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Interview Skills

Interview Skills

 

I wanted to share an e-mail I recently received regarding getting out of tricky interview questions on experience for applicants with little or know job experience

 

Hi Chris

 

I was really impressed with your influencing the interview book, there are so many exciting techniques hidden that after I read it for the second time I found more techniques that I missed the first time round. At the book end, you said that the reader can contact you with any questions. My question is; I’m a graduate and I will be applying for positions where the competition is vast and I know applicants with more experience then I will be applying, what language pattern would you recommend using to get around the question “tell me what experience you have in this sector?”

 

Thank you so much I look forward to your reply

 

Michelle

 

 

Hi Michelle

 

Thank you for your e-mail, I agree competition for positions is vast and as an applicant with little or no experience, a question around your experience is daunting.  First the employer will know from your application the extensiveness of your experience and they have still invited you for an interview, which means you have recorded a key skill or value that the organisation deem important.

 

In the book we discussed using sales psychology in the job interview and using embedded commands which I have incorporated into the example answer below. You could also use a reframe “I have experience in this sector, but it’s not just about having experience down on paper, what’s more important is the impact you make and the value you add to team, at X company I A, B and C…”

 

“As someone who is passionate about (job sector) I decided while at university I would gain as much experience as I could, which I found highly beneficial. I recently worked for X company and was part of team working on X project, where I was responsible for X, Y and Z (add facts, figures and real stories here as explained in the book). A lot of people on my course preferred to study and party but for me instead of getting my kicks from partying, I really enjoyed working in a role that I’m passionate about and what was really exciting was being able to put the theory I learnt at university into practice. As you can probably imagine, I have a vast amount of knowledge, experience and passion that I can bring to your organisation, and as I am experienced (or knowledgeable) in X, which as you can imagine would be highly beneficial on the new government contract you have just won, as both projects rely on XXXX (add skill, knowledge or experience)”

 

So what you need to do is pick a key experience and chunk down – talk about the specifics and how it relates to the organisation you are applying for.  This way they will soon forget or may generalise that you have more experience then you have.

 

Don’t fall into the trap of saying “oh, I only have a months experience in X” this negative line won’t get you anywhere, skim over the time period and talk about the value you add to the project/company and then relate it to the position you are applying for.

 

Hope this helps and good luck

 

Chris

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NLP Mind Tricks for Job Interviews

NLP Mind Tricks for Job Interviews

 

With a few well chosen words can you can take people inside themselves making them think about what it is you want them to think about. In a job interview situation, you will already agree by influencing the interviewers thoughts making them think about you being the best person for the job has all kinds of hidden power – and I was just wondering, if you possessed the skills to use hypnotic language patterns in job interviews, how many ways you could use these techniques to your advantage?

 

 

Erickson (a famous hypnotherapist – his work was modeled and adapted by John Grinder and Richard Bandler for NLP) used hypnotic and persuasive language patterns in his work to ensure his clients followed his suggestions. The same language patterns that were used to hypnotize people can be used in the job interview and you are probably already thinking about the hundreds of ways you can use these same techniques to get the results you desire.

 

An NLP Double Binds – offer choice where there is no choice.

When using a double bind you need to first think about your outcome – what you want to achieve. With an outcome in mind, you can offer a choice to a person which makes that individual think they have two options when both choices, in reality lead to the same end result.

Examples:

You can read all the examples or just one or two?

Example One: would you like to read the report in full or just skim through it?  Desired outcome to get the person to read your report

Example Two: In the next few minutes or right now, you can start to think about the project we discussed yesterday. Desired outcome to get the person to start thinking about the project

Interview Example: “I don’t know what you consider to be a success? The profit I increased in my last position or the quality awards I won for the company? You might consider doubling the turnover as a great success or you might agree with me, that increasing repeat business will establish a lasting increase in profits for the years to come. The way I XXX was A,B and C…..and that’s what I consider my greatest success to date”

In the interview example we were able to cover more then one base; increasing profits, doubling turnover, increasing repeat business. This a great trick to use when you don’t yet know what the employer deems important – when discussing the options you can learn to read the employers body language which means you can end your answer talking about the thing the employer is most impressed with.

Many people feel intrigued when reading techniques on influencing people, especially if they have been designed to double or triple your wage through passing more job interviews. As you have been reading this article, taking in the information we provided you can already feel yourself wanting to know more, which means you will want to read how to Influence the interview – using psychology, NLP and hypnotic persuasion techniques.

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How to Win at Job Interviews

Discover the 73 Rules for Influencing the Job Interview – these are the most powerful techniques available to you the job interviewee

 

  • Discover How to use Psychology to turn the interviewer into your puppet – to be controlled and influenced by you
  • Uncover the dark secrets of Sales Psychology, turning your expertise into a desired product
  • Learn how easy it is to Hypnotise the employer with just a few well chosen words
  • Command job offers using NLP techniques designed to gain compliance, to build rapport and at the extreme to manipulate others
  • Mind read the employer – understand what makes them tick, create strong bonds and hear what the unconscious is saying

 

Dear Frustrated Job Hunters….

How does it make you feel, when you know you have the experience and skills to do the job you have just been interviewed for, only to be turned down yet again for a position you can do with your eyes closed? Do you get annoyed or frustrated, when you get that ‘sympathetic’ call saying “you only just missed out…but try again next year”

The Interview Myth 

 

  • Myth one – ‘300 applicants apply for every position’ This was true 10 years ago, these days around 2000 applicants apply for every advertised position 
  • Myth two – ‘The best person gets the job’ in reality the interviewer does miss out, because you don’t know how to sell yourself so the employer is forced to recruit a less talented but better interviewee 
  • Myth three – ‘there are no jobs’ A recent government paper stated that there are more jobs then unemployed people, but employers won’t recruit anyone, they will only employ you if you perform well at the interview 

 

What You Are About to Uncover Will Increase Your Career Success But these Techniques have been taken from the Dark side of Manipulation and Persuasion 

 

 

  • One simple trick to turn yourself into an irresistible product that every employer will want giving you the power to play organisations against each other
  • Amazing methods to eliminate any interviews fears and to turn every interview into your best performance, this way you are always seen at your best, impressing each and every interviewer
  • Create an aura of power, use hypnotic and NLP language to influence, control and manipulate the interview; interviewers will have a desire to recruit you but they won’t know why
  • Turn other interviewees into nervous wrecks by destroying the competition and turning yourself into an object of desire – the employer will only have one choice, to offer you the position 
  • Six sneaky interview tricks to give you the upper-hand over other interviewees while at the same creating a long lasting impression that can only highlight your positive characteristics
This book has been written by a Qualified Careers Advisor, NLP Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, he has put all of his knowledge, skills and over 10 years of experience supporting people like you into employment. He has taken the best from NLP, Psychology and Hypnotic Persuasion and made it relevant to the job interview. You will be armed with 73 rules to influence the interview.

 

Advanced Interview Techniques 

 
The book covers so much that we don’t have the time or space to record it all here. At the interview the successful interviewee who acts confidently, will come across as an expert in their industry or job role. You will possess the skills to read the employers, which gives you the power when knowing which line of answers is going to work best. The successful interviewee can build rapport, creating a strong bond from the initial handshake induction to the final question, throughout interview you will present your answers using the secret structure for interview answers that we have record in this book, ensuring the employer knows how you can add value to their organisation.

YOU WILL LEARN:

  • The Dark Side of Sales Psychology 
  • How to Be an Industry Expert
  • Commanding Confidence
  • Sneaky Interview Tricks
  • Mind Reading 
  • Persuasion through Personality
  • How to Present your Interview Answer and Presentation
  • The Interview Arrival  and First Impressions
  • Rapport – the key to success
  • Winning Job Interview Techniques

Imagine you could Learn the skills to win your next, how would this make you feel? If you had the power to influence your next interview outcome – what job would you apply for, one that is double or triple your current salary?

 
 
The book has been designed so it can be read in one day, which means if you buy this book today, by tomorrow you will already have the power to really influence others. The author has used a mixture of stories, anecdotes, step by step techniques and psychology experiments explained while embedding the 73 rules into your subconscious with minimum effect, to teach you how influence your next job interview.

THESE SAME TECHNIQUES CAN BE USED IN ALL AREAS OF YOUR LIFE

 

  • To stop being conned and influence by sales people, marketing and advertisements – this alone will save you thousands each year
  • Gaining the confidence to ask out people you fancy, to deliver killer presentations or best man speeches 
  • Building stronger relationships with friends and family through a deep understanding of their personality
  • Understand what makes people tick and what motivates them; read body language and eye accessing cues 
  • Boost your ability communicate with anyone by gaining a deep knowledge of how individual people represent their world and how you use words that hit home – maximum influencing skills 

All this Power to Influence, Persuade and Manipulate Your Next Interview….. and anyone in any situation 

 
Before you decide you want to buy this book, this book does come with a warning. The techniques in this book are highly powerful and easy to learn, you will be mastering how to use hypnotic language patterns, you will have the skills mind read and a vast range of techniques to basicly get what is you want. When you buy this book today, you have to control your new power – use it for good not evil, as the techniques you want to uncover have been used throughout history by master influencers from Casanova to Derren Brown, by kings, politicians, pick up artist, courtiers, sales people and business leaders, which means these techniques will get you results.

THE BEST OF – NLP, PSYCHOLOGY and HYPNOTIC PERSUASION TECHNIQUES all in one easy to read book

 

  • Fast Phobia Cure
  • Eye Accessing Cues
  • Hypnosis – taking the interviewer into a light trance 
  • Hypnotic Language Patterns
  • Confidence Building Techniques 
  • Creating Your Success State
  • Understanding What The employer Desires 
  • Sales Psychology
  • Building Rapport 
  • Becoming an Industry Expert
  • Understanding Body language and Handshakes 
  • Creating a Compelling First Impression
  • Structuring your Interview Answers  
  • How to Turn the Interview Around
  • Re-framing Negative Opinions 
  • One to one Interviews, Group Interviews and Presentations
  • Memory Palace Technique to remember high numbers of facts and figures  
  • Creating a Memorable Performance
  • Modelling Success 
  • NLP Anchors
  • Predicting Interview Questions 
  • Changing Your limiting Beliefs
  • Energising the Interviewer 
  • Embedded Commands, Yes Sets and Double Binds (Hypnosis and NLP Milton Model Techniques)
  • Boosting Your Interview Performance… and so much more
You are probably already thinking about all the ways you can use the techniques from this book to increase your job offers, but have you thought about this? If you have the power to influence your next job interview why not go for a job with DOUBLE YOUR CURRENT SALARY? How would it make you feel if you could double or triple your current wage, what would you buy with all this extra cash? The questions is – how many different ways would your life change if you brought this book and increased your wage?

 

What Are Others Saying About This Book? Would you Recommend this Book?

 
“Chris Delaney is a passionate and skilled adviser dedicated to helping people reach their full potential. In this book he provides some excellent tips and advice to help people excel in interviews. It is not enough to know what to do in stressful situations; we also need to know how to behave. This essential step is explored fully by Chris and it’s what makes this book a valuable addition to the process of interview preparation for all”

 

David Hodgson, best-selling author of NLP based books including The Buzz and The Little Book of Inspirational Teaching Activities.

 

“In these days of reduced employment opportunities, this book redresses the balance in favour of the candidate.  With 73 Rules to use, any ambitious job hunter has a veritable armoury of resources to advance their successful career”

 

John Donaldson, Founder of Positive Input and author of Young Survivors Guide to Money

WHAT TO DO NEXT?

 

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Hypnotic Language Patterns in Job Interviews

Are you Intrigued about using Hypnotic Language Patterns in Job Interviews?

 

The aim of the job interview is to get the employer to visualise you in their mind being successful why you are working for them, in this sense we need to take the employer inside themselves, creating a day dream state through the words you use in the job interview. Once they imagine you being a successful employee, they will get a gut feeling about you – “I know this is the guy for us, I don’t why but I just know”

By using hypnotic language patterns and VKA words (which you have learnt about in previous articles or from the influencing the interview book) you can create positives images for the employer to use.

 

  • Common Interview Question: “what are your strengths?”

 

Interview Answer Embedded with NLP Hypnotic Language – 3 examples  

 

  • “As a teacher my focus is on the pupil’s achievement and I know from my research that the school also has a focus on achievement and the pupils distance travelled. I use a mixture of learning styles to increase student achievements and in my last school I increased the achievement outcome by over 10% you can probably imagine me increasing your success rate using the same techniques. To answer your question I would say that my ability to use a mixture of learning styles, that you can see increase the results of your pupils, often by moving each student up a grade is a key strength of mine.”
  • “A key strength of mine is my ability to plan and organise – I’m a details type of person, which is good because this position requires someone like me who loves accuracy, details and facts. You can imagine that I’m the type of employee that’s ensures precision, I am always told by previous employers “that every task I complete is always delivered to a high standard” if you want someone who dot’s the I’s and crosses the t’s and you feel that accuracy is important to you, then I can imagine us working well together, so overall my number one strength is my ability to deliver highly accurate work, in a planned and organised way”
  • “Well, I’m a people’s person, when I meet people they feel a deep rapport building. I’m a great listener, people find it natural to like me, they don’t know why maybe because I am friendly and professional or it could be because I’m naturally good with others, but people just feel relaxed with me, which allows them to open up. You know, you just get a gut feeling about people sometimes, don’t you? Yes I would say my people and rapport building skills are my strengths”

 

 

 

The key for embedded commands and hypnotic interview language to work is for it to go unnoticed, so, how many hypnotic language patterns did you spot?  Unsure, click here to learn more:

 

 
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Applying for a Job? Be Wary of Your Social Media Use

Apply for a job? Be Wary of Your Social Media Use

 

While we might think it’s great fun and a huge joke to post all of the brilliant photos from last Friday night’s antics on our Facebook pages or to Tweet the events of your mate’s party from the other night, those looking for jobs need to be increasingly wary of just what they’re posting.

 

Not because it will prevent them from getting a job, but because many employers make their first interaction with applicants via social networks now. Especially those based in the digital sectors, who spend all their time using the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. It’s not hard to find some people on social networks, especially if they include all the necessary details on their job applications.

 

Employers can search by name, location, where you went to college or University and find you that way to do some extra background research to establish if you are who you say you are, and if you’re a good fit for the position. Let’s be honest, someone aged 19 applying for a job in a quiet office with employees aged 30 and over, to give an example, who loves a night out every week getting blind drunk with their friends on a regular basis might find that they’re passed over for someone who the firm thinks is a better fit professionally.

 

Numerous people have also found themselves in trouble with what they’ve posted online via social media. You only have to look at “joke” Tweets and statuses that have, in some cases, resulted in prison sentences or severe reprimands from the police to see just how easy it is for people to see what you post online, and employers – who admittedly won’t put you in prison – can take dim views on what you post, even if it’s Retweets of jokes made by friends.

 

This isn’t saying that you should become highly professional and abandon your social life and networks while looking for a job, but it may help your career to think about exactly what you’re posting online, who can see it, and what they might think.

 

A lot of job applications are made as a result of what they see on social networks, so they aren’t all bad from a career perspective. The likes of LinkedIn allow employers to post job vacancies and accept applications, while many other companies will post news about their available positions on Twitter or their Facebook page, linking through to full job descriptions on their own website.

 

Many people have actually managed to lose their jobs based on what they’ve put on social networks, showing that it’s not only hard to get one if you compromise your chances, but very easy to lose one by posting the wrong thing. If you were to post something along the lines of “another day in a boring job” and your Facebook friend of a boss were to see that, you could well find yourself called into the boss’ office first thing. Similarly, comments about your job, pay, colleagues, anything work-related, could land you in hot water.

 

Searching for jobs, and getting jobs, is hard enough at the best of times, and while we all might vent our frustrations socially with the aim of getting reassurance or help from our friends and family, sometimes posting your frustrations can only make things worse. Yes, the whole point of social media is to interact with your friends and let them know what you’re doing and how you’re feeling, but with times changing and employers becoming more tech savvy, everything you do online can – and will – be scrutinized.

 

I’ve heard stories from friends and colleagues who have come in and said that they missed out on a job because of a question they got asked in an interview about something they posted on Facebook. Others have said that a Tweet got them called in front of not only the boss, but the directors of the company to explain what they said.

 

So what advice can I give you? Continue to use your social media accounts, at the end of the day, they’re designed to be “social” accounts, but adjust your privacy settings if you’re going to be posting pictures of your drunken escapades and scantily clad holiday photos so that the boss can’t see them. Or, if you’re that worried, don’t include your boss as a friend!

 

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Pacing, Leading and Embedded Commands for Job Interviews

Pacing, Leading and Embedded Commands for Job Interviews

As you read this induction, you are starting to feel excited about how to use pacing, leading and embedded commands in the job interview.  Did you spot the command in that first sentence? If not then this article has already highlighted how easy it is to embed commands into sentences that bypass the conscious mind, which means the unconscious mind picks up these commands without the conscious mind being aware of it.

 

Pacing and Leading

A quick demonstration for pacing and leading; match someone’s breathing pattern (pace) and once in rapport change your breathing pattern (lead) and watch their breathing change as yours does. You can also pace the interviewer’s body language by mirroring how they sit and their hand movements, once in rapport you can lead by changing your body poster and watch as the interviewer follows your lead by matching your new poster.  

Even more powerful match the interviewer’s language patterns (visual, kinaesthetic and auditory) once in rapport you can change your language to make the interview feel, visualise or hear what it is you want them to see, hear or feel.

Embedded Commands

Embedded Commands are highly powerful in interview situations as you can take the interviewer to an internal place and get them to think about wanting to hire you. Below are just a few examples to give you a better understanding of embedded commands. For embedded commands to be effective, they have to be hidden in a conversation.

Step one; set up – use an opening phrase such as:

“when you..”

“if you were to..”

“How does it feel when you…”

“you really shouldn’t…”

“A person can…”

Step two; Give a Command Verb (order) change your tone here or leave a small gap before and after the command–the unconscious mind will pick this up, don’t make it to obvious or the conscious mind will notice and think “what the hell are you doing?”

“become..”

 “experience…”

“think about..”

“remember…”

“have…”

“feel…”

Step three; State, Processes or experience

“Excited”

“a change of mind”

“that I am right”

“to learn more”

Examples:

“Before you HIRE ME, let me explain how I can add value to your organisation”

“IMAGINE I WAS WORKING FOR YOU, in this role I would be able to A, B and C..”

“yes I have a copy of my CV here, you will NOTICE THAT I WORKED FOR X COMPANY, while I was there I was part of the highly successful X project…”

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Interview Training Manchester

Interview Training Course Manchester

If you know that your highly employable, with tons of experience, qualifications and required skills – but for some unknown reason you cant secure job offers from job interviews it is highly likely that you need to improve your job interview skills.

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Interview Questions

Interview Questions

The recent recession and the way employers now use the Internet to advertise jobs has increased the amount of applications each employers receives for every advertised position. So how does this effect you? Well for one you need to stand out in the job interview, you need to predict the interview questions and you need to learn how to influence the job interview.

Today you find 31 Interview Questions to use to prepare your influencing interview answers:

  • Describe a situation you took
    full responsibility for a project
  • What are some of your
    expectations of your future employer?
  • Describe a work-related problems
    and how you solved them.
  • Do you posses any relevant work
    experience?
  • Have you ever dealt with an
    unsatisfied or angry customer?
  • How do you think you will
    compensate for your lack of experience?
  • Why did you choose your career?
  • How have you changed during your
    career?
  • How do you approach challenging
    problems?
  • How do you evaluate yourself?
  • How do you ensure you meet sale
    targets each week
  • If you disagree with your
    supervisor on an important issue of the job, what will you do?
  • What do you know about our
    company?
  • Do you understand the meaning of
    equal opportunities sand diversity?
  • Tell me about a suggestion you
    have made and the outcome from this
  • Tell me about a time that you
    contribute to a team activity
  • What is your main career aim?
  • Over 60 Interview Questions and
    Answers
  • How can social media websites
    promote our business?
  • What was the most useful
    criticism you received? Who was it from?
  • How would you describe the pace
    at which you work?
  • What has disappointed you in a
    job?
  • What do you feel about diversity
    in the workplace? Do you think it is important?
  • Do you consider yourself
    overqualified for this position?
  • Do you know anyone who works for
    us?
  • What one word describes you?
  • Do you possess a criminal record?
  • How do you prioritise your work
    to meet deadlines?
  • What is your typing speed – words
    per minute?
  • How do you handle rejection?
  • How long have you been looking
    for a job?

 

With a list of interview questions, your next stage is to learn how to influence the job interview using psychology, nlp and hypnotic persuasion

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