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Discussing Your Achievements in a Job Interview:
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In the continuing series of outlining the
details of the TODAY acronym method, this email
brings us to A for Achievements. The previous
letters in the acronym were:
T-Teamwork O-Overcoming Obstacles D-Duties of
your past positions
At first glance, the sound bites you think of
for Achievements can seem very similar to what
you developed for Overcoming Obstacles--and
that’s OK. Remember that the key to the acronym
is to use it as a tool to remember topics to
discuss on a job interview. Preparing what
you’re going to talk about on an interviewer in
advance empowers you to succeed instead of
feeling like a sitting duck wondering what they
could possibly ask.
Achievements are a place for you to brag
about things you have done exceptionally well.
Perhaps you joined Toastmasters and over the
course of 3 years, and many speeches, achieved
an advanced ranking. Maybe you took a year off
to ride your bike across the country. It can be
the fact that you managed to save enough money
to buy a house before you reached the age of 30.
Or you can even discuss your pride from quitting
smoking, or finally figuring out a home filing
system that works for your family.
The goal here is to provide an employer with
an idea of what you value; what goals you set
for yourself that you have been able to achieve.
What things in life are important to you, and
how did you plan to achieve them?
When developing your sound bite you should
structure it to start talking about your goal,
and then the specific steps you took to achieve
it. You can also add any obstacles you overcame
along the way. The employer will see your pride,
and get a feeling of who you are as a person and
your work ethic.
Also:
8
Easy Steps to a Winning Interview, Eighteen
"Do Nots" For Your Next Job Interview,
The
#1 Way To Kill A Phone Interview
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Melanie Szlucha has been a hiring manager for
over 10 years. She founded Red Inc. to help
people become more relaxed and prepared during
the job interview process. She has developed a
proven method for preparing for job interviews
that focuses on identifying and preparing sound
bites of their experience to discuss with an
interviewer versus studying the “perfect”
answers to questions that interviewees may or
may not be asked.
Combining presentation and communication
skills with her experience in conducting job
interviews, she is able to coach job applicants
through landing their perfect job.
She has published a booklet with the best of
her tips. She is available for classes for
interviewees and interviewers. Also sign up for
individual coaching, teleseminars, and her
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