This magazine keeps you up-to-date with the best in public speaking, communication, confidence and emotional intelligence. In this edition you'll find practical, easy-to-follow tips to help you have good job interviews. You are welcome to forward this newsletter to your colleagues, family and friends.
Written and published by Rachel Green.
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In this edition:
- The background to job interviews, plus news.
- Top tips for good job interviews.
- More tips on interviewing skills and relaxation to help you handle the pressure.
- Special offer: F.R.E.E. CD set, "Happy not hassled": Buy one get one F.R.E.E.
- Laugh your socks off.
1. Background.
How good are you in job interviews? How well you present your strengths and weaknesses in job interviews can make the difference between getting the job and being unemployed. I coach many people for job interviews and have found that many do not know how to promote themselves in a job interview and instead they undermine their opportunity for success. Therefore, today we are going to look at how to sell yourself in a job interview so you don't miss out.
Read on to the tips section to get your practical tips on effective job interviews.
Our News.
Great news. We have nearly finished our new E-Book: "Overcome the fear of public speaking – forever". It should be available at the beginning of August 2009. We will let you know in the next newsletter.
I am proud to tell you that one of the staff in our office, Kay Fitzgerald, has just won the Western Australian Volunteer of the Year Award and represents W.A. in the national, grand final later in the year. How wonderful is that! She has been our cleaning lady for over 20 years, but that is not why she won it! She gives very generously of her time to helping the elderly and people with dementia.
Welcome new readers.
Welcome to you if you are one of our 66 new readers from around the world, this fortnight. We have new readers in Australia, New Zealand, U.K., Philippines, India, Indonesia and the USA.
Competition winner.
The winner this fortnight, of a free E-book from our range, is bennos16, from Australia. If this is you, please contact us to claim your E-book prize by Sunday 26th July 2009:
2. The TOP TIPS: How to have good job interviews.
Tip 1: Do not be sucked in by "chatting".
Some employers will invite you to an interview and sit with you in a very relaxed manner. They seem to be chatting to you in a very social way. Do not be fooled by this. Do not be lulled into only talking about yourself in a social context. Your role is not just to show them what a nice person you are, it is to show them how good you will be in their job. Even if it's a "chat" your job is to sell yourself. Do not be sucked in by "chatting."
Tip 2. Explain your strengths at every opportunity.
Whatever the questions you are asked and however casual the situation may appear, you need to make sure that you are explaining your strengths. You also need to make sure that you are explaining your value to this potential employer. This means that you need to know what your strengths are. Most people I coach are simply not able to tell me their strengths or when they do tell me their strengths they are very general and do not explain their true worth.
For example, you might think that your strength is your interpersonal skills. However, this is too general; I also think my interpersonal skills are good! What you need to do is to say in what way your interpersonal skills are good and how you can use them to benefit this specific job. Thus, if you are going for a job in the health-care sector, you might say that you have good interpersonal skills and can quickly build relationships with patients by demonstrating an understanding of their personal stories, and this helps build trust so that you are able to get key information from them easily.
Tip 3. Beforehand, practise saying your strengths out-loud.
You are asked questions at job interviews. You have to answer these questions orally. It is thus of little value to you to have prepared written answers. What you need to be able to do is to easily and comfortably explain your strengths aloud. Therefore, walk around at home or at work practising saying your answers out-loud.
Tip 4. The interview is about them not about you.
The interview is about them not about you – strange though it seems they want to know what you can do for them. What this means is that you need to be able to explain how they will benefit by employing you. You need to be able to convince them that you will be of value to their company or organisation. You need to be able to explain that the skills and experience you have will transfer across to their specific situation. Do not become self-focused and think the job interview is all about you. Put your attention onto the prospective employer and help them to pick you by clearly articulating your strengths and how these will benefit them.
Tip 5. Differentiate yourself from the other applicants.
One of the hardest aspects of job interviews from the employer's perspective is knowing who is the best person for the job. It is your responsibility, therefore, to differentiate yourself from the opposition. When you are asked questions at a job interview, make sure that you differentiate yourself from the other applicants. Explain the value of your differences, (in sales this is called your Unique Selling Proposition), e.g. it is unlikely the other applicants have teaching experience but you have – sell this benefit. No other applicant has won a book-award for his or her writing skills but you have. Sell this benefit. No other applicant will have been invited to co-author a book; you have. Whatever you have done, tell them. Even if you have something very tiny that you have done that no other applicant is likely to have done, mention it. It does not have to be a big deal. It just has to help you add value to those potentially employing you.
Good job interviews are those in which you make it easy for the interview panel or interviewer to pick you. If you find it difficult to explain your strengths at the appropriate level for the job, interview coaching may help you. I have a limited number of 1-1 coaching sessions available each month, either in person in Western Australia, or via phone or Skype anywhere in the world. I have a proven track record of helping people win the jobs that they want. For more details please go to the coaching page or email me:
3. More tips on effective job interviews and how to relax for them.
Each month new tips are placed on our page of Personal Development Tips and Articles.
There are several sets on job interviews and using meditation to relax for you to read. Click on the links to read three of them:
- Ten tips on being interviewed.
- Ten tips on finding a job when you are over 40.
- How to meditate to reduce tension: ten tips.
4. More ways to be able to relax for a job interview.
"Happy not hassled"
If you get tense during job interviews, meditation can help you relax. How much better would you feel if your mind was relaxed before a job interview? Imagine anxiety reducing, the rush of life easing and your sense of confidence rising. This is what can be achieved by doing the gentle meditations and applying the ideas you'll hear on these 2 CDs.
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Bonus: If you buy these CDs on the website no later than Sunday, 26th July 2009, then you will receive a second copy of the CDs for F.R.E.E. worth $45. More of our clients buy these CDS than any others – so this is a unique opportunity to give a set to a friend.
To be eligible for the extra copy you must order through our On-line Book and CD store and click newsletter when it asks you where you heard about the CDs. Don't miss out - hurry as this offer closes, Sunday, 26th July 2009. This offer is ONLY available to CONFIDENCE 4 U Readers.
5. Laugh your socks off.
Thanks to our Confidence 4 U reader Tony Lobo for this fortnight's joke.
An American, Japanese, and Australian.
An American, Japanese and Australian were sitting in the sauna naked. Suddenly, there was a beeping sound. The American pressed his forearm and the beeping stopped.
The others looked at him questioningly. "That's my pager," he said, "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm."
A few minutes later a phone rang. The Japanese lifted his palm to his ear. When he finished he explained, "That's my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand. "
The Australian felt low-tech and inferior. He didn't know what to do to be as impressive as the American & the Japanese. He decided to take a break in the toilet. When he returned, he didn't realise that a piece of toilet paper had got stuck and was hanging from his backside.
The others raised their eyebrows and said, "Wow! What's that?" Instead of being embarrassed, inspiration struck his mind. The Australian explained, "I'm getting a FAX." The other two fainted.
If you have some clean jokes we can use, please send your contributions to
If you find job interviews difficult, coaching can make the difference between a good job interview and a bad one. Be your best and get the job you want. Please contact me, or visit the coaching page on the website: http://www.rachelgreen.com/coaching.html
With kindness,
Rachel.
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