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August 7, 2016November 22, 2020

How To Prepare for a Social Worker Job Interview

How To Pass a Social Worker Job Interview

There is a current demand for social workers, but even with this need for more social workers, competition for social worker positions are high.

Employers are looking for a particular criteria when it comes to recruiting social workers.

In the job interveiw be prepared to evidence common social worker duties including; conducting interviews with families, following regulations, complying with data protection laws and child protection regulations.

Not only do social worker employers want to hear how you meet the job criteria they also look at an applicant’s persona; can they handle stress, will they build rapport which acting professionally and can they make hard decisions.

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Social Worker Job Interview Assessments

There is now a number of assessments, as well as the traditional interview question and answer sessions, for social worker recruitment.

Your first task, if it is not explained in interview offer email, is to find out what assessments you will be asked to complete.

Often you will be given a number of cases that you have to prioritise before explaining your reasons behind your decision.

Some social worker interviews will invite clients to be on the interview panel, this is to check your communication and interaction with the client group.

Social work is a stressful job due to the demands put on you. To check how you manage stress you maybe given a group exercise to solve a problem in a particular time frame.

The idea behind this interview task is not to see if your solve the problem or not, rather they are looking at your approach to problem solving.

Key skills you need to discuss during the interview

As an experienced (or recently qualified) social worker you will have a wide variety of skills and experiences.

It can be challenging deciding which skills and experiences to highlight as part of your interview answers.

We have met with a wide range of social worker recruitment managers and asked what they deem most important.

They said the key social worker skills you must discuss are;

assessment skills
assessing risk
demonstrating your values and work ethic
giving real-life examples
explaining the theory behind your answers
managing stress
prioritizing
your under standing of serious case studies
explaining how what you do has a positive impact

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10 Common asked social worker interview questions

give me overview of your social work experience to date
what social worker qualifications d o you have
how do you prioritise your caseload
discuss a real child protection case you were involved in and the outcome to the case
how do you manage your time between recording cases on the database and working with your caseload
what legislation are you familiar with and how does it affect your role
how to you continue to develop your skills
how would you handle a situation where a client you were working with told you that they fancied you
what are the first things you check for when you start to work with a new family
do you have any questions for me

August 6, 2016March 1, 2022

Why All Interviewees Should Train As Public Speakers

To Pass an Interview Train As a Public Speaker

In the job interview book “the 73 rules for influencing the interview” I talked and taught you how to increase your communication confidence and how to influence the interviewer using words.

This mixture of persuading with confident communication is the desired skill that increases your chance of being offered a position. This skill can be developed through public speaking.

How many times have you been influenced or moved by a powerful orator? How has a charismatic speaker motivated you? How did confident communication get you to change your opinion?

Being able to persuade with words is the desired skill of any interviewee. These same techniques are being used right now by public speakers.

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Talk With Purpose

When learning to public speak one of the first lessons you learn is to talk with purpose.

This is a lesson you need to take with you to the job interview. One of the biggest interview killers is the way an interviewee communicates. Often, due to nervousness, the interviewee talks without thought, they drone on and on about everything apart from the answer to the asked question.

When asked an interview question, first think to yourself “what skill, quality or experience do they want me to discuss with this interview question?” Remember to think back to the job spec

All job interview questions, even curved ball job interview questions, are asked to uncover specific desired criteria. By focusing in on these criteria you can speak with purpose, keeping your interview answer on point.

Create a Strong Structure

It is easy to get lost in your own interview answer.

Have you ever found yourself asking the interviewer if you have answered their question? This is because we answer interview questions with no structure.

In public speaking you are taught to 1; state what you are going to say 2; say what you are going to say 3; summaries what you said

This is a great structure for getting your point across and keeping your interview answer short and on point. In the job interview, you can adopt this same (or a similar version) structure. Start by 1; saying you have desired criteria 2; give an example of desired criteria 3; summaries by stating that these criteria are your key strength

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Use more than Just Words

Great public speakers inspire, motivate and enthuse the audience not just with words, but also with their tone, body language, gestures, stage presence, stories, metaphors, rhetorical devices, facial expressions and the use of props (maybe a PowerPoint presentation)

Confident interviewees use these same well-tuned skills (that you can easily learn from an interview coach or by attending a public speaking group) A remember-able interviewee, the one who is offered the job, creates an emotional connection with the interviewer by communicating with all their senses, creating intrigue and using public speaking persuasion techniques.

August 6, 2016November 22, 2020

Learn How to Negotiate More Effectively

Negotiate More Effectively in a Job Interview

Whether you are a job applicant trying to get an acceptable salary, a salesperson trying to win over a client or a business owner setting up a contract with a vendor, negotiating is a skill you must have to get the results you want. If you aren’t an effective negotiator, you will be at the mercy of the other person. Fortunately, this is a skill that can be developed.

Know Your Desired Outcome

Many people enter negotiations without a clear goal. They aren’t sure what they want or even what they will accept. Before you start any negotiations with the other party, know what you hope the end result will be and your cut-off point.

For example, say you are negotiating a salary with an employer who has just offered you a job. You would like to make $40,000 per year, so that is your desired result. Since negotiating is all about give and take, you also need to know the lowest amount you will accept. In this instance, you are willing to go as low as $30,000. This means your area for negotiations is between the two amounts.

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Back Your Request with Facts

If you want to get your desired salary, you must show why you deserve it. Perhaps that is the industry standard or you have more skills or education than the average person in this position. You must be able to prove your side of the negotiation.

The same holds true when trying to win over a new customer. You must be able to prove why your product or service is better. You cannot hope to win them over to your side without using logic and sound reasoning.

Be Clear

Whether you are negotiating a price with a customer or a contract with a business partner, you must be clear on your terms. This includes stating everything in simple terms so there is no misunderstanding and speaking clearly so they can understand what you’re saying.

In today’s global economy, it’s not uncommon to be working with people from all over the world. The difference in accents and speech patterns as well as the words used make it more difficult to be understood. If you do a lot of negotiating, you may want to hire an accent reduction coach to help you learn to enunciate more clearly in your business meetings.

It also helps to speak in short sentences where you get to the point. While some negotiators use long speeches and complicated words to confuse the other person, this doesn’t usually lead to the results you want. You don’t want to just win at the actual negotiation, you want the other person to be satisfied with the outcome for a successful long-term relationship.

Negotiating is a skill anyone can learn. From hiring a business speech coach to writing down your goals, you can learn how to become an effective negotiator who gets the results they want. This is a life skill as well as one that will benefit you in any business.

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August 1, 2016November 17, 2020

Sample Interview Questions and Answers

Curveball Interview Questions and Answers

The key preparation for a job interview is to create a list of sample curveball interview questions. From this list, you can create strong job interview answers by tailoring your experience, skills and qualities to that of the job specification.

Your sample interview answers need to do three things; one – inform the interviewer that you have the required skills, two – show enthusiasm and passion, three – highlight a unique selling point.

This is even more important when you are asked curveball interview questions, these are job interview questions that sound random, but in actual fact have a hidden meaning.

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July 31, 2016November 22, 2020

3 Job Interview Mistakes You Make Without Knowing You Are Making Them

Are You Making these Job Interview Mistakes Without Knowing You Are Making Them?

As an interview coach in Manchester, I have completed thousands of mock job interviews, analysed the common interview errors and helped failed applicants create job interview success.

This is because most interviewees make mistakes in the job interview without even realising they are making these common interview errors. Have you ever walked out of a job interview feeling on top of the world, as the interview went better than you thought it would, only then to be sent an interview rejection email?

By being aware of these 3 common job interview errors you will then have the conscious choice to make a change in your next job interview. Remember if you continue to interview in the same way, you will get the same result.

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Job Interview Mistake 1

Talking about the organisations achievements, not yours.

One of the biggest mistakes interviewees make is not making it clear what they did to achieve a successful outcome. A large amount of job interview questions will be “give me an example of….”

Often, the best way to answer this is question is with a story or example. The problem here is that many interviewees use generic stories that are ambiguous in terms of who created a successful outcome.

When answering these types of interview questions you need to make it really clear that it was you who

1) had the idea

2) took action

3) made an impact on the positive outcome.

Job Interview Mistake 2

Focus on the little things.

Many job applicants only spend around 45 minutes preparing for the job interview, compared to successful interviewees, who on average, spend around 4-5 hrs.

Due to this lack of preparation, many failed interviewees, only focus on the big task, IE Googling common asked interview questions, reviewing their CV, etc.

With more interview preparation time you can take your job interview to the next level by focusing on the little things.

It is these little tweaks that have a real impact on the job interview. The tweaks could include changing the words used in your answers for power words, adding gestures to your answers creating real impact and having a focus on how you use your body language to complement the tone of your job interview answers.

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Job Interview Mistake 3

Add value

We know that most successful job applicants are successful because throughout the job interview they highlight past experiences and successes. But what is missing, or what you can add (that has a massive influence in the job interview) that others don’t is how you can add value to their organisation.

It is taken as read, that by stating you have done X, that you will do X in the new company. But to influence people, to make the interviewer have a real emotional attachment to you, you need to state that “if I worked for you I could implement the same process which will increase your profits while saving overhead cost”

By stating what you do is more powerful than stating what you have done.

July 31, 2016November 22, 2020

Delete Negative Self Talk Prior to The Job Interview

Get Confident – Delete Negative Self Talk Prior to the Job Interview

Imagine that you wasn’t nervous, fearful, scared prior to the job interview. If you were more confident, how would this impact on the job interview outcome? If you truly believed in yourself how would this increase your ability to sell yourself in the job interview? If you could communicate with confidence would you increase your job offers?

The number one killer in the job interview is nervousness. This state of fear create negative self talk which turns fear into anxiety, ruining your chances of a successful job interview. Here is how to beat you job interview anxiety.

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Job Interview Fear

Everyone has an internal voice prior to the job interview. If your internal voice is like a devil in your head, telling you how rubbish you are, putting you down and making you feel worthless.

By killing this devil your head you can create the feeling of control.

Ask the devil what is his positive intent (everything your subconscious does has a positive intent)? Then ask what I can do to improve, develop and evolve? These questions create insight. Common answers include; practice your interview questions, improve your delivery style or attend a mock interview

Job Interview Fear

Take Control

Your mind is yours! You can take control and with control becomes power.

When you hear the negative self talk about your forthcoming job interview, take notice of the voice tone, volume and diction.

Repeat the message but this time change the volume, lower it and notice the difference in your emotional response. Turn the voice into the sound of a cartoon character and again notice how this changes how you feel.

By changing your internal voice you can easily change how you feel. You can even take this one step further and say positive affirmations using a confident, powerful internal dialog.

Overcome Job Interview Fear

When you tell yourself you will fail the job interview, it feels like you are bullying yourself. Instead of taking your dinner money, your internal devil is taking your opportunities.

To increase confidence, imagine you can see the character who is stating this limiting belief. Often people will see a big overbearing, larger then life character. Juts looking at this figure makes you tremble with fear.

To take control. Pause this image. Then imagine shrinking the image in front of you, so it seems that you are standing above the person. Make the person smaller and smaller, until you feel more powerful.

The way you visualize your thoughts creates different perspectives, different emotional responses to the same situation – in this case the job interview.

July 30, 2016November 23, 2020

3 Ways To Advance Your Job Interview Techniques

Advance Your Job Interview Techniques

The internet has changed the job interview.

For all job sector interviews, you as the candidate can simply Google “sector job interview questions” and within seconds you can have a list of potential questions that you will soon be asked. Following on from this, you may Google to the company history or even as on a forum for potential answers.

So why with all this information at your fingertips why aren’t you successful in the job interview? This is because you are searching for basic interview tips to secure the job interview. This isn’t good enough, as everyone else is using these same strategies.

Instead, ADVANCE your interview techniques

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Advance Your Job Interview Techniques #1

Focus on Delivery

A job interview is a communication sales pitch. Where job applicants go wrong in the job interview is they always concentrate on only their interview answers, the words they use, rather than the delivery style of interview answers.

Communication isn’t just words. Communication is created with tonality, volume, gestures, body language and facial expressions (plus much more) What you say is important but as any orator will try to impress on you is the power of how you say it, the packaging to the delivery of your job interview answer.

Create a strong job interview answer, then focus on the delivery style; say it with confidence, say it with purpose, say it with emotion.

Advance Your Job Interview Techniques #2

Create a dialogue

An interactive interview creates rapport, increases likability and becomes more memorable

Failed interviewees will reflect and realise that they couldn’t stop talking. Their waffled answer turn the interviewer off, creating disinterest. To have a real impact in the job interview, talk less, ask more questions and create beautiful dialogue.

When asked a question give a string answer (focusing on your delivery style) and follow up by asking the job interviewer a question, relating to the question they asked you. As an example, if they asked you about your knowledge on a certain ICT system, ask them if they know about a new time-saving ICT system.

This style of interviewing is advanced and creates positive interaction. The interviewer, having a break from the normal interview style that they have heard for the past 2 days, creates a memorable job interview.

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Key the glass half full…always

Time and time again when I deliver interview coaching sessions, clients tell me, how in the job interview they discuss sector problems, barriers and mistakes. I can never understand this perspective.

The job interview is the one place where you need the glass to be half full, no, over spilling with punitiveness. Explain your successes, show enthusiasm for your sector, answer problem questions with the frame of enjoyment – you enjoy solving problems.

Whatever you do in the job interview, do it with a smile, with positiveness and enthusiasm.

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July 28, 2016November 2, 2020

10 Job Interview Questions and Answers for PA (Personal Assistant)

10 Job Interview Questions and Answers for a Personal Assistant

A personal assistant (PA), sometimes referred to as an ‘executive secretary’ will work closely with senior management team members providing administrative support.

The personal assistant is responsible for the support of a senior manager, supporting them with their time management, dairy management, and internal and external communication.

Employers are looking to hire a personal assistant who is deemed to be trustworthy, well organised, a strong administrator and someone who is able to take on extra responsibility in the absence of the managerial team.

It is these key skills and duties, as well as the personal assistant’s work ethic that needs to shine through during the job interview.

The key to passing job interviews in preparation and practice, this sounds obvious but is often overlooked, with the average interviewee spending around only 60 minutes preparing for their job interview.

This article will help you to prepare and to pass your next job interview in 3 separate ways.

1. You will learn over 10 common asked interview questions for a Personal Assistant position.

2. You will be given an explanation of the type of answer the interviewer is looking for ( a guide to what the employer wants you to discuss )

3. You will be given an example job interview answer for each individual interview question, allowing you to tweak this answer, making it relevant to your own experiences.

Job Interview Questions and Answers for a PA (Personal Assistant)

Job Interview Question 1:

“Tell me about yourself?”

One of the most common asked questions in 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 cover your duration as a PA as a whole
Discuss 3 key points/experiences that will make you stand out
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

Potential Interview Answer

“I have over 15 years of experience as a personal assistant. During this time I have learned 3 key skills that I use in all PA roles, increasing efficiency. My key achievement during my 15 years of experience is (add key achievement) I feel I would be an asset for your organisation because I can bring X (add unique selling point) to the organisation.

Job Interview Question 2:

“Why do you want this position?”

Your research will pay off with this question; explain you have always wanted to work for their company and the reason why. Discuss how your goal has always been to work in this organisation as you always wanted to (job criteria) and finally finish by explaining how your previous experience or qualifications will add value to the company.

Potential Interview Answer

“I have worked as a PA for over 15 years in a variety of sectors. For me, my goal has been to work with your organisation, as I believe my vision is in line with your company mission. I know I can excel in any office environment, and some sectors offer a higher salary. But my work goal is very important to me, which is why I am applying for a position with yourself. I know we will collaborate successfully together and for me being able to work with your company where you (add a key company value/goal) will give me job satisfaction.

Job Interview Question 3:

“Do you work well within a team?”

Some people are thrown when they are asked this question when they are applying for a PA position to work alone/under management. Every company works as a team,. To excel in the job interview give an example of when you have worked well within a team with a successful outcome. Explain the current situation (or problem) how the team approached this and the positive outcome)

Potential Interview Answer

“In my previous company, I was involved in a new innovative project. The management team was concerned with a drop in profit over a 6 month period. A new innovative solution was required. At the ideas meeting everyone came up with different ideas but none was picked. This led to tempers being frayed. I then suggested that we wrote each idea of a flip-chart and everyone had to record the pro’s and con’s of each suggestion. This led to clarity and an idea being taken on-board. My manager said to me, that if I hadn’t made that suggestion they will still be there no arguing.

Job Interview Question 4:

“Did you get on well with your last manager?”

A personal assistant has to have the skills to build rapport and communicate strongly with the management team. If a PA and management team don’t get along it will create stress in the overall team. This question is to check if you can fit in well with a team, with their team.

Potential Interview Answer

“Yes, I always get on with everyone. I have found over my career that managers, as all people do, have different personalities, different motivational and stress indicators and work in different ways. My success comes from being able to work in style the manager preferences, rather than disrupting well-placed systems with my own method.”

Job Interview Question 5:

“What are your strengths?”

This is one of the most common questions you will be asked in a Personal Assistant job interview. Give an answer relevant to the skills and qualities relevant to the position you are applying to. The interviewer is trying to find if your strengths match the job. For example, if you are applying for a job where accuracy is an important issue, one of your strengths could be that you have an eye for detail. It may useful to find different words to describe similar attributes and qualities in order to avoid repetition.

Potential Interview Answer

“I have often been told that I have an eye for detail and that I am very accurate and precise. This was very important during my last role where I worked on large business accounts. An example of this was when (give example- state problem, your solution and outcome)”

Job Interview Question 6:

“What are your weaknesses?”

Again, another commonly asked question. A frequent mistake to make when answering this question is to say something negative like “I can sometimes let things get on top of me”. Be positive and sell yourself with every interview question, turn a negative into a positive. For example,

Potential Interview Answer

“In the past, I felt I needed to improve my typing skills because I aspire to be the best I can, I have recently enrolled on a typing course”.

This will show that you can identify your weaknesses but at the same time, you are willing to improve. Most importantly: do not mention a weakness that is any way related to the job you are being interviewed for! This might sound obvious but it is a common mistake!

Job Interview Question 7:

“Do you know anything about this organisation?”

Often one of the first questions you will be asked during the interview, employers want employees who will stay with the company, this question and answer will show the employer that you know the company’s history and feel they will be a good employer to work for.

It also shows the employer that you think ahead and carries out research. Answer this question with:

The length the organisation has been operating for.
How the company started
What services/products the company offers
Where they are going (have they won any new contracts)
All this information is normally found on the internet; on the company home page or about us page.

Potential Interview Answer

“I know a great deal about your organisation, before I applied for the job position I researched the company. I really like how the company started as a partnership company is an environmentally friendly company. I know the companies aspirations are (add aspirations often found in the company mission) and I feel with my experience we can collectively achieve these”

Job Interview Question 8:

“Do you think you have enough experience to work within a senior management team?”

If you’re asked this, then the interviewer does not believe you have enough experience. If you have you need to make this clear, explain about your previous experiences and give detail to the parts that are relevant to this new job role.

If you do not have the experience they need, you need to show the employer that you have the skills, qualities and knowledge that will make you equal to people with experience but not necessary the skills. It is also good to add how quick you can pick up the routine of a new job role.

Potential Interview Answer

“Altogether I have 15 years of experience in this industry with over 9 years working within senior management teams. My skills include exceptional written and oral communication skills, excellent word processing and IT skills, including knowledge of a range of software packages and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. I have always had an eye for detail and an ability to find errors easily, allowing me to be pro-active rather than reactive”

Job Interview Question 9:

“What is your biggest achievement?”

Pick one key achievement, something that you have undertaken that other PAs wouldn’t have. Keep this example work-related and think about your unique selling point. This is the question that when answered correctly will allow you to stand out from other job applicants.

Potential Interview Answer

“I was once asked to give a presentation, at first I thought I wouldn’t be able to deliver it without embarrassing myself. I wrote the presentation and practiced it in front of small groups, until I had the confidence to deliver it to a large group. I was really pleased with the result on the day and I was good feedback from my line manager.”

Job Interview Question 10:

“Do you have any questions for me?”

Good interview questions to ask interviewers at the end of the job interview include questions on the company growth or expansion, questions on personal development and training and questions on company values, staff retention and company achievements.

Conclusion

Many people are afraid of job interviews. The truth is if you prepare for your job interview, by predicting the job interview questions, you can easily prepare your job interview answers. If your job interview answers highlight your unique selling point, are stated in the positive and are said in a confident manner, then you can influence the job interview to increase job offer.

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July 28, 2016November 23, 2020

How to Use the Psychology of Attraction in a Job Interview

Attraction isn’t simple physical attraction as confidence, perceived power and how you communicate creates a primal animal magnetism.

An interviewer may find you attractive (which increases the chance of being hired) but attraction can come in the form of wanting to work with an individual, being attracted by the contacts someone will bring to the organisation or being attracted to someone work ethic and personality.

The truth is, if you are seen as attractive in any form, you create desire and desire leads to job offers. Here are 3 ways to use the psychology of attraction to land a job offer

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Find the Interviewer Attractive

We are pre-programmed to find people who find us attractive, attractive

A little flirt or flattery in the job interview can go a long way. We all like to be seen as attractive and when a stranger shows interest in you it feels good. This positive feeling is then associated to you the interviewee.

Play this card cleverly as this technique can go horrible wrong when taken to the extreme.

Attractive Body Language

Your posture, gesture and body language create rapport, likability and attractiveness in the job interview environment.

Open body language, as well as playing with hair, open palms and a tilt of the neck is seen as attractive and says “I’m interested”

Confidence and confident posture is one of the easiest ways to create attraction. We are all attracted to confidence, we respond automatically to authority and we seek confirmation from experts.

Most people are sheep, when we find a Sheppard we will follow their orders, this power doubles the attraction.

Throughout the job interview create a persona of power, become a master, authority and expert.

Emotionally Attractive

When watching films and theater productions we get carried away with the performance because they stir emotions inside of us. BY creating an emotional response with the interviewer they will sense a feeling of attraction to you.

To create an emotional attraction use emotional powered words, make points using stories (as stories create emotional pictures in the minds eye) and encourage the interviewer to speak about successes.

When someone speaks or hears emotional content, this creates a feeling, it is this same positive feeling the becomes associated to you, creating job interview attraction.

July 22, 2016November 23, 2020

How Persuasive Interviewees Get There Point Across

Persuasive Interviewees

The job interview is all about getting your point of view across.

The successful job interviewee can persuade, influence and manipulate the interviewer so they are seen as the ideal candidate to offer the job too.

This doesn’t mean you have to lie, instead it means that to be successful in a job interview you need to learn the key skills persuasive people use to get there point across.

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The Listen and Repeat Method

To persuade a stranger, your interviewer you need to know what they value, what makes them tick, what criteria (skills, experience, work ethic) is important to them.

If you answer you interview questions quoting facts and examples that they deem important they will not only listen to you more intently bit they will build rapport with you.

Often the unsuccessful interviewee doesn’t understand why they didn’t get offered the position.

Throughout the interview they answered all the questions, gave examples and smiled. The problem is not everyone thinks that things you deem important, are important to them.

If I was going to sell you a holiday, I could discuss the sandy beeches where you can relax, the pool where you can chill out, the quite restaurants where you can eat peacefully. Sounds nice? Not if your looking for a holiday adventure, with actives everyday and dangerous around each corner.

To persuade in the job interview listen to what the interviewer discusses, pick up if they are a goal setter or problem solver, if they value profit over quality, if the preference staff with creativity or a rule follower. Once you understand what the employer values you can quote this during the job interview, making all your interview answers more relevant

Saying Little, Can Say a Lot

The nervousness interviewee is known to chatter on.

An over-talker not only confuses the interviewer but lets slip their weaknesses. By having a structure to your interview answer will keep you on point. You can open by stating how you have the desired criteria and follow this up with an example.

During the example you want to add a little intrigue, as this will get the interviewer asking you questions.

By getting the interviewer to ask you questions helps not only build rapport but gets them seeing you as an authority. You back up what you are saying with facts and figures, and even ask the interviewer their opinion, turning the interview into a conversation.

This is how people persuade with conversation by getting you to ask them, the persuader, to talk more.

Always end your original answer with intrigue, allowing the interviewer an opportunity to ask you questions

Find Common Ground

The key to interview success is likability

People are more easily persuaded when they like you.

This is why the listen and repeat rule is key. If the interviewer is talking about goals and objectives and you, with enthusiasm, join in the conversation, stating how having goals, milestones and objectives motivates you to be your best you will both find a connection.

It doesn’t even matter what the common ground is as long as you can find something that makes the interviewer connect to you.

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