Can\u2019t tell you the number of very educated candidates over the years that in their speaking become fond of metaphors…which is OK . Except they mangle the metaphor…
\nThey say things like “pass mustard\u201d instead of “pass muster”…”took off like haywire\u201d…instead of “wildfire”…”preaching to the congregation “…instead of “preaching to the choir”…In the last week I have had four different candidates tell me they wanted to “hit the ball running,” “give their best foot forward,” or said, “I’m living fat on the hog” and \u201cthe cream will rise to the crop\u201d. I could go on, but you get the message…we have all heard folks do this at times…we are amused and kind of laugh But in the interviewing situation, they can be disastrous…especially if they are repeated…repeatedly…they are distracting and, in most cases, don’t reflect well on the person being interviewed. Soooo, practice interviewing…if you have a tendency to mangle your metaphors or misapply your analogies, have someone help you or get yourself some broadband and google a few…if you are going to lose a deal, don’t let it be over something so simple to correct.. So, keep your \u201cnose to the ground\u201d and your \u201cear to the grindstone\u201d…practice interviewing…watch the pictures you describe…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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