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Telephone Scripts for Telephone Applications

You’re searching on the Internet, looking for a job and you find a vacancy that really suits your employment criteria – well done. As you read through the job advert you come to “how to apply” section and it requires you to telephone the employer! How does this make you feel?

To pass the telephone application you need confidence and you need to prepare, this article will help you prepare for the telephone interview by giving you a script to follow; it is not just about having a general script to follow, it’s about how you can personalise the script to suit your background and the job position you are applying for.

 

The Fear of Telephones

 

When you read the line “to apply, telephone…” You will either take a deep breath, start to feel panicky, while thinking “there is no way I’m going to telephone an employer” or feel confident about telephone applications, knowing that you will pass this stage of the job application.

Why do many of us become scared when you have to telephone an employer? By now, you will know that many job hunters are more nervous about telephone applications then attending a face to face job interview. Before you telephone the employer you have learn how to be confident on the telephone, there are many techniques to help you with this.

Telephone Applications

 

When asked to telephone an employer, many people believe they will have to undertake a telephone interview; this is often not the case. In many instances all you will have to do is leave a message on the employer’s answering machine and to make this process even easier, we have added an additional script for leaving an answer machine message, for your use.

When an employer is interested in interviewing candidates over the telephone (this is a common interview process for telephone sales team jobs) they will give a clue on the job advert: “please allow 30-40 minutes for your phone call”

Like all interviews you need to prepare what say and how to act, if you are still concerned about telephone interviews read the Secrets of Employment and like many other successful job hunters use the techniques included to overcome telephone fears and learn how to pass all interviews.

If you are not required to leave an answer machine message, once you get through to the employer they generally only want to take some basic details and maybe ask you one or two questions, to get an idea of your background before asking you to complete an application form or to send your CV.

 

Telephone Scripts

Below are two scripts; one for an answer machine message and the second for when you are put through to the employer.

The script below are basic to help you get started and can be used across all job sectors, you need to add your own answers to the blanks and then reword the whole script to make it your own and relevant to your background and the job sector.

Answer machine Message for Job Application:                                                   

Good Morning my name is add your name, I recently seen your vacancy for a job position on the job website/newspaper.

I have over add years of experience as a add job position and feel my experience of add one essential job criteria will add additional value to your company.

Can you please forward me a job specification and application form to add address and e-mail, to repeat that is repeat address and e-mail.

 

Thank You                                                                                      

Speaking to an Employer                                                                            

 

In most cases a receptionist will initially answer the telephone call.

Good morning, my name is add name, can you please put me through to named person on the job advert.

 

If asked what it is regarding;                                                                                 

It’s regarding a job application I recent seen advertised.

 

Once you have been put through to the named person;                                              

 

Hello named person on the job advert, my name is add name I am telephoning to apply for the position as a add job position that you recently advertised on add website/job paper.

 

When asked about your employment experience;                                                                

 

Overall I have over add years experience of working in add sector name industry. This experience has taught me to add a really life experience that hits one of job roles essential criteria. In addition I am qualified to add industry qualification.

 

The question above is the most important section of the whole telephone interview, the example we have used is very general designed to cover all job sectors and reader’s abilities, for a full breakdown of answers to interview questions and over 60 Interview Questions and Answers you will want to read Tricky Interview Question, Killer Answers.

The employer may ask you one or two more questions, you can use the Tricky Interview Questions, Killer Answers E-Book to effectively answer all the employers questions to guarantee you a face to face interview. If possible add to one of your answers the reason why you are interested in their vacancy and company.

 

End of Conversation                                                                                 

 

Thank you for your time and I look forward to meeting you soon, Good Bye.

You will need to re-write the script 3 times to ensure you have worded the script perfectly and highlighted your essential skills needed for this position. You will also find it useful to complete a mock telephone interview with a Careers Advisor or Friend.

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Killer CV Templates

Employer Requirements

Imagine you want to take your partner out for a romantic meal, you have chosen two restaurants and can’t decide between them both, you look at the pictures on the website, one of the images shows a romantic scene of a couple looking lovingly at each other while drinking a glass of wine, the second image is of some expensive looking fine dining, the pictures of the food making your mouth water, they both look amazing, so which one would you choose?

It’s a hard choice, 50% would of choose the romantic meal as you wanted a romantic night out, the other 50% would choose the mouth watering food, as the taste of food is important.

As you will agree, depending on your theme (or what you feel is more important) directs your choice. The same principle happens when employers look at your CV.

Remember employers receive around 300 CVs for every advertised job, they initially spend around 30 seconds skimming through the CV and you need your CV to stand out.

CV Image

As when you chose the restaurant, you had an idea of what you wanted – your requirements, the employer has their own requirements for a new employee (often recorded as the job specification). Some employers are looking for a professional; does your CV represent a professional image? Other employers require some who is creative; to gain an interview here you will need a creative looking CV.

As you will agree, the image of your CV is highly important as this is the first document the employer will see and your CV is the employer’s window to who you are and what you represent. As expert CV designers we have the experience to design you a CV relevant to your career and job sector.

Remember content is king, your CV has to look good visually and needs to stand out from the crowd and I would add that your CV has to sell your skills, qualities and experiences the employer is looking for; do you know what your future employer is looking for on your CV? Often people fail to land job interviews as they don’t understand what the employer wants recording on the CV.  

Killer CV Templates

Employment King have a brand new range of Killer CV Templates, we possess the expertise to design an eye catching CV. We will match your skills, qualities and employment history to the position you are applying for and target the CV against the job specification, guaranteeing you job interviews. If you need a Killer CV use our CV Writing Service today. It not just about how good your CV looks, your CV needs to have relevant content because research has shown that having a Targeted CV is more important then the CV image.  

If you have several hours of free time and are happy to write your own CV, we can help and reduce all those hours you was going to spend writing a CV, with our CV Package to help you create a new CV; full of CV Templates, Personal Profiles and Job Descriptions, designed so you can quickly create a CV in minutes.

Need more help we have lots of articles on writing a CV for your use, just follow the links below. Need more help? E-mail info@employmentking.co.uk with your query.

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How to Pass Every Interview

How to Pass Every Interview

 

If you knew the secrets on how to pass every job interview, what would you do with this new information? How can knowing techniques to influence the interviewer’s discussion help you win your dream job? Go, back to those two questions and take your time answering them, imagine you could pass every job interview you went to, how would this feel, would it be exciting to know you can’t fail? As with everything nothing is free, how much would you pay to learn these secrets?

Today I will teach you how to pass every job interview, you do not have to pay with money, but you have to pay with time. It’s not about what I am about to tell you, It’s about how much time you will put in to learn and practice these extremely powerful techniques?

First you need to promise not to pass this article to anyone, don’t e-mail the article below to anyone or everybody will be using these secrets and I will have to write new persuasion techniques to influence interviewers.

Before we start, you need to know how to answer tricky interview questions, how to understand job requirements and how to predict interview questions, this e-book is expensive but from time to time we offer massive discounts so wait for a sale before you buy.
 

Essential Criteria

 
OK, here’s the first secret, if you can control the interview in a confident, calm and natural way you will walk out with job offers. Your attitude makes a difference in interviews, you can easily come across optimistic, professional with good rapport and I would add if you don’t know these basics I will shortly be adding more articles to the blog to help you, if you feel you cant wait, you may have interviews lined up, the Secrets of Employment has several confidence building techniques to help you.

Today though you will learn how to control the interview and influence the interviewer to offer you the job. By now you already have a good CV, Application Form and know how to find jobs, if didn’t you would not have several job interviews lined up. If you don’t have several job interviews lined up you need to learn The Secrets of Employment, or wait for several months before you start to gain offers for job interviews.

If you’re like me, you want a job now, so let’s get on with the technique…and teaching you how to pass job interviews.

OK, the fact of the matter is interviewers have a list of essential criteria in their mind, some employers want someone who will follow orders and procedures while other prefer someone who is creative and flexible, one manager may be looking for someone who can start many task at one time, while a second manager may be searching for someone who starts and completes each individual task before moving on to the next one. Some employers hold time keeping and meeting deadlines as a high value while other employers hold more value on the quality of the work rather then the deadline.

How will you know what your interviewer is looking for? I would add once you do know the employers essential criteria you have the key to the door of your new job offer, all you have to do is add the essential criteria to your interview answers.
 

Inside Information

 
Take control from the beginning, while most people go to an interview, give their name to the receptionist and sit down worrying about the coming interview, they are all missing a big opportunity – INSIDE INFORMATION!

When you give your name and sit down, make small talk with the receptionist “how long have you worked here?” “do you enjoy it here” and then ask “what is the manager like?” you start to learn the mangers likes and dislikes; the receptionist might respond with “the manger is great but you need to get your work in on time he’s a stickler for deadlines”

As you can see you are getting valuable information, when you’re asked questions in the interview, ensure you add your new information within your answers

Manager “tell me a little about yourself”

You “I have 5 years experience ..blah, blah, blah and I understand the importance of meeting deadlines” now you are talking in their language, the manger might if respond with a big smile saying “yes, I agree” extra interview points for you!

  • Find 3 pieces of useful intelligence from the receptionist that you can use in the interview to sell yourself.

 

 Ask, Listen and Repeat  

 
As you shake hands and introduce yourself to the interviewer, you will often be asked an opening question such as “did you find us OK?” or “how was your journey?” these are general questions designed to get you talking and to put you at ease before the real interview questions start.

As you answer, slip in your own question; “yes I found the building easy I came down yesterday so I new I would be on time I hate to be late for anything” (this has started to build up the picture of you meeting deadlines-remember the receptionist?) as you sit down at the desk, ask “have you been interviewing all day?”

After they have answered “yes” you can follow this up with “it must be hard trying to choose the right person (you could add a sneaky point at yourself here, as we have added an embedded command – more on that later) how do you know who to pick?”

The interviewer may say “I just have a gut feeling” if you leave a gap (don’t say anything) they might add, “I can tell when someone is…Essential Criteria” all you need to do now is repeat the essential criteria as part of one of your answers “One of my personal strengths is that I Essential Criteria”

So, basically all you do is Ask, Listen and Repeat – easy

Remember you need to be confident and have good rapport for this to work well and to go unnoticed.

The interviewer will often start by discussing the company history, duties and benefits, here is a great chance to ask more questions and listen for the skills, qualities and essential criteria the employer is looking for and then use these to answer the coming interview questions. Ask:

  • “How long has the company been in operation?”
  • “What is the company mission?”
  • “What type of person are you looking for?”
  • “Where do you see the company being in the next few years?”

These questions have to be put to the interviewer in such a way that it seems like a conversation not a question and answer session. You have to listen to what the interviewer says especially to the question “what type of person are you looking for?”  and use their replies to answer your questions.

I agree, it does sound easy doesn’t it? And I would add it is easy if you take some time to practise asking questions as part of a conversation with friends and family. As you know practice makes perfect, pick a certain “thing” you want to learn about a friend (maybe there routine to before going to work) and start a conversation asking questions to unpick the details; do they use the same routine everyday or prefer to have variety? etc
 

Overview

 
With this technique you can pass any interview without even preparing, even though I strongly recommend everyone prepares in advance for interviews. You first need to know the basics of answering interview questions and you need to feel confident in interviews.

For the technique to work ask the receptionist and interviewer questions, you can also find clues in the job advert and job specification. When asking question they should come across as a conversation not a question and answer session, remember the employer’s key essential criteria and add these to your answers.

Finally practice makes perfect, practice asking questions in family and friends (have a goal in mind) good luck with your future job interviews and career.

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CV – Power Words

Power Words are essential for your CV as the words the employer reads help them to create a picture of you and you need this image to be positive. If I tell you “Don’t think of a horse on a beach and a giant bell!” You first have to picture these images to not think about them – when you read this did you picture the horse, beach and bell, even though I told you not to?

This article is about “power” words and how words are turned into images by the reader. The key point to remember is that your CV needs to create a positive image in the employers mind, how can you do that?  

Why is this Important?

I agree, why is this important? Because creating pictures from words happens all the time. When you read a description about a character out of a book, as you read the authors description you start to create an image of this person, don’t you? An employer goes through the same process when they read your CV (your description) they create an image in their mind, if the employers picture of you is positive, you will be invited for an interview.

As you read this, preparing to write your CV, you have already started to notice how powerful words can be.  It’s not about using power words, it’s about which power words you should use, what skills and qualities will your new employer be looking for?

Take a minute to think about the job or career sector you are looking for work in, what skills and qualities will the employer being looking for? Write them down:

 

Skills and Qualities Needed for My Job and Career:

  • Think about all the skills needed:
  • What skills are needed for each duty?
  • What qualities do you possess that are needed for the job?

 

You now have a list of skills and qualities your employer is looking for, how many of these are essential? All the essential criteria from a job specification need to be added to your CV, as long as you possess them.

Re-read your list and notice the words you have written, which words can you change to make them sound more powerful? Do this 3 times; you can change a single word to a sentence if needed or the other way around.

“Being on Time” to “I am Reliable” to “I have Never Had a Day of Work”

“Good at Team Work” to  “An Excellent Team Player” to “Possessing the Ability to Increase Team Moral”

Keeping adding and changing the words and phrases you use until you have a large list of power words and sentences, from this you can choose the most powerful words and create your personal profile. If you feel you need some example Personal Profiles, use our CV Template Pack to ensure you know you have a good powerful CV to impress the employer.

To help you have a powerful CV we have listed below a list of Powerful CV Words for your use, once you have wrote your CV, use our CV Review for a Free CV Appraisal.

We have recorded the Power Words under headings to make things a little easier, but the words can be used across the board and is designed to start you thinking about words.

Creative

 

 Management Organisation

 
  • Edited
  • Imagine
  • Future Vision
  • Designed
  • Illustrate
  • Ideas
  • Describe
  • Picturesque
  • Representation
  • Vision
  • Observation
  • Examine
  •  
  • Advised
  • Analysed
  • Approved
  • Arranged
  • Achieved
  • Delivered
  • Expanded
  • Forecast
  • Negotiated
  • Offered
  • Presented
  • Rapport
  • Targets
  • Won

 
  • Administered
  • Arranged
  • Budgeted
  • Categorised
  • Collected
  • Compiled
  • Corrected
  • Redesigned
  • Incorporated
  • Identified
  • Organised
  • Logged
  • Maintained

 

 

Achievements

 

Team Work

 

Action
  • Accomplished
  • Achieved
  • Attained
  • Displayed
  • Established
  • Expanded
  • Founded
  • Identified
  • Implemented
  • Lead
  • Managed
  • Reduced
  • Solved
  • Processed

 
  • Assisted
  • Co-Operated
  • Communicated
  • Earned
  • Encouraged
  • Established
  • Facilitated
  • Listened
  • Motivating
  • Operated
  • Organised
  • Share Ideas
  • Together
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
  • Achieve
  • convene
  • Bench marked
  • Build up
  • Delivered
  • Ensured
  • Generated
  • Go For
  • Performed
  • Planned
  • Prepared
  • Targets
  • On Time

 

 

 

To finish with, you will need to use “opening lines” to add your power words to, here are several examples:

“Others say…”                                                                                

“I am…”                                                               

“My experience proves…”                                                                                             

“My ability to…”                                                     

“As you can see from my CV….”                                

“In addition…”                                                             

“I have learnt to…”                                                          

“Willing to….”                                                                

“Interested in….”                                                                

 

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Starting Your New Job – The First Week

You have applied for work, passed the interview and gained an offer of employment – congratulations! So, the first week of your new job is approaching, many start to get a mixture of feelings; nervousness and excitement.

Starting a new role is never easy even for a professional “career job hopper”, as we don’t know our team members and their personalities; you have probably already questioned yourself “will I fit in?”

How do you work best? Do you prefer a manger who lets you get on with it your way or do you need constant direction?  Whatever fears or worries we have about our new job role, we will never truly know what to expect until we actually start. Remember life is full of opportunities and experiences, if your new position is not for you, look for something else – what do you have to lose?

There is so much to take in when starting a new career, where do you start? With your job interview you prepared and practiced, you can now prepare for the start of your new career with a free guide to your first week and beyond a new career.

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The First Week and Beyond – A New Career; Free E-Book, (limited offer)

As you are sat down, reading this article getting excited about downloading your free e-book, you first need know what to expect, so here’s a quick list of everything you get in the e-book…for FREE.

  • How to become an Industry Expert
  • How to Plan for your First Day at Work 10 Quick Tip’s
  • Why You Need a Positive Job Identity?
  • Management Styles
  • How to Enjoy Your Job
  • How to Gain a Job Promotion
  • Extract from “The Secrets of Employment” e-book

Finally, employment king would like to wish you all the best with your new job role and future career, we hope this free e-book that you will download today will help prepare you for your first week (and beyond) in a new job, starting by giving a first good impression, knowing how to answer the ‘new person’ questions and by being an industry expert you will quickly gain to respect of your new colleagues.

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How to Write a Powerful CV – Don’t Tell Anyone Else!

Google “how to write a CV” or “what is a targeted CV” and you will find thousands of links, information and advice to help you write your own CV.  It’s not about how many articles you can find, but which articles offer you the best information; today you will learn how to write a powerful CV, how to word your CV to emotionally excite the employer and how certain CV words make a big difference.

The Internet is a great tool for finding advice on CV writing and CV writing services which means all your job hunting competitors have access to the same resources, it doesn’t matter what resources people find but what you do with this information, what action will you take today to improve your CV?

Why does your CV not gain you interviews? It’s too standard; we have already read articles on targeting a CV now you will learn how to “word” your CV and words make a big difference.  First start by using some excellent CV Templates, your CV has to sound positive and needs to be good visually.

Positive Word’s                                                                 

Let’s look at these examples, which examples impresses you the most?

“I am a good team player” or “I am an excellent team Player”

You can see how a little word makes you feel different; these two statements say the same thing, but one sound’s much better then the other.

“I try my best” or “I put a 100% into everything I do”

“I can meet targets” or “Increasedcompany profits” Now these two sentences sound completely different, but mean the same thing (achieving targets increases profits) all you have to do is re-frame the first line into a new frame, making your CV even more powerful

“I can come up with good ideas” or “highly creative and innovative”

After reading these few examples above you will notice how to quickly improve your CV, in a minute a will share an even bigger secret that will double your chances of gaining an interview offer from your CV application.

First, we have a little exercise for you, in the table below you will see a list of common CV words, all you need to do is re-write the word in a more positive way.

Common Word or Phrase

Positive Replacement

  • I work well with others
  
  • I am reliable
  
  • Enthusiastic
  
  • I have experience of
  
  • Knowledgeable with IT
  

As you are sat down, reading this article on improving your CV you can start to think about all the ways this article can help you improve your CV. For some you will feel so excited about writing your CV you will want to start right away, before you start to write your improved CV, I will share one last secret:

Increase your Interview Offers

Everyone knows that a CV is designed to gain you job interviews, as the employer reads your CV they will create an image of you in their mind if they like this image you will receive an offer for an interview. In a forth coming article I will explain in more detail how this happens, for now just think about when you read about a new character in a book, after a brief description you have a visual image of the person in your mind –it happens the same way when an employer reads your CV, they make an image of you in their mind.

To double your chances of gaining a job interview use examples instead of words; an example or real life experience will evidence that you have the skills and qualities needed for the job role.

Let’s get you started with an example “I am an excellent communicator” A well used statement in a CV; you can easily add a little meat to the bone and increase your positive image in the employers mind:

“As a mentor in a local high school, I am able to change my language when working with teachers or pupils to gain instant rapport, I build on this rapport my listening and showing empathy while at the same time giving my professional opinion, leading to positive outcomes” 

This small statement highlights your communication skills and much more without mentioning the word “communication” by reading this statement the employers is given a fuller picture of your experience, skills and qualities creating a fuller positive picture in their mind.

General CV’s have already stopped people getting interview offers, you now need to target your CV and add detailed information about your skills and qualities – you need to keep the employer interested! “Leading to positive outcomes” the employer will ask themselves “how many outcomes, what type of outcomes, outcomes with the pupil or teachers?” to find out they need to invite you for an interview.

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Embedded Commands – Influencing your Colleagues and Managers

Imagine that you can master the art of using embedded commands to persuade others to follow your lead? Persuasion techniques are highly powerful, the issue isn’t how powerful these techniques are but how you can use them to improve your career prospects, if you could persuade others, how would this benefit your career?

As you are sat down at your laptop/computer reading this article, you are already becoming more aware of when you can use embedded commands in your every day life. Others who have successfully used embedded commands, after reading this article, now know how plant an idea into a colleagues head during a staff meeting, you can already imagine the power of influencing a whole team meeting?

You can already see the power of embedded commands, visualise yourself at a promotional interview, as you see yourself answering the interviewers questions, imagine slipping in an embedded command without the interviewers knowledge, how would it feel to know how embedded commands can influence your job interviews?

I agree, you want to learn this pattern now and I would add, once you notice the many ways you can use embedded commands in your work and personal life you will start to feel excited about learning this new technique, imagine that little buzz in your stomach as you become more and more excited, like a tight excited bomb bouncing around, until the excited bomb explodes, sending excited feeling around your whole body! Feel that excited feeling now, as you get ready to learn these highly powerful techniques.

It’s not about how powerful embedded commands are, it’s about how naturally you can use embedded commands to influence others, how many days are you willing to practice this technique to become an expert?

OK, on with the technique. You have read this far, you are interested in learning about embedded commands and you already know the importance of practicing these techniques so you can use it to naturally persuade others.

  • First you need to set up the embedded command; the set up is sometimes referred to as weasel phrases: Example:

“When you..”

“You can…”

“The more you…”

“You want to..”

“If you were to…”

There are hundreds to choose from, when you can come up with other ideas, write them down.

  • Second, you need to add the “Command.” Example:

“Feel….”

“Think about…”

“Imagine…”

“Notice…”

“Remember..”

Remember you can think of many more command words, as the command word pop’s into your head, write it down and try it out.

  • To finish of the embedded command, you need to end the sentence with a State, Process or Experience (SPE’s): Example:

“A change of mind”

“Excitement”

“That I am right”

“You agree”

“Joy”

As you are already aware there are many SPE’s you can use, imagine you can come up with 3 new SPE’s, what would they be?

I agree, as you read the breakdown of the technique not all of it will make sense, but it’s not about if the breakdown makes sense yet, it’s about how you can learn to put it all together. As you read these next examples you will start to understand embedded commands better then before.

“When you feel excited” –  Feel excited is the command

“How does it feel to know that I am the right person for the job?”  – I am the right person for the job is the embedded command

“The more you think about how you can offer me the job the more you will notice what added value I can offer” – Offer me the job and notice what added value I can offer are both embedded commands.

For embedded commands to be effective you first need to gain excellent rapport and the embedded command has to go unnoticed by others, for maximum effectiveness change your tone of voice when giving the command and leave a small gap before and after the command. For embedded commands to work talk slow, a good embedded command will by pass the conscious mind and head straight for the unconscious mind.

  • When using embedded commands during job interviews, the interviewer, once you have used embedded commands will feel it was there idea to offer you the position.

Finally re-read this article and see how many embedded commands you can find? the person who e-mails in with the highest number of embedded commands will win a free copy of the secrets of employment e-book.

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Interview Questions and Answers

Interview Questions and Answers

Imagine being at an interview and as you sit there, listening to the interview questions, you realise you know all the answers!

How does that make you feel?

When this happened to me, I felt excited knowing I was going to enjoy this interview and you can feel this excitement to, starting with the excited feeling in your stomach, like a hot buzz and it quickly rushing through your whole body, as you know you will pass this interview with the interview answers you are going to learn.

Job hunters who fail interviews are nervous.

If you don’t prepare, you prepare to fail, if you’re not serious about passing your next interview don’t read any further. You will want to learn how to predict interview questions and how to word your reply in such away the interviewer is blown away by your answer – these powerful answers can soon be yours.

Below you find an extract from Employment King’s New Interview Question’s E-book; Tricky Questions, Killer Answers. With over 60 interview questions and answers, and techniques to help you predict and understand your industries interview questions, the issue isn’t about having all the answers to your interview questions, but how natural you will be when giving these killer answers to the interviewer, how much time are you willing to spend preparing for the interview?

The e-book is so much more then just a list of interview questions and answers, of course knowing the tricky questions and how to answer them is important and I would add knowing how to predict the question and answer it using examples from your own experiences is just as important. Today we will share with you 5 interview questions and answers, once you realise how useful these are, you will then feel compelled to click the buy now button below to download the full e-book.

Tell me about yourself

 

One of the most common asked questions at interviews, normally asked at the beginning of an interview, this question gives you the opportunity to deliver a short statement about your experiences and skills relevant to the job position you are applying for.

  • Start with a “selling” line that will highlight your main strength and/or achievement
  • Keep each point brief as you can explain each point again in more detail throughout the interview
  • You want to interest the interviewer and get them to want to know more about you
  • End this answer with a reason why you’re looking for a new job

“I’ve been working in Sales for 8 years; I have a great understanding of selling insurance to the public and businesses. My innovative sale techniques have increased profits by 25% year on year for the past 3 years. I am now ready for a new challenge and with your company having a great reputation, I believe this is the opportunity I have been waiting to apply for”

Why did you leave your last job?

 

Be positive with this answer and smile – employers like to hear that you left for a good opportunity or reason, a chance to do something special or for a good career move.

  • Start the answer with a look back
  • Explain what you enjoyed about your previous role
  • Give a Positive reason for leaving

“I enjoyed working at Company Name and really enjoyed the interaction of working with a wide range of individuals-I feel I have gained a lot of transferable skills from this experience, which I can use in this role. It was a hard choice to leave but I felt that this great opportunity is the next obvious step for me”

What have you done to improve yourself over the last 12 months?

 

The world is now moving at a fast pace and employers and business keep up by evolving just as quick. Employers are looking for people who like to self improve. Discuss courses you have been on, new systems you have learnt, skills you have picked up and end with how you enjoy learning and easily pick up new things quickly.

“As the industry and technology we use is changing at a rapid pace, I constantly keep myself updated. Since graduating at university I have undertaken several short courses on new ICT systems to help improve my knowledge”

Have you ever had a problem with a supervisor?

 

This could be a trap-they want to see if you will speak ill of a pass employer.  Start by explaining that “you have always worked well with your supervisors”, if they push this question, continue by giving an answer along the lines of this:

“The only thing I can think of is when I was asked by a supervisor to complete a task, and I already had a task that needed completing by a certain deadline. My supervisor was a little stressed but we prioritised the work and got both jobs done on time”

Can you tell me about your Gap Year, recorded on your CV?

 

Many of us take a gap year after university, when asked this question the employer is looking if you “bummed” around or did something “interesting” explain how your gap year gave you new skills you can use in your job.

“After completing my accountancy degree I took a gap year and I travelled and worked in Asia, it was a  great personal experience and I gain a lot of “life lessons” from the experience.  It was also beneficial in my last role, as we had several clients in Asia, I was able to use my experience to build up company relationships”

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How to Use Body Langugae to Pass Interviews

Recently a lot of you e-mailed us, about our recent “handshake at interview article”, enquiring more about body language and interviews. We have responded to this and will, over the next coming months write more about body language and using body language to persuade others including interviewers, managers and colleagues.

Today’s article is about helping you gain rapport with the interviewer, once you know how to gain instant rapport through body language, you will notice a change in how your interviews end. How would you like to know how to gain instant rapport with the interviewer? Would gaining instant rapport with the interview increase your confidence? You already know these techniques are powerful, but the issue isn’t how powerful body language techniques can be but how much time you will put into practicing these techniques?

Once you learn how to find instant rapport with an interviewer you will start to notice that they will respond to your interview answers in a more positive way. There are several ways to help improve your rapport with interviewers, with the first being show the interviewer your confidence and the second smiling (not a fake smile but a real smile, you need to show you are happy to be at the interview) many other rapport building techniques can be found in the secrets of employment e-book, today we will learn:

How to use body language to gain rapport with the interviewer.                                                

Entering the Interview Room.

After a 5 minute wait, the receptionist will ask you to enter the interview room; pick up your documents and take a deep breath (remember the confidence techniques from the secrets of employment) as you enter the interview room, walk straight in, the interviewer is expecting you (if the door is closed, knock first and then enter) don’t just stand in the doorway. As you walk in, continue walking at the same speed towards the interviewer, an interviewee who is nervous will change their walking speed or will try to hind behind the door.

Meeting the Interviewer.

As you walk up to the interviewer, keep your eyes in the interviewer’s direction, don’t stare and as you near the interviewer’s desk, hold out your hand for the all important handshake. The interviewer, like most people will start to make an immediate impression about you, for this to be positive, smile as you shake hands (everyone likes a happy person and smiling has been proven to increase rapport) and introduce yourself. In most cases the interviewer will ask for you to be seated, if they don’t, sit down, a confident person will be use to taking control.

The Chair.

When seated, if you feel relaxed and calm, sit however you feel comfortable if you feel comfortable you will come across well and you won’t need to read this article. Generally, sit forward a little and as the interviewer is talking nod your head, this shows agreement and builds rapport.

In most cases you will be sat opposite the interviewer, to show confidence turn your body 45degrees so you are on an angle.

Feeling Nervous?

When you’re nervous, your hands will tend to find a mind of their own and start pulling invisible loose cotton and/or start fidgeting. To stop this, link your fingers together as it will take a conscious effort to pull them apart and fidget. If you’re nervous at all your interviews, you already know the secrets of employment e-book is full of confidence building techniques.  

Eye Contact.

You don’t have to stare at the interviewer throughout the interview, actually don’t stare at the interviewer throughout the interview-it would really put them off. As we think and remember past events the interviewer is questioning you on your eyes will flicker all over the place, generally when giving your answer look at the interviewer, like you would when talking to a friend or family member. When in a panel interviewer, look from one interviewer to another when giving your answer.  

To look confident, raise your chin (practice this at home – it needs to look natural) people feeling nervous will keep their head down (“feeling down”)

Preparing to Leave.

Be clam when preparing to leave, if you’re brought any documents, take your time retrieving them making small talk with the employer. Thank the interviewer for their time and shake the interviewer’s hand. Like your entrance, walk out in calm and confident manner; keep your head up and don’t put your hands in your pocket.

 

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I Can’t Pass Interviews

This article is all about “limiting beliefs” and how you can quickly change them. A limiting belief is a belief you have that is holding you back or “limiting” you. If you truly believe you can’t pass interviews (maybe this belief is due to you not succeeding in your last two interviews), you never will. But the issue is not about your limiting belief it’s about how you can change this belief, would you be more likely to pass job interviews if you believed in yourself?

Once you believe you can’t do something, you mind will act like to you can’t; have you ever said to yourself “I can’t find my car keys” and no matter where you look you just can’t find them, you know you left them near by –but where? Then your partner comes over and say’s “there right in front of you, on the table” and you think, “But I checked the table 3 times”.

Your mind is a powerful tool and as you say to (or command) your mind “I can’t find my car keys” your mind wont let you find them, the same go’s when you say “I can’t pass interviews” your subconscious mind won’t let you pass the interview.

I agree, you also need to know how to answer interview questions and you need to learn how to sell yourself, and I would add if you believe in yourself you will be able to sell your strengths to the interviewer easily.

So, what is the limiting belief you want to change? Some examples my previous clients have given me include:

  • “I can’t pass interviews”
  • “No-one will ever employee me”  
  • “I’m rubbish when it comes to interviews”

 

Write down the belief you believe is limiting you.

Now if you can re-word this belief into a positive outcome, what would your new belief say?

Example:

  • “I can pass interviews if I practice answering interview questions”
  • “Employers will employee me once I tell them what I can offer their company”
  • “Each interview I attended has been better then the last”

 

Write down your new belief, I agree this can seem hard in the first few seconds, which means your new belief will be strong, once it pop’s into your head.

OK re-read both your first limiting belief and your new stronger belief, as you say the words in your head or even as you say them out loud, notice the different feelings and emotions running through your body.

You will agree that the new belief feels better, most will go as far as saying it feels great having this positive feeling running through there body starting in your stomach with a nice warm buzz that spreads all around your whole being.

For this new belief to replace the old unwanted belief, automatically, you first need to find a mirror. While looking at your reflection read your new strong belief to yourself out loud at least 3 times, whilst nodding your head (in a yes motion)

As you do this everyday for the next 3 days, you new positive belief will be anchored, giving you a new positive resource and belief.

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