2. Agenda
1. Clarifying Your Purpose
2. Understand Their Story
3. Understand Your Story
4. Tell Your Story
5. Open Floor Discussion
3. • Finding work for MBA graduates is an
inevitable outcome
• It is okay to ask for help
• It is okay to feel overwhelmed about
your search
Clarifying Your Purpose:
5. The Rules of Engagement
• Companies go into business to stay in business
and to make a profit
• They must remain competitive in order to sustain
• They are looking to hire and retain top talent
• Every position represents a commitment
• Hiring the right employee contributes to the
success of the organization
6. Understand Internal Needs
• Why is the company interviewing?
• Research company and employees
• Know their competitors
• Who is their public facing persona(s)
• Examine their financial data
• Know their general landscape:
• Industry direction
• Industry trends
• Hiring data
9. What Are Your Values?
• Your core values are very important
• Self awareness
• Your career and personal journey
• How do you fit into the organization
• Assess your cultural, skill and career fit
10. How to Master Your Story
Know your why
Practice self-awareness
Acknowledge your journey
Embrace your strengths
12. How to Master Telling Your Story
• Practice makes perfect: Practice power poses!
• Own your presence
• Engage with efficacy
• Listen first
• Explain your role and share the results
Companies don’t hire for the sake of hiring – if they didn’t have to hire you, they simply wouldn’t because they are beholden to their shareholders.
Core Values: What you believe in? Why you do what you do ? Your vision for the world or yourself.
Self Awareness: Understanding and appreciating your journey. Self-worth and value. Understanding the world around you
Career Journey: Accepting the ups and downs. Acknowledging accomplishments. Addressing where you fit
Whether you are aware of them or not, values do exist. But what can make life much better and easier is your awareness of such values. Ideally, all the plans and decisions that you make should be in accordance to your values.
Well, your values are comprised of the things you think and believe are essential in the way you work and live your life. Your values are what should help you identify your priorities both at work and in life. It is also your values that you can use to determine whether the things that are going on in your life are part of your plans or intentions.