Tuesday, March 9 and 16
7:oo pm to 8:30 pm
Career Jump Start
1st United Methodist Church,
Arapaho & Central, Richardson
Free, Open to the public
Leveraging Your Job Competencies in the Interview
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
10:00 am to 11:30 am
DBM (Drake Beam Morin)
Oxy Building, SW Corner of LBJ & the Tollroad
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Overcoming Hidden Hiring Objections
Fall, 2010, Date TBA
Career Design Associates
2818 S Country Club Rd, Garland
Free, open to the pubic
You're Hired: How to Beat out Your Competition
December 2010
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Jewish Family Service
5402 Arapaho Road at Montfort
Free - Open to the public, Limited Seating
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Recently, Guy Kawasaki interviewed Penelope Truck, for his article, Career Guidance for This Century,. Penelope is a columnist at the Boston Globe, author, and former software executive. She answers ten questions, ranging from “How much money does it take to be happy?” to “Do only losers live at home after college?” However, the question that caught my attention was, “How should I prepare for an interview?” In part, her answer was,
“Whether you are a stripper or a CIA agent, the answer to the question, ‘What is your weakness?’ is a story about how your weakness interfered at work – in a specific situation – and you overcame it. Most of your other answers should be stories, too. This means you need to make them up before you get to the interview. Stories of your life are memorable. Lists of your life are not. Be memorable if you want to be hired.”
First, I like the assumption that you should PREPARE for the interview. As Penelope notes, “An interview is a test you can study for.” Just as you would not expect to pass a mid-term without cracking the books, you should not expect to pass the interview without solid preparation. Too many candidates skip this stage altogether and it is painfully obvious.
“Be memorable if you want to hired.” Being memorable is one of the cornerstones of a successful interview. You bear the responsibility for how the hiring manager remembers you. Developing effective career stories (something I refer to as Memory Triggers) is critical in helping the hiring manager “see” you. The more clearer the vision they have of your value, the more likely they will extend you an offer or call back for a second interview. A well-delivered Memory Trigger will linger with the hiring manager long after the interview.
by Mitch Byers :: April 17th, 2007 :: Posted in Uncategorized |
Over the past month, you may have noticed website updates, new content on emotional intelligence and an enhanced ease of surfing the site. More changes are in progress to provide additional resources and services for your career development.
One of the challenges has been to create a TAG LINE to help define the audience and the services. Please browse the website and then VOTE on one of these four tag-lines:
1) INTERVIEW RX – Providing inspired solutions for interviewing, hiring, and career development
2) INTERVIEW RX – Pushing your career forward with advice on interviewing and hiring, salary negotiations, and emotional intelligence
3) INTERVIEW RX – Your first aid for building, mending, or growing your career
4) Send us your idea. If it is chosen, you’ll receive a bundle of goodies.
Bar-on EQ-i® assessment was developed by Dr. Reuven Bar-on. The Bar-on EQ-i® is the first and most comprehensive assessment of emotional, personal, and social intelligence to be published. The web-based assessment is self-reporting and provides insight into 15 distinct areas of ability.
The assessment takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. The assessment provides scores for:
The 15 individual scales of emotional intelligence
A blended score for the 5 Categories
Your overall EQ score
All scores represent a snap-shot of your current EQ today.
Within 3 days of completing your assessment, you will be contacted to set up a personal one-on-one session to discuss the results. You will also receive a 10-page profile highlighting your personal results, with comments related to your scores in each of the 15 scales.
Now available, the Bar-on EQ-i® Assessment with a FREE one-on-one counseling session.
Daniel Goldman popularized the term “Emotional Intelligence” with his 1995 best selling book of the same name. Though the term Emotional Intelligence is fast becoming part our modern lexicon, it is a term that still frightens many people. But you don’t have to be certified in the subject to leverage your own emotional intelligence.
An easy way to understand Emotional Intelligence is to think about its two parts:
your ability to monitor your own and others’ feelings and emotions
your ability to synthesize this information to guide your actions and interactions.
Think of emotional intelligence as a combination of your “street smarts” and “soft skills.” Your emotional intelligence are your set of skills to help you succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures.
Emotional intelligence directly impacts your professional relationships, your able to effectively resolve problems and your ability to adequately deal with stress. Your emotional intelligence is a leading factor in your career success. In fact, studies have shown that emotional intelligence is responsible for up to 45 percent of your job success.
Understanding details of your emotional intelligence provides numerous benefits:
Uncovers areas of “drag” that are impacting your ability to perform at peak levels
See how small improvements in one or two areas can buoy your career to new heights
Provides greater self-awareness of how you view yourself and how you view the world
Identifies your ability to remain flexible and adaptable under stressful conditions
Identify the single most important EI component of predicting your success
Emotional Intelligence is expressed in terms of an Emotional Quotient (EQ), which represents the measure of an individual’s Emotional Intelligence. A majority of the adult population has an EQ of between 80 and 120, with the assessment normed at 100. The 100 norm follows the long-standing standards used to evaluate your Intellectual Quotient (IQ). However, your EQ and IQ have numerous differences.
How hard would have you work to make an extra $2,000 annually? An extra $5,000 annually? How about an extra $10,000 annually? Salary NegotiationsRX will help get your first salary increase before you even start your next job!
In about an hour you will gain insight into ethical negotiating principles to help you obtain your true worth in the marketplace. Failure to negotiate can leave money on the table that is yours for the asking.
Salary negations can be one of the most stressful aspects of a job hunt, yet it needn’t be. The techniques in Salary NegotiationsRX will:
Allow you to enter the negotiation process with a greater level of confidence
Provide a guideline of when to begin negotiations, when to accept an offer and when to pass
Provide effective strategies for increasing the offer amount
Provide ideas for negotiating minor concessions Provide an overview of benefits to negotiate
Salary negotiations can happen in a matter of minutes. Utilizing a combination of text and audio files, this ebook brings together sound guidelines to make sure your voice is heard in a moment’s notice. Successful negotiations will make you feel better about yourself and your job. Download a copy of Salary NegotiationsRX now!
Are you gearing up for a job search? Maybe you are getting ready for your next interview. Are you a little nervous about having to “prove” yourself to your next boss? Sure you have plenty of technology horsepower, but have you developed career stories that will be best highlight your accomplishments?
While interviewing will only take several hours of your time, it may be the most important hours of this year. Your ability to successfully interview will impact your career, your personal and family life and determine your social and economic standing. In short, your ability to successfully interview will influence your quality of life decade after decade.
Successful interviewing is the critical link in gaining meaningful employment. After reading InterviewRX you will be equipped to handle tough interview questions and highlight your value to the company. And your understanding of the interviewing “system” will compress your job search timeline. Get in the fast lane with InterviewRX!
Concepts You Will Learn
Understanding your job strengths – How to develop your personal competency model
Making yourself “three-dimensional” – How to help the hiring manager envision you in their role
Creating “memory triggers” – How to positively influence the hiring manager through powerful career stories
Using questions to build rapport – How to incorporate questions to transform the meeting from an “interview” into a “conversation”
Controlling the interview – How to pace the interview to maximize your time
Answering tough interview questions – How to incorporate simple strategies to answer difficult interview questions
Recognizing Hidden Hiring Objections – How to systematically uncover and overcome hidden hiring objections
Don’t let the emotional ups and downs and the twists and turns of a job search hold you back. Get ready to ace the interview and start your next position. Get your copy of InterviewRX now.
What the critics are saying about Interview RX
“The doctor is in! Mitch has the prescription for interview-itis.” — Jeff Crilley, Emmy award winning reporter and author of Free Publicity
“Interview RX delivers as prescribed. A no nonsense book.” — Al Lucia, President, ADL Associates, Inc.
“This book will dramatically improve your performance in the job interview.” — Keith D. McFarland, President and CEO of Texas A&M University-Commerce
“Mitch’s book offers insights to both hiring and applicant entities.” — R. Gaines Baty, President, R. Gaines Baty Associates, Inc.
“Interview RX is a great remedy for both sides of the table!” — Joe Sommers, Director of Training & Development for ZERORISK HR, Inc., and President of the DFW Employment Management Association.
“In Interview RX Byers expertly guides us through the often-confusing world of the interview.” — Mary Murcott, President, Performance Transformations, Inc., and author of Driving Peak Sales Performance in Call Centers.
Interview RX is the candidate equivalent of the Army’s Green Beret training.” — Gerry Crispin, Author and Chief Navigator, CareerXroads.