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Why the Last Interviewee Often Gets a Job Offer
According to the world’s leading experts on the science of networks Albert-Laszlo Barabasi.
Imagine you are invited for a job interview. It’s your desired company and position, and you try your best to get an offer.
You are well-prepared, looking confident and formal enough to make a positive first impression.
Now it is showtime. You open a friendly conversation, try to establish a personal connection, and sell your skills as well as you can. You know an employer is already interested in you. Your job with the interview is not to change their mind.
Once the interview ends, you repeat the conversation in your head over again. You assess your answers and try to predict your chances of getting hired. It’s a stress-releasing and self-calming exercise. You patiently wait for the results and rely on your feelings to make predictions. Suddenly, you get a template answer:
“We thank you for taking part in our evaluation. However, we decided to proceed with another candidate, who we believe is a better fit.
I’ve got lots of similar rejections after my best interviews. I was sad, angry, frustrated, and curious who was that “lucky one” that happened to be a better fit.
