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Phone Interview Checklist
The. BIGGEST. Mistake. you can make with a phone interview is thinking that it's "ONLY" a phone screening, and not properly preparing.
The recruiter or hiring manager will ABSOLUTELY know (they interview people all day, every day. It will be blatantly obvious if you didn't do your homework.)😉
1. Know about the company, why you want to work there and why you applied.✅
2. Be able to talk about everything on your resume and the points on the job posting with relevant examples.🤩
3. Have a positive answer for why you are looking to make a pivot.🙌
4. Research the salary range in advance, and have an answer. 💲
5. Come prepared with a few intelligent questions to ask. (Oh, yeah, please don't make them something you could easily have found on their website.😉)
ALWAYS keep the job in mind. Everything you are saying is letting them know you are the best person for this SPECIFIC job. 💪🤩
Mother's Day Wishes
Happy Mother's Day! Here are my wishes for you:
🌞A beautiful day, surrounded by the people that are special to you
🍽️The ability to choose how the day is celebrated. Whether that is cooking brunch for your extended family, visiting the botanical gardens, going out to a restaurant, or whatever makes YOU happy.
🎁Thoughtful gifts, whether that is a beautiful, homemade macaroni necklace or something more extravagant. 😉
🥰Love and kindness and a sense that you are valued and appreciated.
🤝Support and encouragement so that you can reach YOUR goals. Being a mother is our most important job, but it doesn't have to be our only job. We can have an identity besides "just" being a mother.
This is a truly inspiring video on what it can look like for YOU to be more than just a mother, wife, volunteer, how you can successfully do it all, and how great that can be for both you and your family.
https://bit.ly/3kHkvS2
🤩Knowledge and confidence to understand how totally awesome you are.
💪Courage and commitment to stop making excuses, and truly go after what is important to you.
Connie, a home schooling mom of 5 children said this is my year! With my support, she just landed her DREAM job. I wish you could see the happiness and confidence she is radiating.
🙌Over the past 9 years, I have successfully helped 600 women land amazing jobs that match their current "why". It's much more than finding jobs. It's changing lives.
✅If you have thought about returning to the workforce, or are looking to make a pivot in your career, and are overcome with fears and doubts, or have been unsuccessful and are afraid that no one will ever hire you, let's put all those fears aside.
💐Happy Mother's Day. Give yourself the gift of a free 45 minute discovery call with me, that could CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Because you deserve it. Let's talk this week. There are a few spots available in my calendar.
https://cindylishcalendar.as.me/schedule.php
Imagine Your Dream Job is Showcasing YOU
Imagine you NAILED IT! 🙌You landed your absolute dream job and they want to do a Public Relations Pitch showcasing YOU. ✨💗How totally awesome is that!!
They asked you to provide the photo. 📷
Would you use a selfie taken in the car on the way to work? (OMG, I hope not!!)
Or a photo you took when out to dinner with your significant other, and just cut them out of the photo? (Goodness, no)
Sooooo, don't use these photos for you LinkedIn Profile.😉
You can say that you pay attention to small details as much as you want, and manage all aspects of a project with ease, but your attention to your own LinkedIn profile, showcasing YOU, may be telling a different story.
Video - Women's Empowerment Series - Carrie
It’s so easy as a stay at home mom to get swept up in the roles of mom and wife, that you almost forget who YOU are. Join me as I chat with Carrie, a mom of two sets of twins, about her powerful journey to finding herself again.
Like many moms, Carrie felt that she knew Carrie the mom and Carrie the wife, but didn’t know who Carrie the person was anymore.
Always an active volunteer, (and I must say, an INCREDIBLE volunteer. She didn’t just stand behind the table at the school bake sale.) Carrie did not give herself enough credit for the work that she was doing. She figured that as an unpaid worker, organizations were happy to take what they could get, and failed to realize how incredibly talented she actually is. How she dramatically she improved every project she worked on.
Video - 5 LinkedIn Photo Mistakes
Learn the 5 secret mistakes you be making in your LinkedIn profile photo that can actually cost you the job. You don’t need a professional photographer or a makeup artist to take a great LinkedIn photo, but there are a few rules that you need to follow to make sure that you make a great impression and stand out from the rest.
You only get 1 chance to make a great first impression. Watch this video to learn the simple things you should avoid and how to take your best professional LinkedIn Photo, at home, with your smartphone.
You Are More Than Your Resume
Companies hire PEOPLE. YOU are more than your resume. And companies use everything to gauge if you are the right fit. Lots of people CAN do the job. But what kind of PERSON are you?
You can teach someone how to use a computer program, but you can't teach them to be responsible. Or pay attention to details. Or be friendly and polite.
Pay attention to the following:
✅How responsive are you? Do you answer emails and messages in a timely fashion? Because if a company is offering you an interview, and you don't get back to them the same day, (for something YOU want) then what kind of attention are you going to be paying to their work if they hire you?
✅What content are you posting on your social media and LinkedIn?
Is it negative, complaining, bad mouthing others? Are you talking about things that would question if you would be a good employee?
✅What does your LinkedIn profile look like. Watch for my NEW VIDEO tomorrow on LinkedIn profile photos.
This is a small project, all about you. It's one thing to say you pay attention to details, but the effort you put into your LinkedIn profile may say something else.
✅How polite are you?
Do you thank people for their time, for introducing you, for meeting with you, for the opportunity. Nobody owes you. Make the words, "thank you" and "I appreciate you" part of your normal vocabulary.
Remember, a resume only tells a small part of the story. Employers want to hire the right person, with the right attitude, and the right skills.
Please stop saying "take a chance on me"
Career changers and #transitioningteachers, here's a little secret. EVERY time someone hires ANYBODY, even an applicant with significant experience in that field, they are taking a chance. Because you never know.
They could be too aggressive. Not get along with the team. Have a bad attitude. (You know those people. Great work, but soooo hard to be around.)
Leave for a better opportunity. There are plenty of reasons why a highly recognized candidate may not always be a perfect match, even if they appear to be on paper.
Video- Women’s Empowerment Series – Tanya's Story
Join me as I chat with Tanya, about how overnight, she went from happily satisfied and fulfilled in her career, to losing her job during the pandemic to a storybook perfect ending.