Discuss Your Accomplishments During the InterviewWritten by Michelle Roebuck
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Work History Where did you work? How long did you work there? How much did you make at your current or previous job? What position(s) did you hold there?Skills What skills do you have? What skills do you plan on learning? How have those skills helped you in your previous positions?Personal Characteristics What are your career short term and long term goals? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What are you looking for in a company if employed there?The Company Where You Want To Be Hired What is company‘s mission statement? What is their product or service? What are requirements for job? Does company offer opportunities for advancement?If you want job, you have to sell yourself. The interviewer wants to hear about your accomplishments because it helps them determine whether you are perfect person for job or not.
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| | Oh No! Not Another Meeting!Written by C.J.Hayden
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In a group of peers, you may want to rotate position of chair, unless one of you is particularly good at it and could serve in that role to benefit all concerned. If chair is new at running meetings, reading about parliamentary procedure in Robert's Rules of Order can be very helpful. The scribe's job is to record what topics were discussed, any important points made, decisions reached, and accountabilities assigned. He or she should distribute a copy of record to participants within 24 hours, while details are still fresh in everyone's mind. Accountability means that a person or group is assigned to do something specific by a certain date. "Jane will get quotes for leasing a photocopy machine and report back at next meeting," is a statement of accountability. A common mistake is to decide on a task without assigning who will do it or by when. Another is to make task too vague, e.g. "Jane will investigate our copying options." The chair must make sure each decision has accountability assigned before moving on. When you are meeting to solve a problem, make sure everyone first agrees on what problem really is. "We need a copier," is actually a solution rather than a problem. The underlying problem might be "We are spending too much time running out for copies." The solution might be getting a copier, but it could also be organizing work better, or designating someone to have all needed copies made once per day. Not every issue can be resolved first time it comes up, but it can be moved along. Make it a standing rule that some action must be taken about every item on your meeting agenda before meeting concludes.
C.J. Hayden is the author of Get Hired Now! and Get Clients Now! Since 1992, she has helped thousands of professionals make a better living doing what they love. C.J. is a Master Certified Coach who leads workshops internationally – in person, on the phone, and on the web. Find out more about C.J. and get a free copy of "How to Find a Job in 28 Days or Less" at http://www.gethirednow.com.
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