Tip #10: Do the job to get the job When you land an interview, you cannot be a passive interviewee. After your initial conversation with a targeted employer or influencer, you need to drop the theory, drop the past accomplishments, and get real to get the job. You must subtly drive the interview to a place where you can show your benefit and value. Continue honing your skills in asking questions about a targeted employer’s business and showing how you can think on your feet, deliver solutions, and create opportunity. You don’t have to give away your "trade secrets" but you can allow the interviewers to sample your value and style in a very concrete way.
RL Stevens & Assoc. Corporate Blog Career Change
RLS is a consulting firm dedicated to helping our clients manage their careers, starting with finding the right position as soon as possible. The process is straight-forward: identify what the client brings to the table, identify the companies that can *use* what our client brings to the table, and help build the bridge. Career change made easier!
Our clients have a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace:
* They have targeted companies that have shown an indication of need and they make contact with a solutions-based approach. They come to the employer as a person of value, as opposed to someone desperately seeking a job.
* They are competing with proven, professionally-written marketing materials.
* Some clients elect to have an RLS-designed web portfolio and hypercards; differentiating them even further from the crowd.
* Before the interview, our clients know as much as possible about the company, the competition, the industry, and any market changes that could affect business. Our clients know how to turn an interview into a business discussion.
* They come prepared to show value. The goal is not to just get the job offer, but to blow away the competition, leaving the employer with no viable second choice. Then, RLS provides professional negotiation assistance to make sure that no money is left on the table.
Our clients have a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace:
* They have targeted companies that have shown an indication of need and they make contact with a solutions-based approach. They come to the employer as a person of value, as opposed to someone desperately seeking a job.
* They are competing with proven, professionally-written marketing materials.
* Some clients elect to have an RLS-designed web portfolio and hypercards; differentiating them even further from the crowd.
* Before the interview, our clients know as much as possible about the company, the competition, the industry, and any market changes that could affect business. Our clients know how to turn an interview into a business discussion.
* They come prepared to show value. The goal is not to just get the job offer, but to blow away the competition, leaving the employer with no viable second choice. Then, RLS provides professional negotiation assistance to make sure that no money is left on the table.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Career Transition in a Volatile Market - 14 tips- RL Stevens Tip#10
Posted by VP InfoSys at 11:44 AM
Labels: Career Transition Advice
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I heard that R.L. Stevens has many methods to get into the market and all of them working is what makes it work. Sounds like a marketing method for a human.
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