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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Job Interview feedback

This is an important question especially in today's market. What's next when your CV doesn't lead to an interview; your first round doesn't lead to a second or your final round ends in polite rejection?

In this post I'll highlight the key steps to follow when this occurs.

Follow-up and ask for feedback
This is your top priority. There is a good chance you will get a call after your initial interview. If the caller is one of your interviewers, make sure you politely ask them for feedback on your performance. Avoid coming across as bitter, upset, or anyway emotional just explain that you’re simply interested in receiving feedback for future improvement.

If the caller is not one of your interviewers you send an email to schedule a quick chat for post-interview feedback. The majority of the time they'll agree. If not they'll most likely respond directly to the email with some feedback.
Once you've received you feedback, take it on board! Practice will only help for future interviews!

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Interview Tips: The importance of presenting a postive attitude: Smiling

Smiling is one of the most under used tools in any job seekers arsenal. This is especially important when conducting telephone interviews.

Employers will quite often gauge someone’s ability based on the tone of their voice, if you're having a telephone interview and you sound down and depressed not only does the interviewer pick up on that but it’s quite often the case they ten associate that with other negative traits such as incompetence.

A simple thing like smiling can make a big difference face to face job interview but especially over the phone. It makes your voice sound more pleasant and even if you aren't feeling particularly positive your voice will convey that you are positive.

So big tip for today is always wear a smile! :)

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