If you were to ask yourself what type of person a prospective
employer is looking for, what would be the answer? Good
personality? Effective communicator? Dynamic? Knowledgeable? If
you answered yes to any or all of these questions then you are
right.
Now, sit back and take a look at yourself and ask yourself if
you meet these criteria. Are you a dynamic, energetic effective
communicator with a good personality? Are you knowledgeable in
the areas affected by the position? If you cannot answer these
questions positively, then you need to make some changes.
Why Change
The main reason you want to change is so that when you go for an
interview, you are not sitting there like a bump on a log
waiting for the next question. Instead, you should be asking
questions, showing your knowledge and skills and involving the
interviewer in stimulating conversation.
How do you change?
There are many ways you can go about changing but lots of us do
not have thousands of dollars to put out for classes. The
easiest and often times most productive way to start making
changes is to use your friends as guinea pigs to determine if
you meet the criteria.
Communicate
Start by working with one or two friends on your communication
skills. If you are shy and introverted, you need to practice
with your friends by being assertive and overcoming your shy
nature. You can practice daily until you feel more comfortable
around people. Local employment security commissions have free
programs to help you with improving your communication skills.
You can even go to the public library and read on effective
communication.
Be Dynamic and Energetic
If you are the kind of person who just kind of hangs out and
lets things go by, you will need to work on your energy level.
Companies today are looking for employees who can do more than
one job and have the energy level to contribute on any level and
at any time. If you are a couch potato who only gets up if the
house is
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