Whats Your Job Interview Movie Trailer

Whats Your Job Interview Movie Trailer Last week while I was at the Career Management Alliance conference in San Antonio, I tweeted highlights from Bill True of Sage Presences presentation on interviewing, Putting Job Hunters in the Limelight.  I tweeted this comment from True, When asked the interview question, why should we hire you? people freeze and get lost in a sea of information. Simplify to part the sea of information by using story skills. One of my peeps wrote back to say she had no idea how to do this. Shes not alone. Most people get lost in a sea of information during the interview, adding a lot of extraneous details, getting off point, and making it hard for the listener to unearth the core message. But by creating simple stories of job success you can craft a clear, succinct, and compelling message of value. Heres how.Think of your response to the Why should we hire you? interview question like a movie trailer. We watch movie trailers to get the 40,000 foot view of an upcoming film and we often make a decis ion whether or not to see the movie based on our reaction to the trailer. Your interview trailer needs to engage your audience and make them want to know more about you.To create interest in your movie, start by identifying your top 3 strengths or competencies as they relate to the position. For each of these competencies, be prepared to showcase a story of success using that competency. Use the CAR formula to describe your storyidentify a professional challenge you faced, the action you took to address the challenge, and the corresponding result. Relate these success stories to the employers current situation and prove how you can be a solution to their problems. Using this structure will keep your stories crisp and on point and eliminate the clutter from your message.