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advice to you; lie
Everybody lies in job interviews, and the ones who say they don't lie are lying to us. Both candidates and interviewers lie. It's all a great lie, and indirectly, the main objective is to find the greatest liar, even if no one will admit that, because that's what the interviews actually test for.
No wonder companies are like they are, with deceiving behavior at all levels, and a lot of times, incredibly incompetent, despite their position in the market. And also, no wonder some people, like me, never manage to get a corporate job, no matter how much they try.
When I was looking for a job last year, I made a point to be honest. I was definitely trying to present an appealing version of myself, but I didn't want to land a job to learn a few weeks in that they had toxic management cultures, insane work expectations or other giant red flags. Maybe if I examined everything I said something was untrue, but I certainly tried to be honest.
I interviewed over 30 places, some of them almost certainly rejected me because I was honest about being a poor fit for a toxic environment. But that's fantastic, I wanted them to reject me if they were like that. I'm super happy with where I landed.
Lots of people lie, and there's certainly an expectation to lie and commodify yourself. Some people even believe the lies they tell themselves. But I think being more honest about your basic expectations and minimum requirements is a better strategy. Be yourself, and not the commodity they want you to be, but also make sure they understand why your unique skills are helpful to them. It's a fine line, but I think threading it works well, and if everybody tried to, we'd have a bit better world.
Yup. Kind of like a relationship, where we need to be honest about how we present ourselves to our significant others, and in general the kinds of people we seek affection from should be considered:
Substitute “person” with job/work/career.
Working in a low trust environment is not good for one's health, but so is not eating.