Interviewers stand between you and the job you want. You get past them, so you can work, pay your bills, and live your dreams.
Twenty-five secrets you should know before your job interview.
Think of each interview as your only interview. This will focus your mind.
The interviewer gives you one chance to make an impression. Look good. Dress well. Act confident. Stand tall. Speak with passion, and a full voice. Look him in the eye. Smile, and give him a firm handshake.
1. I don't guess or assume anything.
2. I'm ready for problems before my boss and they are staring me in the face.
3. Stand up and take responsibility when things go wrong.
4. I crank out more work than is expected of me.
5. I can beat fair and square.
6. I've serious goals. I work hard for them.
7. I write lucid, succinct memorandum.
8. I'm always on time.
9. I'll get to know people in my business.
10. I read business and trade magazines.
11. I fit in anywhere.
12. I understand Boss speak.
13. I am looking for a career. I love the job you're interviewing me for. I'm so glad I made the cut to come in. I admire your company, and I'd like you to know I am not a job hopper. I am looking for a real job, a career. I like working for a company where I can work hard, and showcase what I know and what I can do, where I am a part of a hardworking team, and can remain as long as I am creating, producing, and doing a good job. I am also looking for a decent salary, so I know your company values my hard work. You hear people say: we can't find dedicated employees anymore. Well, you're interviewing one now. I sound idealistic.
The company will spend a lot of time and money, training and assimilating you. They don't want you to be marking time until something better comes along, or for you to be using them to put a notch on your resume. Too many notches on resume don't look good anyway. And loyalty is reciprocal in every relationship, including business.
14. I have a sense of humor.
15. I take a stand only on big issues, pivotal ones.
16. I don't dismiss or underestimate anyone, nor do I put anyone down.
17. I get to know and learn what everyone is doing in my company, especially the movers and shakers.
18. I don't waste time settling scores. I prepare thoroughly for the next time;because I don't want to lose back-to-back, it'll look bad. People will think I can't cut it, or I don't have it.
People who hold grudges, and settle scores, short change getting along.
Nurturing hard feelings doesn't get the work done. I want to get the work done, and move on to the next task.
Be big, be formidable, be inspiring, be unrelenting. These will get you to the corner office.
19. I deliver on my promises. I get the job done right and on time.
20. I don't whine, and I don't complain.
The last thing I want to do is annoy people I work with or my boss, especially my boss, instead I want to dazzle them, I want to inspire them, with my competence, optimism, and perseverance.
I am definitely tough enough to handle my job, or any job that comes along. And I don't talk about my life.
People say to you: if something's bothering you, I want to hear about it. They don't mean it. So, don't bother them with your problems. Nothing good is going to come out of it.
Work hard, persist, and wait until you're the boss, and change things to your liking.
21. I've got a good sense of timing. I've the patience and discipline to wait for the right time to initiate things, to change things or ask for things. By wait, I don't mean endlessly. Because I am decisive, but only until the time is right.
I know time is short, and I am not the only one waiting to act.
22. I keep my mouth shut. I am not a newsmonger. I don't talk about my company's goings on with outsiders, or even some insiders. Outsiders shouldn't know what's going on inside our company, and some insiders have no business knowing. So, I keep my mouth shut. Information is like water; it finds its way to all the wrong places. I want people around me to know they can trust me with information, especially the valuable kind: job openings, financial data, new products, sales forecasts.
Since information is a source of power, and a tool of advancement, I want to get my hands on as much of it as I can.
I tell people not to whisper me rumors or gossip either. Everyone wants details, secrets, and company dirt. Don't give it to them. You never know what they'll do with it, or what their agenda is.
Don't make a conversation at somebody's expense. Especially a colleagues' or bosses, any bosses' expense. Don't do it. People talk, words get around, you get nailed.
23. I speak the truth
I know what they say about the immorality of business. I don't believe it. But morality aside, there is credibility. Nothing in business has as much value and is as fleeting. I want to be credible. I want to be believed. I want to be trusted. When I'm credible, believable, and trustworthy, I have authority, and power derives from authority.
The currency of any business, inside or outside your company, with suppliers or customers is credibility. To maintain and enhance the value of this currency, tell the truth, even when someone might not like it.Nothing will debase this currency or your credibility faster and more thoroughly than a lie.
24. I turn out ( produce) good work. I also innovate. But I'm not a perfectionist. I do all the big and small things right. Nothing gets by me. People are always looking for flaws. I don't give them a chance. I don't cut corners - to not do a job as thoroughly as you should because you want to finish it quickly or save money- because I'm proud of my work.
When I turn out, it says a lot about me, my subordinates, my colleagues, my boss, my company. It also says I value my customers, and I fear their raff. They're brutal nowadays.
Customers want quality.
25. I get along with my coworkers. I make myself get along with my boss. I am on a team with a mission: To work hard, to turn out good work, and to turn a profit.
26. I listen
Some people only hear. I listen. I listen , I acknowledge, I respond. This is how business gets done. People like and want to be heard. We think what we have to say has meaning and consequence, and bosses think so more than others.
Twenty-five secrets you should know before your job interview.
Think of each interview as your only interview. This will focus your mind.
The interviewer gives you one chance to make an impression. Look good. Dress well. Act confident. Stand tall. Speak with passion, and a full voice. Look him in the eye. Smile, and give him a firm handshake.
1. I don't guess or assume anything.
2. I'm ready for problems before my boss and they are staring me in the face.
3. Stand up and take responsibility when things go wrong.
4. I crank out more work than is expected of me.
5. I can beat fair and square.
6. I've serious goals. I work hard for them.
7. I write lucid, succinct memorandum.
8. I'm always on time.
9. I'll get to know people in my business.
10. I read business and trade magazines.
11. I fit in anywhere.
12. I understand Boss speak.
13. I am looking for a career. I love the job you're interviewing me for. I'm so glad I made the cut to come in. I admire your company, and I'd like you to know I am not a job hopper. I am looking for a real job, a career. I like working for a company where I can work hard, and showcase what I know and what I can do, where I am a part of a hardworking team, and can remain as long as I am creating, producing, and doing a good job. I am also looking for a decent salary, so I know your company values my hard work. You hear people say: we can't find dedicated employees anymore. Well, you're interviewing one now. I sound idealistic.
The company will spend a lot of time and money, training and assimilating you. They don't want you to be marking time until something better comes along, or for you to be using them to put a notch on your resume. Too many notches on resume don't look good anyway. And loyalty is reciprocal in every relationship, including business.
14. I have a sense of humor.
15. I take a stand only on big issues, pivotal ones.
16. I don't dismiss or underestimate anyone, nor do I put anyone down.
17. I get to know and learn what everyone is doing in my company, especially the movers and shakers.
18. I don't waste time settling scores. I prepare thoroughly for the next time;because I don't want to lose back-to-back, it'll look bad. People will think I can't cut it, or I don't have it.
People who hold grudges, and settle scores, short change getting along.
Nurturing hard feelings doesn't get the work done. I want to get the work done, and move on to the next task.
Be big, be formidable, be inspiring, be unrelenting. These will get you to the corner office.
19. I deliver on my promises. I get the job done right and on time.
20. I don't whine, and I don't complain.
The last thing I want to do is annoy people I work with or my boss, especially my boss, instead I want to dazzle them, I want to inspire them, with my competence, optimism, and perseverance.
I am definitely tough enough to handle my job, or any job that comes along. And I don't talk about my life.
People say to you: if something's bothering you, I want to hear about it. They don't mean it. So, don't bother them with your problems. Nothing good is going to come out of it.
Work hard, persist, and wait until you're the boss, and change things to your liking.
21. I've got a good sense of timing. I've the patience and discipline to wait for the right time to initiate things, to change things or ask for things. By wait, I don't mean endlessly. Because I am decisive, but only until the time is right.
I know time is short, and I am not the only one waiting to act.
22. I keep my mouth shut. I am not a newsmonger. I don't talk about my company's goings on with outsiders, or even some insiders. Outsiders shouldn't know what's going on inside our company, and some insiders have no business knowing. So, I keep my mouth shut. Information is like water; it finds its way to all the wrong places. I want people around me to know they can trust me with information, especially the valuable kind: job openings, financial data, new products, sales forecasts.
Since information is a source of power, and a tool of advancement, I want to get my hands on as much of it as I can.
I tell people not to whisper me rumors or gossip either. Everyone wants details, secrets, and company dirt. Don't give it to them. You never know what they'll do with it, or what their agenda is.
Don't make a conversation at somebody's expense. Especially a colleagues' or bosses, any bosses' expense. Don't do it. People talk, words get around, you get nailed.
23. I speak the truth
I know what they say about the immorality of business. I don't believe it. But morality aside, there is credibility. Nothing in business has as much value and is as fleeting. I want to be credible. I want to be believed. I want to be trusted. When I'm credible, believable, and trustworthy, I have authority, and power derives from authority.
The currency of any business, inside or outside your company, with suppliers or customers is credibility. To maintain and enhance the value of this currency, tell the truth, even when someone might not like it.Nothing will debase this currency or your credibility faster and more thoroughly than a lie.
24. I turn out ( produce) good work. I also innovate. But I'm not a perfectionist. I do all the big and small things right. Nothing gets by me. People are always looking for flaws. I don't give them a chance. I don't cut corners - to not do a job as thoroughly as you should because you want to finish it quickly or save money- because I'm proud of my work.
When I turn out, it says a lot about me, my subordinates, my colleagues, my boss, my company. It also says I value my customers, and I fear their raff. They're brutal nowadays.
Customers want quality.
25. I get along with my coworkers. I make myself get along with my boss. I am on a team with a mission: To work hard, to turn out good work, and to turn a profit.
26. I listen
Some people only hear. I listen. I listen , I acknowledge, I respond. This is how business gets done. People like and want to be heard. We think what we have to say has meaning and consequence, and bosses think so more than others.
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