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The interviewer probably needs to know if you're introverted or extraverted with this kind of question You're best off answering " It depends on the circumstances." Let them explain more and put your answer in context with the position. Are you being interviewed for a sales position or executive secretary…. it matters.
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
In grade school we learned the 3 Rs of Reading, wRriting and aRithmetic. Those were our most important lessons [ok so I’m dating myself here]. For job-hunters it is Research, Relevancy, and Resiliency that will deliver an A+ interview.
Relevancy
Your offer [skills] have to fit their needs. It has to solve the employer’s issues, not yours. It’s not about you. At the core employers only want to know three things about you:
♦ Can you make me money?
♦ Can you save me money? and/or
♦ Can you increase our efficiencies?
As global competitiveness increases, employers will be looking for all three. In the book we will show you how to express your relevancy – Value – to an employer.
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
If I spoke with your previous boss, what would he or she say are your greatest strengths and weaknesses? First of all.. you better have expected this question. If you didn't shame on you. If you did I hope you asked your previous boss this question — after you left the job so they'll tell the truth — that way there will not be any mistakes or inconsistencies. So you forgot or your ex boss was the moron brother of the owner. Now what? Be consistent with what you think they would say as a reference. Always turn a negative into a positive. Cite an example of a minor weakness and how you have overcome it or are currently working on it. This is no time to be honest about your compulsive pencil stealing habit.
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
In grade school we learned the 3 Rs of Reading, wRriting and aRithmetic. Those were our most important lessons [ok so I’m dating myself here]. For job-hunters it is Research, Relevancy, and Resiliency that will deliver an A+ interview.
Research
As a job-hunter you need to research and determine:
♦ which are your marketable skills;
♦ which industries/companies you should target that use those skills;
♦ what are the specific needs of each company in your target market;
♦ who’s in a position to hire you in those companies; and
♦ what’s the best way to approach them?
The way you approach people will be determined by your research. We’ll talk a great deal more about research specifically in the book.
For now understand that your research will help you determine what your going to sell to whom – with YOU as the product. It may sound silly or even daughnting if you don't have any formal slaes trainging but really it's very straight forward. I can do this and so can you!
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.
Like any good sales person, before you start job hunting you need to know what a qualified prospect for YOU looks like. Here's how to do that:
1st, Choose the selling cycle that suits you best. [what type of firm gets you excited?]
2nd, Ascertain where you can best leverage your rolodex. [ which comapnies will pay the most to have you?]
3rd, Match your style to the market. [are you a Hunter, Farmer or Commando?]
Line up all three elements successfully in one job and you’ll triple your income. Try using the One Minute Resume as your calling card.
Compliments of David E Perry and Kevin Donlin. For more creative job search tactics, go to the Guerrilla Marketing for job hunters blog and download the free audio CD.