Ace the Phone Interview!

You have successfully managed selling yourself to the point you got the phone call from your potential employer.  Now comes the initial telephone interview.
Do NOT make the mistake of failing to prepare for your telephone interview!  Here are six important things to consider to ACE that phone interview.

1. Study up a bit on the company that you're seeking employment with.  Be familiar with their history.  It will show them that you're as interested in them as they may be in you!
2. Schedule the interview at a time when you will have no distractions. If you appear distracted over the phone, it may send the message that you really don't want the job.
3. If the interview will be to a cell phone, make SURE that you are in an area when the cell signal will be strong.  The LAST thing you want is to be dropping this call!
4. Stand.  And better yet, stand in front of a mirror.  You will conduct yourself more professionally if you can see yourself as you answer questions being asked. If you aren't acting confidently, you will see it and can tweak your behavior as you go.
5. Don't interrupt!  Allow the person conducting the telephone interview to do the talking.  Make sure they are finished talking before you answer their question. Then ask them..."Did I answer your question?"
6. Jot out a hand-written note after the interview is completed.  And also send a follow-up email.  One is fast and one few people ever do...doing both will make you stand out from your competition.

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Job Interview Etiquette? sure...go sloppy = go home.

Blame!  Don't do it.  Therefore...prepare!  Here's what I'm talking about.

Let's say you are scheduled for an interview with ABC Company at 1:00pm.  Let's assume then that this is the hiring manager's first interview scheduled after lunch.  Which means...you're going in for an interview when he/she is fresh.  Fresh off a break.

But whatever you do, DON'T go into the interview without first taking note of your personal presentation...of your personal appearance.  Beware of lunch splooge on your shirt or blouse!

Nope.  You cannot blame this on the burger.  Blame yourself if you don't get the job because you didn't care enough to truly prepare for this interview and paid no attention to the big stain on your shirt.  Hiring managers are looking for REASONS to hire you.  Don't give them such a simple reason not to hire you as you didn't pay attention to detail and were wearing your lunch into your interview.

Be strong!  You can DO this!

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Preparing for Job Interview

It's face time you're really after, because if you can get in front of the person doing the hiring that's HALF the battle!  But first you have to write a resume that will get you an interview to give you that chance.  You have to sell yourself enough to cause the hiring manager to give you a call.  And THEN don't forget that you have to sell yourself on that first phone call too!  And THEN you have to sell yourself in the interview.
Sure, sure your work experience many times will do much of the selling for you.  But in today's job market it helps to have as much of as edge as you can get!
Click on this link to download a FREE 25 page pdf packed FULL of helpful tips on how to prepare for and ace that job interview!

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What Really Matters When Writing a Resume

Details, details, details!  Pay attention to the details!

The very last thing you want is to overlook the spelling of a simple word.  Hiring managers will be quick to toss your resume when it comes to these details because they know that if you don't take your own resume seriously, why should they?

According to Jimmy Sweeney's Top Ten Secrets of an Amazing Resume, "You can be assured a well-written resume—that goes to the heart of what the hiring manager is seeking in a candidate—will attract attention and result in that special phone call or e-mail that says, “I liked your clear and precise resume. Let’s meet for an interview.”

To learn more about what really matters when writing a resume check out this 25 page pdf that spells it all out for you.  Save yourself the agony of having to discover this information by haphazardly sending off a resume that gets tossed in the trash.

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Put pep in your step!

Let's face something.  First impressions are EVERYTHING!  And if you have been without work for any length of time...fear may have start to set in...followed by a whole list of negative emotions.
But never EVER let your interview reflect this!

Here's a few simple steps to put you in the right state-of-mind before your next interview:

1. On the drive to your interview...listen to music that will put that PEP in your step!  (Why do you think that during any sporting events warm-up period there's peppy music playing?)
2. Dress the part!  Business attire means YOU mean business!
3. From the MOMENT you step into the presence of the person who is conducting your interview, make eye contact with them.  Shake their hand firmly and thank them for their time.  Confidence is a very attractive trait.
4. SMILE!  ...and maintain good posture.  Exude confidence with your body language.  ACT like you WANT the job!

Now get out there and go DO it!  These four things will get you on your way to turning a corner in 2012.

Welcome to your new career!

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