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The job interview process is generally a stressful experience for most people, but this stress can be controlled, potentially heightening our performance levels if we place ourselves in a position to succeed. This postion (the ends) can be achieved from preparation, confidence, and the channeling of both these characteristics (the means) through a well conceived communications strategy. One of the most predictable, yet often difficult questions to answer relates to our former place of employment. This aspect of our job history can trouble us because we’re not sure how we were or are perceived by ”old bosses” and we tend to overanalyze the interviewee’s intentions in assessing our attitude towards our professional past.

In this short video clip, an interview expert takes a direct approach to handling this type of questioning. She offers some practical advice that we can all keep in mind to remain calm and focused. The interview process will never be easy, but there are techniques we can practice to reduce our anxiety and make a lasting impression.

Ryan Rode
Ashworth University

 
           Thanks to David Churbuck for permission to use this Photo. 

Want to succeed in the workplace today? Success requires proficiency in three areas:

IQ: technical competence in your field of expertise

EQ: interpersonal relationships guided by sensitivity to your own, and others’, emotions; and

NQ: innovative intelligence, or openness and keen curiosity about ways of making novel ideas useful.

Click on the image above to watch my video discussion of these areas.  Enjoy.

Dr. Tom Guarrielo
CIO and Co-Founder of True Talk, Inc.
Co-Author of “Work Different: Design For The Rest Of Us” 
Ashworth University Contributing Blogger

*Dr. Tom Guarrielo is the Chief Idea Officer and Co-Founder of True Talk, Inc., a leading management development consulting company based out of New York. Through his popular and respected The True Talk Blog, Tom provides some of the best business innovation and organizational planning strategies on the web. We would like to thank Tom for openly allowing us share his perspectives with our Ashworth student community. He’s been nothing but helpful since we first contacted him. Visit the True Talk website to learn about the life and work of Dr. Tom Guarriello. Thanks Tom!

 
            Thanks to Robert Newsome for permission to use this Photo.

Is there any part of the job year that we both dread and look forward to more than the annual performance review?  On one end, we fear that our boss is going to be disappointed in our performance and that we may only receive a worthless raise at best.  On the other end, we maintain the hope that we’ve exceeded all expectations and are only minutes away from a life changing promotion.  For some of us, there may also be a third angle; a state of mind where we enter and exit the boss’s office as if sleepwalking.  The following video clip from the UK version of The Office reflects the latter type of apathy in an equally flat tone.  In these situations, you sometimes have to laugh at yourself, not your circumstances, in order to see it for what it is, a passing moment that you’ve already moved on from.

Ryan Rode
Interactive Services Manager
Ashworth University