Resume writing course - part 7
Over the last 6 days, we've been
focused on writing a resume, but much of what you've
learned also applies to your interview preparation.
That's because interviewing is just an extension of your marketing
campaign.
If you've followed my system, you've written a great resume
that clearly communicates your value proposition
and focuses on your accomplishments.
You've aimed your message directly at the needs of
your target employers and you've created a resume
design that highlights your key selling points in
20 seconds or less.
No wonder the phone is ringing!
But now that they want to meet you in person, how can you continue
your effective marketing?
The key is to start with your value proposition.
You understand what the company needs and you know why you are
uniquely qualified to meet that need.
Now you have
to make sure that the interviewer knows it too.
The Power of Stories
You do that by telling them stories. Stories that illustrate
how you have helped other companies in the past and
therefore how you will help them in the future.
If you have written a strong resume, you will already have many
of these stories ready, because you have written
about your accomplishments using context.
When you tell your stories in interviews, you will immediately
set yourself apart from other candidates.
Here's an example of what I mean.
You are being interviewed for a position as an office manager
in a small, chaotic, very fast-paced ad agency. The
interviewer asks all candidates "how do you deal
with stress."
Most answer with some variation of "I work very well in stressful
situations."
But your answer is different:
"I work very well under stress - let me give you a recent example.
My last company was pretty under-staffed and we were
always working to tight deadlines, but there was
one project that suddenly became very urgent because
the client changed the deadline. Everyone was looking
to me to organize all the different elements and
we only had a few days instead of the few weeks I
was planning. The first thing I did was ..."
By saying 'let me give you an example' and then moving into your story, you have made your answer much more memorable than everybody else's. that's because you have actually given evidence
that you can work well under pressure, instead of
just claiming that you can.
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about interviewing.
Imagine walking into an interview absolutely confident about
what you have to offer. Imagine being able to answer
any question with an interesting anecdote that makes
you look great!
That's one of the benefits of having worked on your resume using
my system - the process you use to create value-packed
action statements in your resume will also give you
tons of stories you can use in interviews, and the
confidence to know you are the solution to the company's
needs.
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I hope you've enjoyed this e-course. I hope to get an email from you soon telling me that you got a great new job!
Best of luck with your search,
If you'd like to recap any of the lessons in this course you
can see them all here:
Part
1:"The #1 problem with 95% of resumes and how you can
avoid it."
Part
2: "How to Show Employers Exactly Why They Should
Hire You!"
Part
3: "Boost the response rate to your resume by 50% or more
with a simple shift in focus."
Part
4: "The secret ingredient that the best professional resume
writers use to spice up their clients' resumes."
Part
5: "The simple changes that will ensure your resume gets
a great response every time."
Part
6: "How to evaluate your resume to ensure it's the absolute
best it can be."
Part 7: "How
to use these resume writing techniques to ace your interviews."
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