Interview Mind Games That Can Make You Sweat

Specific Questions Related To Your Previous Boss To Get You In Honest Mode

This is a psychological trick that is intended to switch the candidate to honest mode. As per Murphy, when recruiters ask specific information about the previous employer, for instance the spelling of the interviewee’s ex-boss at the beginning of the interview, the interviewee will be immediately put in honest mode. This is because he thinks that his former employer may be contacted for cross-verification.

Discomforting Silence That Is Intended To Get You Talking

You are all prepared to answer every question that comes your way and suddenly you encounter a sudden pause or an awkward silence in the middle of a job interview. This is arguably the most dreadful and discomforting experience that you can ever endure in your life.

Recruiters use this trick to amplify the stress associated with the screening process by adding a degree of discomfort. They do so with a view to crack the interviewee from inside and make them reveal uncomfortable facts that were not meant to be disclosed.      

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