Part 1 – How to Secure Interviews with Applicants Who are More Qualified | Perth Resume Writers

Hi there, it’s Sal again one of your local Perth Resume Writers. Some of the fears that my clients have are if they apply for jobs and there are candidates who are more qualified than they are. This blog post will provide some solutions to this problem.

Know Yourself

As Sun Tzu’s book The Art of War would say, “Know Thyself” (I’m paraphrasing here lols). It is basically a competition between others so, it would be good to know what are your strengths and weaknesses. One way is to do an identity test or character analysis.

Identity Test

You can do this with a few free online tests like Myers Briggs or MyGeniustest.com by Roger Hamilton. Once you know what type of person you are it would be easier to hone into your strengths and turn your weaknesses around or spend time developing strengthening your weakness.

Resume

Everybody has qualifications and skills but it is how you write up your resume that shows value to the potential employer which will help them pick you out of the lot.

Write up your strengths and show the kind of return on investment (ROI) you are to your previous companies. What that means is, show them previous goals you have achieved in your previous job. What all business owners understand is ‘If I spend one dollar you can give me two dollars or more back”.

Here is one example of an ROI in a resume,

John worked in a tax accounting firm doing tax returns for the company’s clients. He introduced an excel spreadsheet with formulas which can tabulate faster calculations for an asset register. This spreadsheet saves time for the client, the firm and allows him to work on more clients portfolios.

This is an ROI as John has shown how he can increase productivity for himself, the firm’s clients and the firm.

Skills outside of the job

A hiring manager would see hundreds of resumes, so you have to stand out with something interesting. Even staking goods at a supermarket is something different if you word it to an ROI. What the hiring managers want to see is that you understand the value of your role and how you can contribute to the company.

Check out the next blog post where I will talk more about this topic!

Thank you for being you and Stay Awesome!

Regards
Sal

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How To Size Up Your Interviewers | Resume Writers Perth

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Hey, Sal here from Oz Resumes, Resume Writers Perth. Thank you so much for dropping by my blog today.

There have been a lot of questions that have been asked by my clients about profiling or even sizing up the interviewer before the interview. The reason they keep asking me this is because they want to be super prepared for the interview and not leave any chance of losing out or failing the interview.

Here are a few tips for me to share on how I help my clients size up the interviewers and come in prepared.

Check out their LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn helps you understand a bit more about the interviewers’ profile. When I say profile, you want to see if they are extroverts or introverts.

Extroverted LinkedIn Profile

An extroverted profile usually will have the interviewer’s picture with colour and a coloured background. Introverts tend to not want to show their face on LinkedIn or have a profile picture with no colour (black and white). You will also notice that the details of the LinkedIn profile are usually explained in a ‘dot-point’ format. It would have information about their experience and qualifications but will not be as detailed as an introvert’s profile.

Introverted LinkedIn Profile

As mentioned above, an introverted interviewer’s profile would usually have either no picture or have one with a black and white colour format. Sometimes there are introverted profiles with coloured profile pictures, but it will probably be those taken professionally from their company staff photo album. You will also notice that the introverted LinkedIn profile will either have not many details about their work or very detailed explanation of their experience and qualifications.

What to do now that you know if the interviewer is Introverted or Extroverted

Now that you know the interviewer is extroverted or introverted you have solved half the battle. The next step is to say the information that will resonate with them.

Extroverts

With extroverts, it is quite easy to build a relationship and in the interview. During the interview pay attention to what he is saying. Find something similar or commonality. For example, in my case, I was originally from Singapore and most interviewers or Australians would have visited Singapore. That is something to bring up at the interview. So when the extroverted interviewer hears that, it will trigger him or her to talk about his experience in or of Singapore. This is my little diversion tactic but also to leave an impression with the interviewer. He or she will remember me as ‘Oh that Singaporean guy’! But be aware and not to go overboard as sometimes you may get carried away and talking too much about your personal life and will leave a bad impression. Be tactful and just find that one common thing to talk about briefly and then go back to talking about the job.

Introverts

Introverts, on the other hand, you have to be focused on talking about the job details. You will need to talk about your experience relative to the position. So to keep things simple, memorise your resume.

Summary

In conclusion, keep it simple on sizing up your interviewers to extroverts and introverts. Hope this information has helped. Stay tuned for more useful tips on interviews!

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