Mar 23, 2006

GETTING JOB - EASY WAY

Finding a job…Easy??? Try!!!

All your dreadful frightens came true!

Parents are sick of constant supplying you with money. That happens! Do you study at school or college? Do you have lots of time to spare? Now you have an opportunity to find yourself in practice! What occupation suits you the best? Have a smile and deepen in the job you like!

In order for you not to be mistaken here is some tips!

Tip №1: Search for the vacancy

The most important is not to take after the pessimists who are whining that “there is no work..” and “hardly can you find it!”.

Of course, huge amount of money won’t crush in your pocket. However, you will be stimulated to have it!!)You need to understand what “work and earn my money” means. Personal cash bring no harm!

Firstly, compile a list of the places that are worth visiting

(shopping malls(as Sales personal you may have a good discount), supermarkets, cafes, restaurants(you may have really great tips here!) etc.). Secondly, you can all to all your friends in order to find job among them.

Thirdly, serf the Internet for special web sites. For sure you will find something suitable! But you must be careful, because lots of advertisements in reality do not coincide with the primary advertisement. Especially be aware of those advertisements that offer a little work but lots of money.(!!!) In fact, 9 of 10 of such jobs are connected with sex or illegal actions, and sometimes with both.

Task №2 : Your Resume

When after numerous calls you are asked to send your resume, don’t be so happy thinking that you have impressed the potential employer. “Send us your resume” is the standard phrase told to all the applicants. Nonetheless, you shouldn’t underestimate the resume’s role. What is resume? 2 or 3 sheets of paper written in order not only to impress the employer, but also to present yourself in the best light, demonstrate your knowledge and experience(if you have any). But how to compile a resume correctly? The main points for you to remember are brevity and informativeness.

Task №3 : An interview

Pledge of successful interview depends on your clothes and manners’ impression.

What to put on?

The professionals advice to wear something neutral.(Not black or white tie, but a so- called business or office style ). Don’t forget a pen and notebook!

How to behave?

There are to ways: you are well- brought or not, no third is given. But try to keep in mind the following:

Never, Never be late for the meeting(!!!)
Don’ t reply incomprehensibly(say everything as it is. No experience? Don’ t hide the facts. )
And finally you must realize what is the job you are applying for.(motivation and other)
Eventually, if no advertisement (from the Internet, press, friends) did not match you, don’t be upset. In this case, another solution is to find a Labor Exchange in your city or town. These services will improve your employment by searching for the best job specially for you.


Keep on studying, Earn your own money, Enjoy the life!!!

YOUR BEHAVIOR

Most of the people say that non-verbal languages are much more effective and important than the ordinary language. Why do they think so?

According to the researches gestures and mimics are much more important during the job interview and it helps to influence the interlocutor or the audience in 55 percent. However the language itself is very important but it takes only 7 percent. The rest 38 percent are for the so-called par-language (intonation, pauses emotional state and so on).

At the same time our non verbal language sometimes denies the words which were spoken. When our words deny our gestures and other details of behavior, the trust that the interviewer could feel at the beginning of the interview can simply vanish because most of the careful and
experienced interviewers know that the words are not as important as manners.

First of all this rule works for those managers who worked for a long time but were fired by this or that reasons. Their self-confidence and vanity were oppressed because the part of their career ended as a complete failure. In most cases such people look very depressed even if they
talk about their successes and strong points. If the interviewer asks a more difficult question that usual he (or she) loses the main point of the dialog. They look worried and sometimes they try to hide their worry under the mask of unfriendliness and inaccessibility.

As a non verbal communication is more precise and sincere than words, most of our gestures and manners may reveal our inner uncertainty. The words may deceive because the words are often produced by the sphere of our consciousness. Our body language in the whole and the system of gestures in particular are the sign systems from above our consciousness. They are badly controlled or they are not controlled at all showing our true thoughts and intentions.
Nevertheless some people simply underestimate the importance of non-verbal communication. And the reason is hidden in our characters. From the early childhood we were not taught that we should pay much attention to our words. If you want to learn the ABC of your body language you should listen to and look at your manners and the manners of the people who surround you in your every day life.


The first minutes of the interview

People always try to give their own estimation to you when they meet you at the first time and for the interview it is very important. That is why you should follow several simple rules; first of all do not be late. You would better come 10-15 minutes before and get ready for the interview in proper way but not in a great rush. The extra time may be used for concentration and all preparation for the interview. Waiting for the interviewer you should not take anything from your bag even if it is your note pad with your own notes on the professional topic. It would
be better if you look through different magazines and newspapers which are usually laid on the table or at the reception desk. It will make the impression that you can relax even before stressful situations as serious interview. This very detail will show the interviewer that he may
trust you. And it is extremely important to set an emotional contact with the employer.
If, when you have already come, the secretary tells you that the interviewer is waiting for you and ready to talk to you come in to his office as if it is ordinary procedure to open his room and come in without knocking. It will not show your impolite and rude attitude to him, on the
contrary, I do not advise you knock at the door because some employers treat it like unreasonable fear. As psychologists say, door is a psychological barrier and if you begin to hesitate in front of closed doors it means that it is difficult for you to overcome difficulties.

Greet the interview with a strong and firm shaking of hands. It should be very sincere because I know a lot of people who failed in the interview even if they did not start their conversations. And the reason of the failure is sometimes evident: it may be a weak and unconfident
shaking of hands, their nervousness, unconfident, even lime gait or damp palms.


Some don'ts.

Do not hurry to start talking just after the greeting do not touch your bag or the chair or armchair you are sitting in. if the interviewer do not show you the place to sit, choose it yourself. Choose the one which is just in front of the chair of the employer. Avoid soft and silky sofas and armchairs because it would be difficult to stand up at the end of the interview. The main thing is that you should not ask the employer: Excuse me, where I may sit down?" If during the interview your interviewer was disturbed by a phone call or anything of that kind try to create the atmosphere of the private conversation and do not try to attract the attention of the employer. You may read a magazine and different materials on the professional topic
while he is speaking. Do not show your negative attitude towards the interruption and the pause in your dialog. It would be useless if you leave the room and so allow the employer to talk in a private atmosphere. It is possible that it is done to check your reaction on the pauses while working in the office.


Accepted distance.

Any of us feel discomfort when people invade in to our private distance and during the conversation we always try to keep the distance. Its length depends on our private feelings and emotions. Accepted distance for extraverts is about 50-120 centimeters, at the same time introverts need from 70-170 centimeters of the private distance.

Your task on the interview is to guess whish pose is more preferable for your employer. It is important to find the optimal distance between you and the interviewer. You may allow sitting closer only if you think that the employer treats your words with skepticism. In other ways it
may frighten the employer and destroy the emotional contact which was set with a great difficulty. By the way, some managers of staff break the distance purposely to imitate the strict atmosphere of interrogation and creating the stressful situation.

When you have to underline some points of your speech try to show the sincerity and confidence in your words. Use emotional gestures, structure of your language and of course try to look to your interviewer's eyes. It is not desirable to deviate from the topic of the interview or look down. Such details may be interpreted as an unconfident and intense behavior during the interview


How do you speak?

The way you speak is always describe your character better than what are you talking about. That is why try to use your natural voice, do not change your tempo rhythm and intonation of your voice. Your pitch of the voice and breath plays an important role. Confident applicants talk
in quiet, mild and pleasant to the partner voice. Your voice should transfer your mood, properly express your traits of character and show your true interest in getting the job you would like to get. Unconfident applicants on the contrary can not control their pitch of the voice and way of behavior. It is easy to detect them from other people because they stutter, stumble and they always try to clear their throat coughing and pronouncing various gr" and khm" revealing their
nervousness. Other people try to hide their emotions by making long speech and complicated answers.


Meet the sight of the interviewer.

Managers of the staff have noticed that candidates with the high self esteem as usual have complicated mimics. Facial expressions of the confident people constantly changes and it depend on the topic of speech. He is smiling every time and he likes to look straight to the interviewer's eyes. The interviewer will trust into your open-heartedness and sincerity if you look straight to the interviewer's eyes. Avoiding the eye contact and being shy you lose the trust of the
interviewer. Do not smile and nod in inappropriate moment.

Watch for the manners of your partner. If he avoids the eye contact it means that he does not pay much attention to your interview, he is worried or excited of may be he is not interested in talking to you. He looks up on the ceiling? Probably he feels uncomfortable, he tries to recollect some information or he just does not believe your words. Bet be careful and do not try to sit and look into the eyes of your interviewer all the time. If you catch the eyesight of the employer and
keep it longer than 7 or 10 minutes it may cause the anxiety and discomfort.


Your pose and gestures.

Even if you sit stunned and do not move at all during the interview, you pose is telling the interviewer about your thoughts. Some of the European and American bosses have a habit to put their legs on the table. They do it because they want to show their might and superiority. The employer who stands straight makes an impression of the person who respects the partner but in reality it means that he does not want to talk to the applicant and he is not friendly.
Confident applicants should have confident gait and confident pose and gestures. Their steps are short. Try to make your pose and speech free and natural. At the same time if you control every move you may lose your natural behavior. From time to time you may reveal your emotions.
You would look expressively when your words meets you moves and pose. The situation would be under your control.


Read the interviewer

Managers of the staff are the ordinary people and if you know a little bit of psychology it would be very helpful during the interview. Body language of the employer may give you very useful information. If he nods while listening to your answers it means that he approves of your
words. If he crosses his hands or legs it means that he is closed for the contact. The employer may touch his nose or chin, collect the imaginary down on his jacket and so on and it means that he is not interested in the topic of the interview.

If you are worried try not to show your anxiety and nervousness. But remember a very important thing. You should not try to read each pose and move of the employer. For example if the employer scratches his nose it does not mean that he shows his neglect. May be he just wants to scratch it? Besides, the majority of the psychologists say that it is difficult to understand the emotional state of the by only one gesture. It is easier to understand it by a group of gestures or an overall manner of behavior.

Good luck!

SUCCESSFUL INTERVIEW: 26 TIPS

In most of companies the procedure of the interview becomes more
difficult than it was for example 5 or 10 years ago. Nowadays managers of
staff use different methods like individual interviews, panel interviews,
demonstrations of professional skills and opportunities. Case-studies,
role games and psychological games are also used during or instead of
the interview. We hope that our 26 tips would be useful during the job
interview.

1. Preparation and training.
Plan your strategy by preparing the appropriate answers on the
questions that might be asked during the interview. And practice them with your
relatives, neighbors, friends and all possible things.

2. Imagine what do you know and want to achieve.
Most of the interviews are closely connected with the information of CV
and based on it. That is why you should write true information about
your education, experience, professional skills and so on. According to
your aim to get a job you should make a list of things which you would
like to get and you do not want to get.

3. Be careful that your answers correspond the information given in the
CVYou should have an opportunity to prove the information you gave in
your CV, for example show your references or diploma.

4. Remember about your strong points.
Almost all interviewers ask the applicant about his or her weak and
strong traits of character. Think about your strong points and point out
those traits which are suitable fir the career.

5. Tell about your weak points from the point of view of strong
points. In this very question there is a small difficulty. Maybe the
interviewer would like to know whether you are high-flown (I think I do not have
weak traits of character), or whether you know yourself well or not (I
have never thought about this question) or finally, what do you usually
do to make yourself perfect? There are two ways of replying. The first
one is to say that while you were working on this weak point you
learned a lot about yourself. And the second way is to strengthen your weak
points.

6. Imagine your future perspectives clearly and try to understand the
direction you should follow to achieve your professional aims.
There is a standard question which is asked during most of the
interviews in all companies: What are your perspectives for the next 5-10
years?" your reply should depend on the sphere of your professional
interests. Be concrete but try to show that you understand the complicity and
specific of business.

7. If you were sacked tell about it fairly.
Many people are sacked and in most cases it is not their fault. That is
why you should answer the question clearly but do not apologize or
accuse somebody of something.

8. Be principal and draw limits of your private principles.
Most of the companies are looking for the people with clear principles
concerning their private and professional life. You should define,
express them and you should follow them as well. Give short answers on such
questions: I am working on my weak points", I do not begin to do the
task until I could be approved and encouraged for doing it. There is
one useful expression I think the one should study and develops during
all his life.

9. Ask questions to the interviewer.
The experienced interviewer will treat your questions with approval and
attention. Try to answer the questions about the company, its strategy
and aim. This way of a dialog will help you to show your professional
interest in getting this very position. But do not be too importunate.

10. Do not bargain and talk about your salary.
The markets of job positions have its clear limits. Each company has
always planned the duties for the staff and the general salary. But some
of the companies try to cheat their personnel. You should not try to
bargain about your salary during the interview. But if you think that the
employer do not want to pay a salary which is lower that the average
markets salary try to talk about it or think this point over carefully.
Additional tips.

11. Stand up when you greet the person who is going to be the
interviewer. Wait until the interviewer offers you to sit down.

12. Shake the hand of the interviewer firmly and than stand straight
showing the respectful attitude towards him.

13. Be polite and affable when you talk to the secretary. The employer
always asks the secretary about his or her opinion of the candidate.

14. Men+ put your feet straight on the floor, your knees on the level
of your waist and elbows on the chair. Put on a costume of a
conservative color (black, blue, green, grey or brown) and white shirt. Your shoes
should be of a dark color for example black but it should suit on color
to your costume.

15. Women+.do not jump into the armchair. Put on a dress or a costume
of conservative color for example, black, green or blue). Your make up
should be natural.

16. Gesticulate+. Your gesticulation gives you energy and the
impression of an independent person. And do not forget to smile.

17. Mind the eye contact. It makes your words sound more natural.

18. Do not say bad or rude things about yourself and your previous
bosses. If you were asked to describe something you did not like try to
look at the things from positive side.

19. Take a small hand bad. Do not take a large suitcase, backpack or
hum bag.

20. Do not overdo with your perfume.

21. Be attentive to all the details+clean footwear, hair, nails and
accessories.

22. If you come to the interview by plane, for example from another
state, try to come the day before the interview and sleep well.

23. Do not put on clothes with may cause associations with your
religious or political interest.

24. Expenses for getting the job position always include: your trip,
staying at the hotel, 50% of your meal expenses, phone calls, printing
and sending your CV by mail or e-mail, payment for the service of
recruiting agency and payment for the consulting and couching of the
development of your career.

25. Collect as much information about the interviewer and the company
as possible.

26. Write the letter with the words of gratitude for your interviewer
and send it the same evening after the interview.

GENERAL TIPS

You have to keep in mind that: you will not have another opportunity to
make the first good impression. Remember the 80% of your success it is
the first impression you made. And you should know that you have only
15 seconds for doing it. That is why to be successful you should think
about your:

Style of your clothes.

When choosing your clothes for the interview, remember the position you
are applying for. Manager with a ponytail and glittering earring is
good for the manager of the rock-star and this style is not appropriate if
you apply for the position of a manager in a head office of respectable
bank.

If it is difficult to make an appropriate style for the interview,
dress conservatively. There is an office style. This very style for men
means dark tie and costume; tie should suit the color of your shirt. For
women it is popular to put on a costume and white blouse. The length of
the skirt should suit the aim of your visit+

When choosing your costume for the interview, try to avoid bright and
extravagant colors. If you do not have enough money for buying expensive
clothes emphasize your natural beauty, modesty and neatness. As many
interviewers say the neatness in clothes means neatness in doing tasks.


Color palette.


The color of the clothes you have chosen plays a very important role.
Each color and hue creates a special mood. And it is, as you remember,
very important for the first interview.

So, blue is a color of order, discipline and being a part of a group of
people united by special aim.

Red is a color of eroticism and violence.

Clothes of black color is used either for solemn occasions or
demonstrate the ability of a person for self limitation.

White color is a color of chastity and clearness that is why this very
color is used for wedding ceremonies, but at the same time the eastern
nations think that this color symbolizes lamentation and mourning.

Some of psychologists say that you should not put on costumes of brown
colors but nowadays this rule is not strictly observed.

Yellow is not appropriate as a color for the costume for the first
interview.

Pay much attention to your footwear.


According to the researches 90% of women and 70% of men pay attention
to the footwear of their partner. It sounds simple but your footwear
should be clean. If you do not have enough money to buy new costume and a
new pair of shoes, I advise you to buy a new pair of shoes. It is
desirable to have footwear of a good quality but not exotic or extravagant.
Colorful and bright trainers, sandals and flip-flops are not suitable
for the situation. Women should avoid bright high-heels or leather
boots.

Language of gestures and body language.

According to the opinion of the most psychologists only 5-7% of the
information you want to say is in the words you pronounce. The rest of the
information is scooped from your gait, mimics, bearing and so on. This
information is taken subconsciously and it is very difficult to control
it. Your gestures, the way you move, put your hands and legs forms the
first impression. Remember that the popular saying that cheekiness is
the second happiness is not your style. But the pose of a mean person is
not better. Your task is to sit in a confident pose with dignity. If
only believe in yourself you may share this belief to your interviewer.


Keep smiling.

Do you know why it is important to keep smiling? When you smile you
radiate the warmth and doing so you attract other people. Even when you
talk on the phone your smile softens your voice and gives it a mild
timbre and charm. It is very important to have an open smile. You should not
put on a clown mask. Do not think about your time; try to make your
smile charming in front of the mirror. Smile to your relatives, friends
and even to strangers. Feel the advantage of having a white and shiny
smile.


Shaking of arms.

It is a very important part of the first contact. It should be
appropriate. Do not give your hand first even if the interviewer is a woman or
a man who is older than you. But be ready to reply for the hand shake.
Do not shake you hand with all your might, the interviewer should want
to shake your hand once again, at least after the interview. If a man
gives you his arm with his palm down it means that he wants to dominate.
And if you do not work with the dominating person try to turn his palm
to show that you offer yourself as an employee but not a bootlicker.
Mind the distance between you and the employer.
Do not invade into the private (or social) zone of your interviewer. Do
not make him stay far from you and do not hide into the corner. The
best distance is about 70-1.80 centimeters from your partner.


Jewelry.

You should take care when you put it on. Both men and women should not
put on tons of gold and silver jewels. The true professional would not
show his wealth this particular way. Accessories are important but do
not put a lot of them on. It is enough to put on a brooch or take a
trendy hand bag. The jewels made of wood; leather and fur are not suitable
for the first interview. And it is not suitable to put diamond
earrings, rings and collier made of diamonds and white gold. The interview
would be unpleasantly amazed and you style would not be approved.


Make up.

Be moderate in doing a make up and do not overdo with cosmetics and
perfume. Remember that the odor of your perfume shout be felt only in your
private distance. Bright color of make up and strong smells of your
perfume shows the sexual aggression which is useful only in particular
situation. And in most cases this situation is not a situation of the
first interview. For men it is also useless to overdo with perfumery.


Keep the conversation.

Let us remind that the researches carried out in a world famous
Carnegie Hall. The result of the research was stunned - even in departments
of big enterprises the development and promotion of the staff depends on
their professional competence. But it is only 15%. And what about the
rest 85%? It is an ability to communicate with your colleagues and
clients.