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Daniel Santos Special user 562 Posts |
Have a job interview coming up? At camp this summer, a man came to talk to us about being persuasive...how to act 'professional'. He was speaking pretty quickly, but I managed to take the notes down to share with everyone here . Here it goes:
FIRST: THE HANDSHAKE! Yes, you'll be practicing your handshakes. What you want to do is create a "target". As you're walking toward the person, hold out your hand. This will give you a decent amount of space between you two. Now, if somebody holds out their hand with their palm down you put your hand under theirs and place the other one on top. Don't forget a quick "Nice to meet you" or anything else you're accustomed to. Also, if you know this person is of a culture where they may give kisses on the cheeks, use your "target" and when you've grabbed hold of their hand you want to grab their rm with your other hand (so they can't lean forward). [I never knew how much preparation could go into a handshake... ] 2.) You must look good! Calling to find out more about the dress code would be a good idea. Don't look too fancy or too sloppy. People judge you on how you look and benefit them. This is how you are judged: 7% = Content: The WORDS you use. 55% = Non-Verbal: How you LOOK. 38% = Verbal: How you SOUND. 3.) Tell them something that benefits them. It's all about THEM not you. 4.) Make your 'presentation' quick and understandable. 5.) Make them believe you. To do this you must speak confidently and passionately. You must show PASSION for your subject. 6.) Make them remember: a.) REPETITION BUILDS RETENTION. If you keep repeating something, they'll think it's important. (I remember him giving us some info. on the percentage of them remebering something you said depending on how many times you've said it. For example, I remember he said if you repeat something 6 times, there will be a 90% chance of them remembering. If anybody has this info., please share.) b.) BE YOURSELF. Be like everyone else and they'll forget. 7.) "Call to Action": Plan the close! People remember it (Primacy-Recency/First-Last). Let them know you want the job. Example, "Thank you, for the opportunity. I look forward to you considering future steps." or "Thank you for the opportunity. I can't wait to hear from you about future steps." etc. Now, if you make a mistake...: 8.) "Dealing with the Elephant in the Room": When stupid things happen, get it done with. Don't act crazy and don't just leave it alone. To avoid messing up, PREPARE. When you do mess up, so what?! DEAL WITH IT. For example, if you're talking and you drop something, quite simply say, "Excuse me," and nonchalantly pick it up and continue on with the conversation. If you just leave it there, it will become a distraction and now the person is focused on what you dropped rather than you. Don't be nervous; have confidence in yourself. And there you have it ladies and germs. Enjoy, and good luck! Dan |
rnaviaux Loyal user 287 Posts |
And don't forget to smile.
Randy |
yentlswolfs New user 89 Posts |
Great post. Thanks a lot for the tips.
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Partizan Inner circle London UK 1682 Posts |
What was left out was eye contact. First on the handshake it is very good to make and hold full eye contact and then throughout the interview you should maitain a high rate of eye contact.
Speak in a slow and measured mannor and pause too think about what you will say before you open your mouth. even if you don't assess in the pause it makes the other person place more value in your answer. Whenever I go for an interview I treat it as though I am interviewing them.
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