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Tell Me Something About Yourself? - An Opportunity To Influence The Outcome Of An Interview

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Being the first Question that offers a huge opportunity for you as a candidate to set the tone of the interview and  influence the outcome  resulting in you coming out a winner. The most common response by candidates to “ Tell me something about yourself ”? It is to elaborate on one’s educational background, broad work experience, and at times a few personality traits in the interview. While that is useful information, most of the times candidates end up  repeating  what is mentioned in their Resume/Profile and mentioning their background in  general . Being broad is dead; customisation is key. Let me share below a few simple  tips  which would help you focus your response, find the connect immediately, and  enhance your chances of getting the job. Interview Tips To Enhance The Chances Of Getting The Job 1] What Does The Interviewer Want To Know? Let us first understand why is the interviewer asking this Qu...

10 Things Job Seekers Can Do During Slowdown Due To Coronavirus

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If you are one of the job seekers, it is now an excellent opportunity to spend quality time doing what you could not do earlier. With the overall situation slowing down due to coronavirus, you as job seekers would be forced to be at home and will find yourself with a lot of time with yourself. Most certainly this phase too shall pass and we will be back to normalcy soon. In the interim, this is a good opportunity for job seekers to do the following 10 things which will certainly accelerate your job search. Here are the 10 Things Job Seekers should Follow During this Pandemic Slowdown: 1]  Target List: Make a target list of prospective jobs and roles that you would like to apply for.  2]  Stories of Success: List down your stories of success over the past 10 years with measurable outcomes. These stories will help job seekers in identifying their transferrable skills which broaden their job options to allied industries/roles. Importantly, you can use them fo...