Friday 12 June 2009

A job winning attitude

You will be amazed at how your attitude can evident in your resume and interviews. If you are negative, you will likely be careless & rush while drafting your resume. Your negative attitude may be evident through typos, plain statements and poor formatting. It can also show when you are being interviewed or speaking to recruiters over the phone. This will likely give the impression that something is wrong and the assumption made that you are either uninterested or wrong for the job and he or she will likely want to move on to the next candidate.
A small thing like smiling affects your tone and will make you come across positive over the phone regardless of how you truly feel.

In a recent article, Fred Coon, chairman and CEO of Stewart, Cooper, and Cone, an executive search firm, said "One of the worst killers of a good job search is attitude. People can sense "attitude" and nobody who interviews you will tell you what they sense from you." It is up to you to be positive and leave that impression." (Garone, 2009, The Wall Street Journal).
I appreciate it is difficult to stay motivated when bills are piling up and you can't get a break. However your situation will not change unless you do something about it. You will not find a job, unless you convince an employer that you are the right person; and your chances will be slim if you have a sloppy resume, you show up late for interviews, and you have a poor attitude when speaking to hiring manager! Job searching is a full-time job; it requires your best efforts in marketing yourself to prospective employers.

Employers like consumer are looking for quality products, goods, and services for their companies. In a hiring situation you are the goods. You need to demonstrate how good you are and make the best impression. You can do this by having well written self-marketing materials - cover letter, resume or biography. Whenever communicating with prospective employers always do your best to sound enthusiastic.
Hiring managers want to feel good about the person they select. You will increase your chances of making a good impression if you have the right attitude!

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