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 ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐†๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ

Youโ€™ve applied, youโ€™ve interviewedโ€ฆ and then nothing. No second stage. No offer. Just frustration.

Often, itโ€™s not that you couldnโ€™t do the job - itโ€™s how you presented yourself in that first conversation. Hereโ€™s the feedback Iโ€™ve heard most often from hiring managers:

1. ๐•๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
- One of the most frequent comments is: โ€œThey talked a lot, but I still donโ€™t know what they actually did.โ€
- Be specific. Share a project, what you personally delivered, and the outcome. Structure makes your experience more memorable. Use the ๐’๐“๐€๐‘ method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to structure your answers.
โœ… Be specific: โ€œI delivered X project that achieved Y resultโ€ lands much better than โ€œI was involved in lots of projects.โ€

2. ๐‹๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง
- Hiring managers spot this instantly. Research the company, the role, and the people youโ€™re meeting. A bit of research shows effort - and effort stands out.

3. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž
- Waffling or going off track is a killer. Keep your answers clear and to the point. Think about setting the context, explaining your actions, and ending with the result. 
 
4. ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ
โ€œI was involved inโ€ฆโ€ can undersell your contribution. Own your work! โ€œI deliveredโ€ or โ€œI achievedโ€ shows confidence, not arrogance.

First stage interviews arenโ€™t about perfection. Theyโ€™re about showing who you are, what youโ€™ve achieved, and how you can add value.