Donāt lie at an interview and donāt ever EVERĀ steal someone elseās story.
Because we know, donāt ask me how, but we just know. Maybe itās years of listening to ā A time I deviated from SOPāsā or āA time I had to take over from the Captainā etc etc.
We can just tell, and if I tell you how we know Iāll have to kill you.
So, you may have figured out that I donāt want you to lie, but that doesnāt mean you shouldnāt have a strategy.Ā Over the last 16 years I have found that most pilots, who I thoroughly enjoy working with, tend to be honest, straight forward and fact driven people.Ā Great qualitiesā¦ but there is such a thing as ‘being too honest’.
Hereās an analogy for you: think about a first date. I donāt care if youāve been married 10 years, just pretend you remember.Ā Ok, first date, you are chatting away, getting to know each other. Your date asks a few BIG questions like biggest regret in life? Or perhaps worst fault? Or even worse: āTell me about your ex?ā
Gasp!!!Ā Trust me on this one, if you want dateĀ #2… DONāT TELL THEM.
So just like at dates, at interviews you need a strategy. Ā Of course you must answer the question, it would be rude not too, but just donāt give the worst, biggest, baddest orĀ ugliest answer to anything.
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Think through answers in advanceĀ that areĀ not ‘deal breakers’ from the start.
PeopleĀ will only know what you chose to tell them….. just sayin’.