Dan O'Connor

5 Communication Tactics for Landing That Job

Article posted on Wednesday, January, 27th, 2010 at 4:09 pm

Communication training isn’t just for those in the workplace.  It’s for everybody, and without it, you may never land that job in the first place.  The article I am suggesting contains five communication tactics–though they are not necessarily called that by name–that will make you shine during the interview.  http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-interview_myths_that_keep_you_from_landing_the_job-1026

A quick summary to whet your appetite:

1.  The interview should be a dialog, so make certain you are prepared with questions of your own, and know how to punctuate the conversation with them.

2. If asked about a weakness–acknowledge one honestly, and indicate how you are working to correct it.

3. When discussing your strengths, choose three main strengths, and tell how you’ve demonstrated those strengths in actual situations.  (Remember that most people hiring you know that past performance is the best indicator of future performance.)

4. When discussing compensation–don’t give a number, but make certain the interviewer knows you expect to be paid commensurate with your experience and abilities.

5. Make it clear to the interviewer and any other company decision-makers that you want the job, and you want to be part of the company.  To that I’d add–at the end of the interview, be prepared to ask a closing question such as “Can you think of any reason that I would not get this job?”

When you’ve read the article, please return here and tell me what you think!

 

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