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Common Elements of The Successful Corpor ation The Macro Perspective. Economic Viability Loyal Customer Base Market Leader/Innovator Effective Communication Strategy Sound Business Practices Proficient at Maximizing Opportunities Ability To Anticipate Change Entrepreneurial Attitude
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Common Elements of The Successful CorporationThe Macro Perspective • Economic Viability • Loyal Customer Base • Market Leader/Innovator • Effective Communication Strategy • Sound Business Practices • Proficient at Maximizing Opportunities • Ability To Anticipate Change • Entrepreneurial Attitude • Strong Brand Strategy • Skilled/experienced Workforce • Community-Minded Outlook
Creating Your Own Job Description • Write your own! • Benefits • Focus on the future • Know yourself better • Set direction and goals • “Act with a purpose” • Assess skills • Relate skills to activities and environment • Review of the ‘strategic’ and tactical’ details of the position • Match your job description more easily to the appropriate employer position
Creating Your Own Job DescriptionSources to “Learn About You” • Employment Resume • Assessment Results • Reference recommendations • Review work product • Draw lessons from past achievements • Career coach sessions • LinkedIn endorsements • Interview Prep Strategy • Books – Personal Branding • Use you imagination! • ‘I am an employee, not a candidate’ attitude
An External Look at Your Job DescriptionWhat does it do? • Demonstrates purpose and preparation • Builds on past experience • But focuses on the present and future • Answers interview questions: • Why do you want to work for a our company? • Why should hire you? • Why do you believe you’re qualified for this position? • Tell us about your future goals • What do believe is most attractive to you about this position?
Interviewing Tips • It’s a conversation, not a Q & A! • Find common ground – interviews should be a two-way street • Focus on the current position and your personal job description • Be in the present and future – don’t be a prisoner of the past • Ask penetrating questions that stimulate further discussion • SMILE • Adopt an informal style that is relaxed but focused • Act like you want to be there! • Show (with stories), don’t tell
Interviewing Tips • Assume you are already an employee • Make the interviewer relax as well – listen and react and ask questions • Use the word FUN at least once during the interview • Feel free to politely and professionally disagree • Watch your body language • Be vigilant about ‘red flags’ • Pounce on opportunities • It’s not just about qualifications – it’s really about chemistry • Ask for the job!! (or don’t go on the interview) • RELAX, it’s not the end of the world!
How Your Competition Can Help You Get The Job You Want(by eliminating themselves) • They want to be ‘safe’ and ‘conventional’ • They think that a job interview is just an annoyance, not an opportunity • No disagreement • ‘Nodding’ body language • Stock Q & A • Inertia, not action or risk • They take the published qualifications for the job seriously • They waste time thinking what they ‘should’ say • They waste time wondering what the interviewer really ‘wants’
How Your Competition Can Help You Get The Job You Want(by eliminating themselves) • Ghosting • They ‘Ride the Rails’ of their experience • They live in the past • They revel in their job experience • They play up their ‘industry experience’ • “1 year repeated 10 times”? • They substitute ‘smug’ for enthusiasm and learning • The use the word ‘credentials’
You’re Not Alone(sometimes it just seems that way) • Organizations • Recruiters • Counselors • Family • Friends and Neighbors • Career Coaches • Reading • Library • Former Teachers • Former Employers • Former Co-Workers • LinkedIn Associates
Notable and Quotable • “So many people out there have no idea what they want to do for a living, but they think that by going on job interviews they’ll magically figure it out. • If you’re not sure, that message comes out loud and clear in the interview.” • Todd Bermont, Director of Sales and Marketing for Evolve Holdings • Author of “10 Insider Secrets to a Winning Job Search," "Cognitive Selling" and "Fundamental Selling" available on Amazon.com.
Reference Articlesbbj.org • Clues About Engaging Yourself • Skills Most Sought After By Employers • Personal Branding • LinkedIn Deep Dive Guide • Ten Hottest Transferable Skills • Creating Competitive Separation • Boosting Your Confidence