UXPA Boston 2024 Maximize the Client Consultant Relationship.pdf
Job seekers September 2015
1. How to find and secure the ideal job
by Toronto Training and HR
September 2015
2. CONTENTS
3-4 Introduction
5-6 Making a choice
7-8 What are employers looking for?
9-10 Stages of the job search
11-12 Preparedness
13-14 Self-branding
15-16 The elevator pitch
17-18 Why do they want me to…?
19-20 Positive body language
21-22 Resumes
23-24 Turning an internship into a full-time job offer
25-28 Rules to bear in mind when negotiating a job offer
29-31 Effective interviews
32-34 Create the right state for an interview
35-36 Telephone and Skype interviews
37-38 Group applicant interviews
39-45 Strategies for responding to specific interview questions
46-47 The CAR technique for competency-based interview questions
48-49 Interviews; the four Bes
50-51 Conclusion, summary and questions
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4. Page 4
Introduction to Toronto Training
and HR
Toronto Training and HR is a specialist training and
human resources consultancy headed by Timothy Holden
10 years in banking
15 years in training and human resources
Freelance practitioner since 2006
The core services provided by Toronto Training and HR
are:
Training event design
Training event delivery
HR support with an emphasis on reducing
costs, saving time plus improving employee
engagement and morale
Services for job seekers
18. Why do they
want me to…?
• Take notes during
the interview
• Want me to give a
presentation
• Want me to take part
in group activities
with other candidates
• Want me to do a test
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24. Turning an
internship
into a
full-time
job offer
• Show off your social
intelligence
• Speak up, but know
your audience
• Don’t assume you’re
invisible to the
people at the top
• Send isn’t always
your friend
• Don’t join the wolf
pack
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26. Rules to bear in
mind when
negotiating a job
offer 1 of 3
• Don’t underestimate
the importance of
likability
• Help them understand
why you deserve what
you’re requesting
• Make it clear they can
get you
• Understand the
person across the
table
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27. Rules to bear in
mind when
negotiating a job
offer 2 of 3
• Understand their
constraints
• Be prepared for tough
questions
• Focus in the
questioner’s intent,
not on the question
• Consider the whole
deal
• Negotiate multiple
issues simultaneously,
not serially
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28. Rules to bear in
mind when
negotiating a job
offer 3 of 3
• Don’t negotiate for the
sake of negotiation
• Think through the
timing of offers
• Avoid, ignore or
downplay ultimatums
of any kind
• Remember they are
not out to get you
• Stay at the table
• Maintain a sense of
perspective
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31. Effective
interviews
2 of 2
• Research target
employers and positions
• Compile supporting
resources
• Prepare, practice,
participate and be
positive
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36. Telephone
and Skype
interviews
• Make sure your
surroundings are
professional
• Test your technology
• Have hard copies of the
organization’s
information, job posting,
the resume and cover
letter available
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38. Group
applicant
interviews
• Focus on why you are the
best fit for the
organization, not how you
are better than everyone
else in the room
• Listen to the answers
from other applicants,
and think about how you
can build on what they
have said
• Show eagerness when
answering questions
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40. Strategies for
responding to
specific
interview
questions
1 of 6
• Tell me about yourself
• What are your strengths
and weaknesses?
• Why are you leaving
your current job?
• Where do you want to
be five years from now?
• What kind of salary are
you looking for?
• How would you describe
yourself?
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42. Strategies for
responding to
specific
interview
questions
3 of 6
• In what ways has your
job prepared you to take
on additional
responsibility?
• What was your most
significant
accomplishment in your
last position?
• What was the greatest
challenge you faced in
your last job?
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43. Strategies for
responding to
specific
interview
questions
4 of 6
• What are your long-
range career goals?
• What do you think are
your weaknesses?
• When you have multiple
projects how do you
prioritize your work?
• Why did you leave your
last job?
• Why do you want to
leave your current job?
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