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    Interview
    Interview
    Interview
    Ebook130 pages1 hour

    Interview

    By Heather Salter

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    About this ebook

    The interview secrets that experts and top professionals use.

    Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of Interviews.
    Includes how to:
    • Research the needs of the employer
    • Focus the interview on your strengths
    • Use body language to impress
    • Deal with difficult questions
    • Negotiate the perfect package

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateApr 29, 2010
    ISBN9780007358953

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      Interview - Heather Salter

      Applying for the job

      You’ve seen an advert in the paper or heard about a job from a friend. So what’s the first thing you do – put the CV in the post and keep your fingers crossed? Well, let’s just take a few steps back and consider what’s really important to you, so you don’t apply for the wrong job. What sector or type of company would suit you best? You spend a long time at work so let’s choose wisely. Then we’ll move on to making the application and getting onto the shortlist.

      1.1

      Pick the right job

      It is easy to get carried away by a job title and a good salary, but at the end of the day what is really important to you about the job? You will be spending a large percentage of your day working in the job, so taking some time out at the beginning will help you focus on what you really want.

      Let’s take a look at some of the areas that you may want to consider before you decide whether you really want to apply for any job.

      A two-way process. As human beings we are driven by our internal beliefs, values and goals although we are not often consciously aware of them. Finding the right job is a two-way process – the company will be looking to see if you are right for them; you need to see if they are right for you. Make sure that you have your list of what’s important to you clear in your mind before you apply.

      What are your values and beliefs? Make a list of what the important factors to you are in any job and how the job fits with the other parts of your life – time for hobbies, family etc. Do this by asking yourself the question what’s important to me in a job and ask this at least seven times and write down your answers. You’ll be surprised when you get to the seventh time what’s really important to you.

      one minute wonder Don’t waste your time and effort applying for jobs and going for interviews if they don’t meet your own personal values, beliefs or goals. If you accept a job for the wrong reasons you will soon become unsettled and have to start the search all over again.

      Do you want a job or a career? Some readers may only be interested in just having a job, whilst others may be at the start of a career. There is nothing wrong with either, but just know which is right for you. If this is part of a career plan then make sure that the jobs you apply for fit in with your longer term plans and help you to get to your eventual goal. Don’t get side-tracked. If it’s just a job then go back to asking yourself what’s really important to you. We spend a long time at work so you want to get the best fit that will make you happy.

      Make up your own ‘decision matrix’. Write a list of what’s important to you down the left hand side of a piece of paper, with everything that you are looking for, including salary and benefits that you want. Then across the top you can put columns for each of the jobs that you are applying for. Do your homework and see how many ticks you can put in the box. This is known as a ‘decision matrix’. Later on if you have to make a decision between one or more job offers this may prove very useful. In putting this together you now have a start point.

      Whether you just want a job or you’re thinking about a career, taking time out to really think through what you want helps focus you in your search.

      1.2

      Choose the right sector

      Having looked at your values and beliefs in the last section you may have come to the conclusion that certain sectors of the job market place are ruled out for you, or you have some big question marks hanging over areas you don’t know about. Which companies do you really admire? What is it that you really like?

      Let’s take a look at some of the areas you may want to consider and then you can do some more research if you want to know more.

      Large businesses. If we take the UK as an example, large business accounts for about 0.2% of businesses in the UK and yet employs somewhere around 52% of all employees according to a survey by HMRC in 2006. Larger businesses may be multinational and give opportunities to move abroad. If you have language capabilities or a desire to work in another country this may be a good opportunity.

      one minute wonder Finding the right type of business for you to work in is critical to your long term success. Make a list of companies you admire and then try to work out what it is that you really like about them.

      Small and medium-sized businesses (SME). In the UK, statistics showed in 2009 that 0.6% of businesses employed between 50-249 people and that 99.3% employed up to 5 people. So the SME business in the UK is very large. What about the country you are in? With access to the Internet you should be able to find out more of your country’s statistics.

      Charities/not for profit organizations. There are a large number of well-known charities that work all over the world, as well as the local charities which run totally on volunteers. The numbers of jobs will be fewer as the reliance has to be on volunteers, but these are businesses like any other. The key difference is that you may want to work in an area that you can help to make a difference to others’ lives and this may fit with your personal values.

      The public sector. Local government and jobs that are government funded may appeal to some more than others. You may see this as a more secure post, or want to make a contribution to your own neighbourhood or the country you live in.

      Each of us has a different vision of the perfect job. Make a list of the type of businesses you want to work in.

      1.3

      Research the organization

      If you are considering applying for a specific job that you have seen, now’s the time to really do some research. When you are considering joining a new company you are probably committing to at least a year working with them.

      It’s worth investing some time in getting to know more about the company so that you can start to decide whether it’s the sort of place you want to spend your working hours in – work is a huge part of our lives after all.

      Going for an interview can feel like going on a blind date.

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