Psst… Can We Talk?COMMUNICATING IN A WAY THAT LEADS TO EMPLOYMENT

Effective Communication Effective:

producing a result that is wanted having an intended effect

Communicators: personnel engaged in

transmitting or exchanging information

Success will Be Measured By Our Ability To Get The

Attention Of Employers…

In Job Search:Our goal is to speak in a way that tears down walls and allows us to “excite” the employer

We Can Do This By:Internalizing The 4 Communication Skills:1. Thinking2. Listening 3. Speaking4. Nonverbal

But 1st We MUST Understand…

Miscommunication What Did You Say?

(Click On Link)

Cultural InfluenceWhat we say is greatly influenced by where we grew up…

Know Yourself:

Be Prepared:Employers like to know they are a priority for You. By researching them, our actions show we are interested

Know Your Customers:

What We Say, Should Be Contingent On Whom We Are Talking To – And…

What Do They Do For A Living:

As people, we are all selfish individuals and do things based on what is in it for us Employers are hiring because they have a business need. Our

goal is to help them fill that need

Hiring Managers select the people “they like” – even when they are not as academically or professionally skilled We can get them to like us by learning to look, act and sound as

they do

Active ListeningVIEWING THE EMPLOYER AS THE CUSTOMER

What Is It & Why Is It Important?How To Be A Great Listener (click on above link)

Interviewing Effectively?How do you know which questions the employer will ask?

If you are wondering which ?? To ask during the interview, ask yourself – do I know everything I need to know to be able to do the job on day 1? If the answer is no, what ever ?? comes to mind is what you should be asking…

Time For a Change?

Paradigm Shifting Paradigm:

a theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about

Shifting: to change or to cause

(something) to change to a different opinion, belief, etc.

If We Keep Doing What We Have Always Done – We Will Keep Getting What We Have

Always Gotten

Our Best Thinking Got Us To This Point. If We Want To

Stand Out From The Crowd, We Have To Do Something

Different…

As Well As…Know the Details of the Title and Job Description for the Position We Are Applying For:

When talking to employers and hiring managers, we must verbally demonstrate our readiness for the job We can do this by researching the company and learning what it

is that they like to do If/when possible, find someone that knows them and ask for an

introduction and/or a referral When this is not an option, prove your readiness to the person

providing you the job lead

In Doing So:The Light Comes On In The Minds of Both The Employer & Job Seekers

Let’s Not Kid Ourselves – This Will Be Hard Work: Effectively Communicating Will Require Change

Change in and of itself is difficult. But, the reward can be oh so sweet…

Thank You For Allowing ME To Service Your Job Readiness Needs

Willie Gregory-FounderJ.O.B.S.