Career coach Natalie Fisher shares four lessons from over 100 interviews: use concrete stories to show your value, lack of experience often means lack of confidence, a strong handshake signals professionalism, and standout candidates can detail their credibility stories in depth.
Hey there! In this video, you're going to learn 4 things I've learned from sitting in on over 100 interviews to date, so stay tuned. All right, let's get to it. The first thing, most candidates suck. Sorry, I'm not talking about you, but most do. So I've seen some pretty awful candidates, and that's probably why I want to help people with this stuff, because the truth is you don't have to be that much better than everyone else. You just need to be better. So how can you be better? If I had one word of advice, it would be, be specific. Okay, that's 2 words, I know, but let's talk about specific examples of your value and use stories. And I have plenty of YouTube videos with specific example stories, so go and check those out. The second thing I've learned is candidates who feel they lack experience also lack something else. Can you guess what it is? Confidence. If you're feeling like you're lacking experience, it shows up in your confidence. And candidates who lack experience and confidence normally do a lousy job of articulating their own value because they themselves don't really believe in themselves. So if a candidate lacks confidence in himself, then it's difficult for anyone else to have faith enough to hire him, especially when there are so many other candidates that are happy to show up with confidence. The third thing, so this might seem simple, but it is very important, and it is a strong handshake. So I can't remember how many times a candidate has left the interview room, or we're doing a debrief with the manager and the team, and someone will comment that the candidate's handshake was weak. It makes a difference, so don't blow it with a weak handshake. You want to appear strong, confident. 4, standout candidates always do this one thing. So they're always able to talk freely about specific examples, and they're always able to share some solid credibility stories of how they function in the world, either in school or in a previous position. They're always happy to expand, go into detail when needed, and they always have specifics to talk about, and most people don't. So I'd say that's the biggest mistake that people make. And there you have it, 4 things I've learned from doing over 100 interviews. So if you like this video, I have an online training series, and I'd like to invite you to sign up for that for free by clicking the link below, but not before I tell you what you're going to learn in the free video series. So what you'll learn, how to reach out to the right people and start creating your own opportunities. And in the video series, I share my exact template that I used to get 35 meetings in 2 weeks. You'll learn how to effectively communicate your value in an interview using a simple formula. You'll learn how to own your money conversations so you can get paid more than what you think you're worth. You can learn how to get started in your new job And be on track for a promotion in as little as 90 days. So if this information interests you, then I invite you to sign up using the link below where I'll teach you the exact strategies to get to where you want to go in your career a lot faster. I hope to see you in there. And if you like this video, then do a girl a solid and give me a thumbs up, or give me a thumbs down if you didn't like the video. Because I don't mind. It's cool either way. You won't hurt my feelings. Thank you so much for watching. Thank you so much for being here, and leave me a comment. I'd love to stay in touch. And as you know, if you have any questions, I'm here for you. Bye. So don't blow it with a weak handshake. You want to appear strong, confident, and you don't want to seem like a wet noodle, wet limp noodle.
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