experiences but also bring interest in their company to the table, (research ) and prove that you have researched with unique ways of showing you have researched.
That sounds like the lion's den. I've never been interviewed by a female. Heck, even my viva had men. Men are cool, as long as you appear cute and well read.
I landed a job on the spot by a female interviewer. She asked me "So... what makes you want to work for this company?". My response was "To put food on the table"
If that person interviewing you is going to be your boss, why would you want to work with a person who has that kind of attitude?
Just have paper work of jobs you has an how long you have had them an why you quit
You need to make them feel that you're one of them and have a similar energy to them.
I have faith in you, you will do great...
Study what there looking for and repeat it back
none... haven't been there
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