The Candidate Advantage: Job Search Advice

State the obvious in your interview!

You may think that certain things are cliche to say in an interview. But say them anyway! You can substantially upgrade the impression you make by hitting on these common points.

Here are the top three OBVIOUS things to say in an interview...

Pigeon hole-ing yourself with your ambition

Don't be too specific about your career objectives or you may shoot yourself in the foot. Most managers want to hire people that are somewhat open minded to their future and will be slightly weary of those who have a dead set, concrete picture of what their career path should be.

So always go with a "less is more" approach to how you communicate your professional goals since you don't know what type of answer the manager will want to hear. Your basic rule of thumb should be this..."If you don't know if your stated objective will help your candidacy for the job, don't say it!"