There are many cases lurking during trial work. © pixabay / rawpixel
If you are invited to try out after the interview, you have almost made it. But on the way to their dream job, many make an unnecessary mistake.
For many, the biggest hurdle on the way to a job is the job interview. However, some companies also want to see how the applicants perform in practice - and invite them to try out after getting to know each other for the first time.
Trial work should not be seen as a further examination
During trial work, employers can quickly see how the potential employee behaves in the team, how good his perception is and what expertise he really brings to the table. If you have hit the plaster too hard in the job interview, you will quickly be exposed during the trial work.
But as soon as they arrive at the company, many people make the same mistake over and over again, as career coach Bernd Slaghuis knows. In his experience, many applicants see this day as "another tough test under the strictest observation of the HR managers and the future boss," explains the expert in an interview with BusinessInsider. "Such an applicant may stand in his own way and not make a good impression."
Instead of pretending to appear as professional as possible, applicants should take a relaxed approach: "More important than the permanent fear of nasty blunders and as the perfect spectacle on the trial working day is to show oneself as normal and thus as human as possible as a future employee," says Slaghuis.
Trial work: These tips will help you make your trial day a success
Therefore, the career coach recommends taking the following tips to heart when trying out:
- Don't just observe, but act actively
- Don't pretend
- Behave like a normal employee
- Try to integrate into the team
- Ask questions if you don't understand something
- Bring in your own ideas - but in good doses
Trial work makes sense not only for employers, but also for applicants
And there is one more thing applicants must never forget: Ultimately, trial work is not just about making a good impression on the potential boss. Applicants also need to find out ifthey feel comfortable in this company.
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"In the run-up to a trial working day, applicants should already think about what is particularly important to them in their job and what they would therefore like to pay attention to on this day," Slaghuis concludes - be it the mood in the team, the way the boss deals with his employees or the tasks that could be on the agenda in the future job.
Read Also: Seven mistakes to avoid on your first day at work.
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By Andre Stettner
