The word that most comes to mind to suggest to you to increase the effectiveness of your presentation is ‘projection’. If you are naturally soft-spoken, a conscious effort to speak more forcefully will be helpful. This doesn’t mean shouting at the interviewer, rather it is about putting more energy behind your words—projecting. You know what … Continue reading Project Self-Confidence Through Your Voice And Body Language.
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Emotional Intelligence And Your Career Progress
Your ability to nurture strong relationships with other people up and down the reporting structure, as well as with outside parties is a key factor in your career progress. It is just as important to develop relationships, as it is to cultivate knowledge and produce results. With mentors, someone has taken a liking to an … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence And Your Career Progress
Self-Possession And Quiet Integrity Are Valuable Assets.
An interview is like travelling through a strange new land. You do not know the topography nor whom you can trust. What you can rely upon is simply being who you are, and expressing your values and principles. Your self-possession, sincerity and integrity will then shine through to whomever you encounter. Your dignity and sincerity … Continue reading Self-Possession And Quiet Integrity Are Valuable Assets.
Share The Value Of Your Experience And Knowledge With Junior Colleagues.
Mentoring and teaching others your accumulated technical expertise and business values increases your worth and positions you for future promotion. Your ability to develop your subordinates so that they reach their maximum potential is one of the keys to career progress. There are people in every company that others gravitate to because they give freely … Continue reading Share The Value Of Your Experience And Knowledge With Junior Colleagues.
Create Buyer Interest In The Employer’s Mind.
Sports people, high achieving sales people and actors frequently use visualization to enhance their performance and presentations. For an employer to make a hiring decision in your favour, they need to see you working there, and to do that they must identify with what you are saying about yourself, your abilities, and your track record. … Continue reading Create Buyer Interest In The Employer’s Mind.
How Closely Aligned Are Your Goals And The Employer’s?
What motivates you to join the new employer may not reflect what their motivation is to hire you. Many times, I hear from people who are disappointed with their career progress; what they hoped for in joining a new employer did not come to pass. You may choose to accept an offer of employment because … Continue reading How Closely Aligned Are Your Goals And The Employer’s?
What’s The Difference Between Active And Passive Listening?
Active listening is focusing your attention on what the speaker is saying, visualizing the person behind the voice, and thinking of good follow-up questions to ask . Customer service people in many industries are trained to picture the customer on the other end of the line, to put a 'smile' in their voice to establish … Continue reading What’s The Difference Between Active And Passive Listening?
Be Prepared When You Are Called By A Potential Employer.
You will quickly know if the interviewer is organized or disorganized in their approach. The better interviewers will explain why they are calling and what they want to accomplish. Disorganized interviewers dive right in without asking if you have time to speak, and sometimes they don't have your resume. Better interviewers will want to know … Continue reading Be Prepared When You Are Called By A Potential Employer.
Determine What The Right Fit Is For You.
Why is one person chosen over another when both may have almost equal qualifications and experience? Very often, a hiring decision is influenced by how the interviewer/s feel about the person that they select. After all of the testing, panel interviewing, assessment and evaluation, it can simply boil down to the decision-maker's gut feeling. What influences that … Continue reading Determine What The Right Fit Is For You.
Communicating Clearly is A Key Hiring Requirement For Most Employers.
When job duties involve any degree of interaction with customers, internally or externally, the ability to write and speak effectively is essential to your career progress. Employers have these skills in mind when they are interviewing for customer contact positions. Poor communications skills mean fewer opportunities for advancement. Higher positions require more developed communications skills. … Continue reading Communicating Clearly is A Key Hiring Requirement For Most Employers.
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