5 Ways to Master Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing - Part 1

What is this Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing? We'll Take 90% Less Ability for 10% More Attitude Every Day of the Week.

When the market is tighter than normal (it's mostly supply-driven and not demand-based), organizations are even more particular about hiring the very best they can find.

Sure, hiring companies want great backgrounds, with great accomplishments. But if you're interviewing in the next six months, what ability do you have to change your accomplishments?

In comes Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing to the rescue: We'll Take 90% Less Ability for 10% More Attitude Every Day of the Week.

Sure, there is plenty you can't change but what you CAN change is your preparation, and your attitude of energy and enthusiasm in the interview.

And to be clear, even for us, 90% less ability for 10% more attitude is a stretch. "90% less ability" IS hyperbolic. It's not technically true.

The reason the 3rd Law is so hyperbolic is to get people's attention. Interviewing as it's widely practiced is such a horrible system - to say nothing of how horrible it is relative to its importance - that we need every tool in our arsenal to be successful. Energy and enthusiasm expressed in the right way are big competitive advantages.

We have five ways to express your energy, and on each of the five we recommend specific practice steps, for good reason.