How to get the job you want: Interview Skills Coaching
Written by Damien Spiteri
To get the job you really want you need to be able to sell yourself to the person making the hiring decision. Yes, that’s right, you might not be the most experienced or the most qualified candidate, but if you do the best job of selling yourself they will hire you confident that they have selected the best candidate. Word of caution – you will need to be able to be able to deliver what you have said you can.
Ok, so where do you start? The first step is a professional resume and cover letter. Professional resume writers are just that; it is their job to write your resume, just like it is your job to do what you do. But it’s one thing to get the interview, and another to get the job!
Once you’ve got yourself a professional resume, you’re ready to polish your interview skills. You can’t learn how to swim by reading about it, and you can’t learn how to improve your interview technique by reading about it either. One on one interview skills coaching teaches you what you need to know to get the job you want.
The key benefit of interview skills coaching is improved verbal communication ability. Overall you will gain increased self-confidence; Interview skills coaching will continue to deliver benefits throughout your career, in meetings, presentations, negotiations and general business communicatio
Here is a summary of what is covered in Select Resumes interview skills coaching
- What hiring managers and recruiters are looking for from candidates
- Confidence and nerve control techniques
- How to make a great first Impression
- Structuring confident answers
- Dealing with panel interviews
- Rapport building techniques
- Interview do's and don'ts
- Salary negotiation tips
Select interview skills coaching is usually completed with one session, however depending on your requirements subsequent sessions can be arranged.
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