Scaling Your Interview

Scaling is a technique taken from the ‘solution focus’ therapy and as you are about to learn they can be used as part of your interview preparation which means you can perform at your best at your next interview. Job

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The following set of questions are simple which means they are highly effective, I often use the following scaling questions with all my interview coaching clients as they gain really positive results, seeing changes in just one session. By looking at your interview on a scale you have the advantage of visualising yourself from a different perspective, allowing you to find the solutions to your interview problems and barriers.

While answering the scaling questions, record your answers on the scaling sheet and review these once you have completed this exercise.

First print of the scale; on a scale of 1-10, think about your interview skills; your confidence, your answers, your preparation, the way you look, your voice, the handshake you give, the initial impression you make – everything that you do during the interview; with ten representing you at your best and one representing you at your worst, where on the scale are you today? Draw a circle around the number that represents you.

• What is happening now for you to be that number?
• Are you happy to stay at the number you are on today? Why?
• Where would you realistically like to be before your next interview?
• Have you ever been lower down the scale? (draw a circle around the number that represented you) How did you stop yourself going future down the scale?
• Where were you on the scale at your last interview? (draw a circle around the number that represented you)
• Have you ever been higher up the scale? (draw a circle around the number that represented you) What were you doing differently when you were higher up the scale?
• What number higher up the scale would you like to be on? (draw a circle around the number that represented you)
• How will you know when you have reached a higher number – what will be happening?

• What do you need to do, research, practice to move up the scale?
• What do you need to do, to move one more number higher up the scale?
• What can stop you from sliding further down the scale?
• What lessons have you learnt, that will be useful now from being further up or lower down the scale?
• What else can help you move up the scale?

This is a great exercise to start your interview preparation that is easily learnt. Come back to the technique after each job interview and compare where you are on the scale compared to previous times. Many clients complete this exercise when they know they have had a bad interview, but I like to use the scale after a good interview this way I KNOW what I need to do to perform at my best.

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Psychology in Job Interviews: Turn Your Interviewer Into Your Puppet 

Psychology is the study of the human mind and human behavior, which means if you understood the psychology of job interviews you would be offered more jobs BECAUSE you will turn your interviewer into your puppet. Imagine you new how to influence the job interview; psychological interview tips will teach how to control the interviewer, how make them dance to your tune and how to get any job you want – no wonder employers don’t want you to know these dangerous techniques.

The following psychology techniques will give you the edge of other interview applicants. Be aware these techniques are not for the faint harted, they will get you more job offers but kill your conscience.

7 Psychological Interview Techniques – Take Control of Your Interviewer

It Only Takes Second to Make an Impression

We are hard wired to stereotype. When you first meet someone or when the interviewer first see you, your unconscious quickly processes everything you see and hear in a matter of seconds, and puts you into a category. This is why you need to look smart and act confident because in the first 10 seconds the interviewer will decide if they like you or not! Throughout the interviewer they will filter your interview answers with their “like” or “dislike” filters. And we all know once you have decided to dislike someone it is hard for that person to change their mind, this is because the interviewer will look for evidence to back up your initial opinion.

For example, if you meet your friends boss, and you initial think that’s he’s a bit of a flirt before he even opens his mouth, you will start to look for signs that he is a flirt and you will take what he say’s and ask “did he say that because he’s a flirt?” We don’t like to be wrong, so humans will look for evidence to back up our opinions.

Don’t Fake It

Smiling can increase likeability, but unconsciously we know if your smile is real or fake and once your fake smile has been uncovered the interviewer will have a less favorable opinion of you.

To create a real smile, remember a time that you went to a party and seen an old friend that you haven’t seen for many years. Imagine you were there now, and see the friend from your own eyes, see what you can see, hear what you can hear and feel how you felt. Your smile will automatically come to your face, and it this true smile that you want to show to the interviewer.

Control the Way People Perceive You. 

People like happy, confident and bubbly people. To come across this way all you need to do is smile. Have you ever seen a baby smile? It’s hard to resist, if the baby smiles, you want to smile, don’t you? Your probably already smiling now just at the thought of a baby smile. Confident people talk with their hands and are open at using facial expressions, because this is a natural way for us to communicate. Being friendly, open, smiley and happy will have a positive psychological impact on your interviewer.

Big Heads Will Only Fall Over 

We all hate bigheads and show off’s. So if you’re the type of interviewee who likes to show off, say good bye to the job offer. In the job interview you need to associate yourself with positively and good emotions. By praising the company, complimenting the interviewer and generally showing enthusiasm the interviewer will associate you with the good feelings they are having, as the praise will make the interviewer feel good, as they feel good they associate this emotion with you, saying “I like this guy, I have  a great gut feeling about him”

The Athletic Interview

Top athletes, as we seen at the recent London Olympics are performing at there best through the technique of visualisation. As explained in the influencing the interview book, using mental imagery will boost your performance. Athletes will visulise themselves performing at their optimum, being successful and winning their race.   Interviewees can also use this techniques to become more confident, to perform at there best and to overcome any hurdles, by visualizing themselves winning job interviews. Your subconscious doesn’t know the difference between a real experience and an imagine experience which is why dreams are so powerful, you sometimes wake up and don’t if the dream was real or not. This means that your memory will remember feeling positive at a job interview, so next time you attend a real job interview you will automatically remember these confident interview feelings.

Story Time, Not Snorey Time 

We have story telling embedded into our consciousness, at primary school we are told stories and metaphors as part of our learning process. In the days gone by, man sat around camp fires shared wisdom through the use of stories. So it is obvious that we all like stories and if you can add a bit of suspense to your interview answer story you will grip the listener – the interviewer.

Language That Influences

We all take in information differently through our senses (Visual, kinesthetic or Auditory) Through brain scans we have seen that a visual person will have a large visual lobe then say a auditory person. People will tell you how they process information vie the words they use visual people will use words such as see, visualize, sight, observe, picture. Kinesthetic will use words including get a grip, touch, grasp, cold, gut feeling and auditory people may use the following words hear, sound, louder, tune, that rings a bell. If you use the words the employer filters information with then your answers will be more understood.

Evidence has highlighted that interviewers will forget a large amount of the information given by the interviewer, with some interviewers believing one interviewee said one thing when in reality of different interviewee said it. Two interviewers who interview the same person at the same time, will compare notes only to find that their answers and opinions of the person vary – this means you need to ensure that throughout your interview, your interview answer, your key selling points need to be fully understood by the interviewer and this is the key goal of any interviewee.

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Job Interview Questions

The basic technique for interviewees is to predict the job interview questions. Once armed with the questions you can plan your killer answers. To get you started we have listed some very common interview questions, your job know is to write the answers relating to your experiences and personal skills.

• Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
• Tell me about your ability to work under pressure.
• What has been your greatest accomplishment?

Over 60 interview questions and answers

• What is your long-term goal?
• Why are you a good communicator?
• Do you consider yourself to be a good manager?
• What is your definition of great customer service?
• Describe a time when you dealt with conflict.
• Why did you leave your last position?
• How would your co-workers describe you?

Tricky Question, Killer Answers

• How would your manager describe you?
• Are you a team player?
• What is your philosophy towards work?
• Can you work well under pressure?
• How do you manage projects?
• Do you consider yourself successful?
• Give an example of when you have had to work alone
• How do you motivate people?
• Have you ever delivered a presentation?

You have the question, do you need the answer?

• Describe a situation you took full responsibility for a project
• How do you define success?
• What motivates you to do your best on the job?
• How do you establish a working relationship with new people?
• How long do you expect to work for us?
• What are some of your expectations of your future employer?
• How do you handle that stress?
• 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?

How to answer any interview question

• 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?
• How to answer tricky interview questions    
• 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?
• 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?
• Describe a typical work day.
• What amount of money are you worth?
• What has disappointed you in a job?
• What would your previous supervisor say your strongest point is?
• Are you willing to travel?

How to answer tricky interview questions    

• 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?

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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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 

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• 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
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• 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
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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.

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• 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

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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

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• Understand what makes people tick and what motivates them; read body language and eye accessing cues 
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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.

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• Fast Phobia Cure
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• 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)
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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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