Interview Tips: 5 Ways To Successfully Handle Rude Interviewers
By Loreen Mwangi
It is unfortunate that most people have had to deal with harsh interviewers during an interview. Some interviewers might be harsh by nature or some might be having a bad day.
Others might be unfriendly simply because they dislike you. This can mess with your confidence and make you highly irritable.
Other interviewers pretend to be rude as a strategy to know how you will deal with different characters in the office. Either way, it is important to be prepared if you come across an interviewer who is rude.
5 Skills To Help You Cope With Rude Interviewers
1. Have Self Control
Despite how harsh the interviewer might be, never let that shake you off balance. Always keep your head high and your confidence in check.
If you are asked a question that you find offensive, don’t react in an aggressive or negative way that might contradict your entire personal profile.
Take breadths in between questions as this will help keep you calm. Try as much as you can to stay in a good mood, even if you have to pretend it.
2. Ignore Their Rudeness
Focus on answering the question and less on their rudeness. Don’t answer questions in a careless manner. Maintain your confidence, even when asked an irrelevant question.
Never get into an argument with them. Remember, you are there for an interview, not to win an argument.
3. Have A Sense Of Humor
Maintain a sense of humor. By doing this, you have the advantage of turning the situation to your benefit. You can change a bad question to your advantage and use it to highlight some of your skills that will add value to the company.
4. Be Attentive To Rude Interviewers
Learn to be attentive to pick on statements that you can use as questions later.
5.Don’t Be Easily Offended
Don’t take their comments personally. Learn how to brush things off.
Always remember that interviewers are just like you and me. Despite their personality and nature, treat them like your friends. Focus more on answering the questions than being distracted or intimidated by them.
With these 5 tips you’ll find it easy to cope when you go for an interview.
