Is Northrop Grumman currently hiring older workers?
We hire about 15,000 people a year, and we will hire about that number again in 2009. Of that 15,000, there will be a couple of thousand who will be what I would call more entry-level college hires. The vast majority of the 15,000 will be mid-career professionals with 5, 10, or 15 years of experience already. What should you be careful not to do in an interview? Emphasize how you can contribute to the company rather than focusing your first attention and questions on what the company is going to do for you. When you are trying to sell yourself and sell your skills, you need to demonstrate how your presence there is going to make the company a better place. Don’t spend all of your time in the interview talking. There are times when individuals come in for an hourlong interview and talk for 58 straight minutes, barely coming up for air. What that tends to suggest to an interviewer is the person doesn’t listen very well and they are not interested enough in the company and the interviewer
