How to Answer Interview Questions when You Lack the Experience

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @andylacivita
    @andylacivita  5 лет назад +12

    Folks, enjoy this very short, powerful video on the perfect 3-part script to crush any job interview questions when you lack the experience! Make sure to SUBSCRIBE because it hurts me when you miss all my new videos and Live Shows (Thursdays)! Of course, it goes without saying (but I'll say it anyway), lemme know whatcha need!

    • @robertridley9279
      @robertridley9279 5 лет назад +1

      That's great advice for people who can actually get interviews to begin with. What if you can't get to the interview stage because of lack of experience but you can still do the job if you had the chance?

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +1

      Robert Ridley check the after show I did at 7 am this morning. That was the entire focus of that livestream. It’s trying to get hired without the job experience. Also, you can focus on my job searching playlist. Your search process is what generates interviews. Not your resume or schooling.

  • @alinag.1699
    @alinag.1699 5 лет назад +28

    So true "The trade is always easier to teach than the traits" - Wish I had watched this video before the interview. Great reminder.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      :) I'll give you a call soon. Make sure your voicemail box isn't full! LOL

    • @alinag.1699
      @alinag.1699 5 лет назад +1

      @@andylacivita - coast is clear. THANK YOU for your wisdom!

  • @gr3ypuq636
    @gr3ypuq636 5 лет назад +37

    I'm a self-help junkie (ive read them all) and ive yet to come across someone who is remotely as generously helpful as you, Andrew. Wishing you a prosperous last half of 2019.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +4

      greypug THIS! THIS! This, my friend, is what I love see when I check my RUclips comments in the morning. Appreciate your attention and sharing this with me. Glad you are enjoying the stuff!

  • @eliotaxelrod6232
    @eliotaxelrod6232 5 лет назад +11

    Gold. this is gold advice. You're always going to be asked about something you haven't done before.

  • @jonatasvieira1754
    @jonatasvieira1754 3 дня назад +1

    Great tip!

  • @tiffanymatthews3495
    @tiffanymatthews3495 Год назад +5

    Oh my goodness! just came across this video since I'm in the interviewing process and I needed to hear this. This was right on time. I will be purchasing your book. Thank you so much!!!

  • @gevindarizkidewi2547
    @gevindarizkidewi2547 5 лет назад +15

    Hi,Andy! I've bee drowning in self doubt this past few days, because I'm worried, if I got an Interview and I don't have a certain technical experience that they want, I'll fail miserably. I do have many job experiences but sometimes companies require specific technical set of skills which terrifies me when I got phone calls for interview. But your video gives me hope. I will tailored this concept on my own circumstances and hopefully it works! Thank you.

  • @seanheng1960
    @seanheng1960 8 месяцев назад +1

    The same question came from the interviewer, I am extremely glad from the bottom of my heart, I watched your video how to answer that question. Whether I will get the job js not important, as I was clueless how to answer that until I saw your video how to frame the answer based on my experience. Thank you again

  • @banupriya5404
    @banupriya5404 5 лет назад +3

    Thanks sir. You r teaching like anything. I am pretty much grateful .

  • @abshirlamar8800
    @abshirlamar8800 5 дней назад +1

    Thanks sir ❤

  • @lubna3419
    @lubna3419 5 лет назад +3

    I soo needed this. Wish I could have you as my boss. I Thank You from the bottom of my heart.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      You are welcome from the bottom of MY heart. :)

    • @lubna3419
      @lubna3419 5 лет назад +1

      @@andylacivita 😇😇😇😇

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      @@lubna3419 For sure!

  • @erwincarrasco9403
    @erwincarrasco9403 2 года назад +1

    That's such a good feedback, but I would like to what to answer when being in a interview related to call centers

  • @RobinH-us4vs
    @RobinH-us4vs 3 месяца назад +3

    Hi Andrew,
    Thank you for this video! I've binged on youtube interview videos today. I'm interviewing for a job that I have no experience in tomorrow afternoon with a panel of two men and two women. Afterward, I am required to take some type of test. They haven't disclosed what will be on the test. I am incredibly nervous. I've been unemployed for over one year due to returning back to school. Please wish me luck. If I don’t get this job, then I know it's Gods way of protecting me from something that was not for me and that he has something better for me.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  3 месяца назад +1

      Good luck and let me know how it goes!

  • @Ghost-jm5kl
    @Ghost-jm5kl Год назад +4

    I have an interview in an hour for this huge company and I'm here looking at it 😩. So nerve wrecking, will give you an update later

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  Год назад +2

      Good luck!

    • @alyssa3815
      @alyssa3815 3 месяца назад +1

      What happened

    • @Ghost-jm5kl
      @Ghost-jm5kl 3 месяца назад

      @@alyssa3815 Unfortunately I didn't get in but I did get an internship recently though. Although they didn't give me the job later because this was a co-op, I did pass an interview.

  • @tuqaibrahim9039
    @tuqaibrahim9039 Год назад +1

    Thank you for sharing this. It's simple and helpful 💙

  • @bryanjames9745
    @bryanjames9745 5 лет назад +4

    Awesome content as usual Andy.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      Thanks Bryan. So glad you liked it!

  • @letshaveacoffee8164
    @letshaveacoffee8164 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you so much! I need this. You explain everything clearly! 😊

  • @dnm5373
    @dnm5373 Год назад +1

    Thank you very much..

  • @jamomeara1894
    @jamomeara1894 5 лет назад +2

    Agh...another video I wish I had watched sooner! Yesterday, I had an interview and one of the interviewers kept mentioning how I only have 5 years experience (five years is probably the minimum for this type of position). I reiterated how I'm confident in my abilities as a mature practitioner and my five years experience is solid. But I still don't think I handled it as well as I could. I didn't get defensive or anything but I didn't know how to handle it. Thanks again for your videos AL!!

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +1

      You’re welcome Jimmy my friend. Hang in the there.

    • @jamomeara1894
      @jamomeara1894 5 лет назад +1

      Found out today I didn’t get the job. They went with a more experienced person. If that is the only deciding factor between two candidates, I suppose that’s what an employer has to do. Although more time in service doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be a better fit or better at their job, it’s a gamble on the employers part. I wish them luck. I have a good job currently, so I’ll keep building my skills where I’m at until the next opportunity comes along.

  • @andylacivita
    @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

    Make sure you're joining me here in a few minutes for #careersandcoffee to discuss this video a bit more! I'm on LIVE at 7 AM CDT: ruclips.net/video/zpOEDKGVcxA/видео.html. Hope you can make it!

  • @kiwonder1708
    @kiwonder1708 5 лет назад +8

    Am going through this. I get interviews but no job. So why they call when I have a experience is a mystery. 🥴

  • @agathaezeani8113
    @agathaezeani8113 5 лет назад +4

    Thanks alot. Am currently unemployed I believe your tips would help a lot

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +1

      You're welcome Agatha!!!!

    • @pablostraub
      @pablostraub 5 лет назад +1

      I can attest that Andy's tips are useful. I'm a happy customer.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +1

      Thanks so much Pablo! Nice to hear!!!

  • @pablostraub
    @pablostraub 5 лет назад +4

    Funny, I had this situation just yesterday in an interview. I did almost the same as Andy suggested, but maybe I took too much time instead of shifting the conversation fast to other topics.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      Pablo Straub I’m sure you did great Pablo!!

  • @whateverwhatever2267
    @whateverwhatever2267 5 лет назад +1

    thank you for the straight answer

  • @hectorgonzalez1007
    @hectorgonzalez1007 5 лет назад +1

    You are golden Mr. Lacivita thank you so much for of this videos omg you a genius may GOD bless u.

  • @nmkone2207
    @nmkone2207 2 года назад +1

    Thank you

  • @nadiafatnassi9620
    @nadiafatnassi9620 4 года назад +1

    Great video thank you so much!!

  • @jeffnorris55
    @jeffnorris55 5 лет назад +2

    Hey Andrew, you should do a RUclips video on How to approach people at a Job Fair. I have one coming up and that would be a great video to watch.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      Already did. Just search job fair on my channel.

  • @LouiseLanguage
    @LouiseLanguage 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this you are brilliant!

  • @farmgirl768
    @farmgirl768 3 года назад +1

    good advice.

  • @amykingsbury8463
    @amykingsbury8463 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you!

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +1

      Amy Kingsbury you are so welcome Amy!!

  • @jbilotta
    @jbilotta 2 года назад +2

    Yes, READ the resume!!!! Biggest pet peeve when questioning experience. My resume is very honest.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  2 года назад +1

      Julie B! My favorite model! 🤗 Good to hear from you!

  • @Thekappa1845
    @Thekappa1845 10 месяцев назад +3

    I have been rejected 90 times by every video game companies out there.? I'm 45 years old well sometimes I don't know why I bother trying again because I will be disappointed in not getting hired. Just keep applying but I know I will never get the job because of no college degree.

  • @RyouxYuka
    @RyouxYuka 5 лет назад +1

    thank you :)

  • @anikawilson831
    @anikawilson831 5 лет назад +3

    Thank you for this tip, this is very helpful! I'm curious, what if you don't know what the software is? It may be hard to say you've work with something similar if you're not certain about the software they've asked.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      Ask what the software does and then go from there!

    • @anikawilson831
      @anikawilson831 5 лет назад +1

      @@andylacivita Cool! Thank you!

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      @@anikawilson831 You're soooo welcome!

  • @Vinay-xb6rl
    @Vinay-xb6rl 4 дня назад +1

    Supersaiyanskai 🙏🙏

  • @kelbearmama
    @kelbearmama 5 лет назад +1

    I applied for 6 positions at Walmart. One being Asset Protection. And of all the positions I got an interview for Asset Protection. At first I was so nervous because I had to research what it was. I had no clue. I had a great interview and it went extra long. I got a call the next day and was told I didn’t get the job because one person had 4 years experience and it was a hard decision because I interviewed so well, and the manager said, they hadn’t had an interview like that in so long. I far exceeded their expectations. So he sent my resume to another Walmart 25 minutes from here and I could interview there and about 99% sure I’d get the job. Or they had a position where I applied for door person that paid quite a bit less. What would I like to do? He recommended the other position because of the pay, but it was up to me. I thanked him with heart felt gratitude and decided to go for the position I half hour from home . I never got a call and I called them and didn’t get a call back. I then called my local store to see about taking the less paying job and work my way up. Since we talked a lot about this during the first interview. I haven’t been able to get ahold of the manager since. It’s been about 2 1/2 weeks since the interview. Would a hiring manager just tell you that to make you feel good or did he mean it? I’m surprised that I still haven’t heard back. I’ve interviewed for a couple other companies, but realize they really were not for me and one I didn’t qualify for. So my main question is with no experience as Asset Protection I got the interview and all other positions I do have experience and got no call. Also the fact that he raved about how well I interview and that I should walk out of most places I interview with having a job very quickly!! He and a female manager were the interviewers . It almost felt like family right away. Why does this happen and do they tell you things just to say it??? I’m confused!!
    Thank you for any help. And I apologize for a repetitive comment. 😊

    • @pablostraub
      @pablostraub 5 лет назад +1

      Hi Kelly. I have been a hiring manager myself and have produced these seemingly irrational results for some of my interviewees. Let me explain. There are many things going on in the hiring process and many people participating and having power over the process. When you hire you may have pressures related to a specific project and then some ability is a must have even if the candidate is otherwise so-so. Ideally you are not so pressured and you can apply Andy's recommendation which is to hire more on character ("traits") than on skills ("trade"). And then of course you may have one opening with dozens of applicants and another opening with very few applicants. And you may have your boss asking you to hire fast one position and delay the hiring of another position because of budget or project dependencies or what not. [And yes, there is the possibility that the hiring manager didn't want to provide candid feedback.] So with all these unknowns trying to second guess the process is not very productive.

    • @kelbearmama
      @kelbearmama 5 лет назад +1

      Pablo Straub Thank you very much for your input and thoughts on what may have happened. I am not dwelling on it, but was curious if they actually offer you another job on the spot that pays less and asks if you’d travel. But then continue to uplift you regarding your interview. And I have normally always been good at interviews and first impressions. But being older now, it made me wonder if they just tell you that to make you feel good.
      Again thank you for sharing your thoughts. 😊

    • @kelbearmama
      @kelbearmama 5 лет назад

      rocky mountain lass What a frustrating situation and huge disappointment to be so far in the process and pretty much know you’ve got the job if not worried about background or drug screen. I always knew when I walked in and met the hiring person that I had it or pretty much had the job. So sounds like you pretty much knew also.. Gosh that just seems so wrong on many levels.
      I really hope you got something you like and wanted even more!! Bless your heart!!! And thank you for sharing your story that’s similar to mine. You just got put through the ringer a lot more! You’re a trooper that’s for sure! 😊

    • @kelbearmama
      @kelbearmama 5 лет назад

      rocky mountain lass and I agree that possibly with some jobs the younger one get it. Geepers I was being interviewed as a 55 year old woman for a job the kept saying is dangerous. Which it can be. Confronting thieves??? But I’ve been around that stuff and doesn’t bother me. I didn’t have any experience tho. So did go with someone with 4 years experience. I kind of think older people need to be themselves but add a little spice to how we carry ourselves and relay our confidence to the interviewer... 😊

  • @rimpompin
    @rimpompin 4 года назад

    i have a qestion i have no experience at all i did some work for my father hes the owner of a samll accounting frim my major is related to managament not accouting

  • @asapidox
    @asapidox 2 месяца назад +1

    An hour before the interview and im in immense pressure!!😢

  • @GamerGrl90
    @GamerGrl90 5 лет назад +1

    "I have no / little job experience because I used to live in a V E R Y rural town in the middle of nowhere and with high turnover over, and a town ordinance against corprate stores, they only hired high school students."

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  5 лет назад +2

      Hang in there. Companies will high people they can train. You just need to keep looking for those oops!!

  • @VishnuRaj-dh1fr
    @VishnuRaj-dh1fr Месяц назад

    sometimes i get stuck while speaking someone how can improve my english

  • @LADYVIKING05
    @LADYVIKING05 5 лет назад

    HEY ANDY, I PLAN TO STOP BY SEVERAL OUTPATIENT CLINICS TO HAND OUT MY RÉSUMÉ. DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS FOR ME? LIKE....HOW SHOULD I PRESENT MY RÉSUMÉ?

  • @mzjelousy
    @mzjelousy 5 лет назад

    The page to enter my card informatiom does not look secure☹️

  • @soup6376
    @soup6376 Год назад +1

    hm

  • @Thekappa1845
    @Thekappa1845 10 месяцев назад

    I have a learning disability ADHD.

  • @DEE-e7r
    @DEE-e7r 12 дней назад +12

    Anyone in 2025?

  • @raikey2176
    @raikey2176 Год назад

    What if you have experiences but it's only months, not years because of your bullshit co-workers?

  • @carcar5643
    @carcar5643 3 года назад +2

    I did this today & still didn’t get the job. (Not based on this advice, but I already was giving similar the answers in the video.) I’m so tired of this rat race. Honestly soul destroying.

    • @andylacivita
      @andylacivita  3 года назад +2

      Car Car, I'm sorry to hear! Keep at it, you can do this!!

    • @BillyButcher90
      @BillyButcher90 2 года назад +2

      Don't ever give up. It's probably a blessing in disguise you didn't get that job.