Comments on: How to Increase Your Hiring Value 30x http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/ for creative job seekers, active employees and inspired managers. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Heaney http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/comment-page-1/#comment-229 John Heaney Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:55 +0000 http://thejobshopper.com/?p=312#comment-229 Thanks for the comment, Tom. You're so right... when engaging the interviewer, it's essential that the job seeker ask open ended questions that elicit more than just a yes/no response. Asking the interviewer how they got their job at the company, and what they've enjoyed most about working there are ways to engage and become memorable. Thanks for the comment, Tom. You’re so right… when engaging the interviewer, it’s essential that the job seeker ask open ended questions that elicit more than just a yes/no response. Asking the interviewer how they got their job at the company, and what they’ve enjoyed most about working there are ways to engage and become memorable.

]]> By: Tom Guard http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Tom Guard Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:07:22 +0000 http://thejobshopper.com/?p=312#comment-224 Simple marketing strategies can go a long way in branding yourself. Do you want bore the interviewer with yes or no answers or do you want to establish what skills you have to do the job? The Ebay experiment shows us that you can take anything... and with a little embellishment, turn it into gold. Don't sell the manure, sell the fertilizer. Simple marketing strategies can go a long way in branding yourself. Do you want bore the interviewer with yes or no answers or do you want to establish what skills you have to do the job?

The Ebay experiment shows us that you can take anything… and with a little embellishment, turn it into gold.

Don’t sell the manure, sell the fertilizer.

]]> By: Billy http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Billy Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:55:46 +0000 http://thejobshopper.com/?p=312#comment-119 What a great resource! What a great resource!

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]]> By: John Heaney http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/comment-page-1/#comment-37 John Heaney Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:40:54 +0000 http://thejobshopper.com/?p=312#comment-37 Great tips for the job seeker - especially about the importance of authenticity in your stories. This isn't the time for embellishment, since one mistake can invalidate any trust you've established with the interviewer. Great tips for the job seeker – especially about the importance of authenticity in your stories. This isn’t the time for embellishment, since one mistake can invalidate any trust you’ve established with the interviewer.

]]> By: Tim Noonan http://thejobshopper.com/2010/01/how-to-increase-your-hiring-value-30x/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Tim Noonan Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:56:09 +0000 http://thejobshopper.com/?p=312#comment-36 I couldn't agree more about the importance of relating stories in job interviews! Spoken stories have the capacity to increase interest, engagement, understanding and trust. The human voice is the most powerful tool of influence you have available when in interview, and how you employ your voice can create the job-winning difference between you and others with equivalent skills and experience. 1. Make sure your stories are really true! When we 'tell stories' involving made up elements, our words and our vocal expression (vocal language) don't match. This creates cognitive dissonance in the minds of the interview panel. Cognitive dissonance undermines confidence (in you). 2. Re-live the story, don't just narrate it. When we re-live the story all of us is alive, our words are natural and flowing, our feelings about the situation are authentically expressed (through tone of voice and body language) and we come across as real, alive and authentic. 3. invite your listeners to be with you in the story. By this I mean think of the interviewers as you would your friends; openly share your story with them. Here is your chance to create a sense of equivalence, rather than an inferior-superior relationship between you and the interviewers. Stories are levellers. We respect people who are on the same level or wavelength as we are. You can find more strategies and tips on authentic vocal self expression on The Vocal Branding Blog http://www.vocalbranding.com.au/blog You can also hear an interview I gave a couple of years back about how to have a Great Interview Voice at http://www.selectioncriteria.com.au/free-talkingtips.html Tim Noonan Director, Vocal Branding Australia I couldn’t agree more about the importance of relating stories in job interviews! Spoken stories have the capacity to increase interest, engagement, understanding and trust.

The human voice is the most powerful tool of influence you have available when in interview, and how you employ your voice can create the job-winning difference between you and others with equivalent skills and experience.

1. Make sure your stories are really true! When we ‘tell stories’ involving made up elements, our words and our vocal expression (vocal language) don’t match. This creates cognitive dissonance in the minds of the interview panel. Cognitive dissonance undermines confidence (in you).

2. Re-live the story, don’t just narrate it. When we re-live the story all of us is alive, our words are natural and flowing, our feelings about the situation are authentically expressed (through tone of voice and body language) and we come across as real, alive and authentic.

3. invite your listeners to be with you in the story. By this I mean think of the interviewers as you would your friends; openly share your story with them. Here is your chance to create a sense of equivalence, rather than an inferior-superior relationship between you and the interviewers. Stories are levellers. We respect people who are on the same level or wavelength as we are.

You can find more strategies and tips on authentic vocal self expression on The Vocal Branding Blog http://www.vocalbranding.com.au/blog

You can also hear an interview I gave a couple of years back about how to have a Great Interview Voice at http://www.selectioncriteria.com.au/free-talkingtips.html

Tim Noonan
Director, Vocal Branding Australia

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