A job interview is a unique event that combines both captain obvious and utter mystery. While every job seeker knows they have to show their best, it’s still largely unclear what each position really needs and what the company is looking for. No wonder so many job interviews feel like a lottery, unless you really screw up. In that case, the game is over.
But @Rulewithruna, consultant and TikToker who often shares useful job tips on her account, explained how our understanding about what job interviews are for couldn't be further from the truth. “Did you really think that the companies try to hire the best, most qualified candidates?” Runa asks in one of her videos. Duh! Of course we do!
“Well, they don’t,” Runa states, debunking everything we thought we knew about job interviews and sending a wave of disbelief on the internet before adding: “and I can let you know why.”
Scroll down for her eye-opening explanation of what recruiters are really looking for in candidates, and it may well change your tactics for the next interview.
Image credits: rulewithruna
Image credits: rulewithruna
This illuminating video Runa recently shared on her TikTok
In part 2 of the video series, Runa explained who looks for and hires the best candidates
Image credits: rulewithruna
Image credits: rulewithruna
Here is the full video of part 2
And this is what people had to comment about Runa's point
