In own experience, job advert can be a ‘leakage’ for interviewee if she or he cob and do a thorough research from it. How I have exploited this loophole to my advantage climb my professional career.
Firstly, a job advert is outlined averagely into five section: header-for logo and brand name, introduction section-an abstract of it core business or mandates if public entity, key responsibilities section-for prospective employee, key qualifications and experience section, and footer-mostly for direction on how to apply and contacts to use.
In brief, at introduction, the prospective employer mention on virtues of employee they are seeking. And at key responsibilities section, the prospective employer list the duties expected from prospective employee.
For example in one of job advert. The public entity had indicated seeking a result oriented, self-driven individual of high integrity to fill the position of Deputy Commissioner-Policy & International Affairs. And at key responsibilities section, it had listed; overseeing legislative changes and interpretation thereof as on of employee task.
Now, it goes without saying that a prudent job seeker to research and equip himself/herself on law enactment process from drafting of a bill till the President append signature to it for assent. Also,in introduction section there virtue on self-driven, what does that tells you [prospective interviewee]? About a covering letter, with testimonial attached.
Well, one interviewee failed to answer a question in technical term when he was asked whether was a pride for him to contribute to a hospice as per his testimonial; instead of responding that it was due corporate responsibility of his law co. He also skirted around to a point of agreeing to the panelist trap.