Interview Tips to Become a Leader - 4 Secrets to Career Growth

Hey ambitious professionals, it's Linda Rayner of lyndarayner.com Guiding you to a career and life you'll truly enjoy and in today's video I'm going to teach you four key strategies on how to really succeed in a senior level interview So when I say senior, I mean anything that is manager and beyond And as a career strategist, I've been able to guide many professionals into Positions that have long-term growth potential and so if you're interested in working with me one-on-one I can give you details about that at the end of this video Strategy number one is to start your answers by giving the lay of the land when it comes to senior level interviews They're not looking for just your basic technical skill sets as they would be in lower level positions. You have Excel Fantastic, but that's not what they care about. That's only one component of the overall answer What they're really looking for is that you have the ability to describe your situation When you first arrived when you first showed up be able to tell them how it was what it looks like how inefficient things were how unproductive things were and Give them a real clear scene of the situation So you want to make sure that when you're describing the scene that it's kind of the dark gloomy Situation that you're first describing so that they fully understand the before So that eventually they can understand the after which I like to call the happily ever after Ending take them through your thought process your perspective and then take them to the happily ever after ending Strategy number two is learn to share your philosophy now this strategy plays off of strategy number one But it's really important, which is why I'm mentioning it in more detail when it comes to senior level interviews they really want to understand how you as the leader of the organization was able to impact change in your department or your company and The way to be able to do that is it goes beyond just describing what steps you took Anyone can take certain steps anyone can come up with a plan and do this this and this But to add the real color to it you have to bring in your philosophy on what made you come up with those steps your beliefs your thought processes your feelings about it and When you can start to incorporate that into your discussion with the interviewer It's going to allow them to truly understand you your character and how you can play a role in their organization So it's gonna allow them to really be able to picture you in the company Especially if they agree with your approach and they agree with your philosophy So for example, let's say that in the interview They ask you a question like how would you handle a team of difficult employees? The typical answer a lot of people give is they just dive right into the steps Well, I would do this I would do that and you know Try to go through the whole series of steps, which is not the way you want to answer it instead you want to Start it off with a bit of your philosophy. You could probably say something along the lines of When it comes to managing others, my philosophy is based on the idea that Blank whatever insert your philosophy insert your framework Whatever it is that you believe when it comes to managing difficult employees and then from there you can talk about the steps You would implement doing this allows the interviewer to see the whole picture It's not just one aspect series of steps or it's not just about the numbers and metrics But it's about you as a leader and your ability to impact change strategy number three is When you meet someone for the first time and you find that that person is easy to talk to their personable They're comfortable around you and you feel comfortable around them Chances are you're gonna be able to remember that person much better than just another stranger that you've met Because you actually enjoyed being in their company the same goes for interviews So one thing that you want to remember is that you know showing enthusiasm in an interview is great Absolutely, but if it's not authentic if it's not it coming from a warm comforting place The interviewer is going to sense that off of you And so one way to be able to do this is first you have to make yourself comfortable If you want the interviewer to feel at ease you need to make yourself feel at ease first So for example you when you walk into the room what you can do is When you're stretching out your hand to shake theirs you want to imagine yourself internally Radiating this warm positive energy to that person you're looking at them in the eyes You're radiating this loving warm energy to them and even though it sounds funny It actually does work because they're gonna feel that energy from you They're gonna feel that warmth from you and then what happens is because you feel at ease They're gonna feel at ease and because you've given them this Comfort this warm energy When you sit down and you guys are chatting and you're talking through the interview having the conversation discussing your achievements all of those things It's hopefully going to lead in a much more positive direction Than it would if you were to show up feeling extra nervous very stiff Uncomfortable and just simply not yourself and finally strategy number four is showcase your research and insights about the Organization at this senior level when they're asking about what do you know about us? Of course, they're wanting you to be able to demonstrate that you've done some research about the company and you give them basic details But truthfully they actually want to hear more than just that They want you to be able to demonstrate that you understand where the company is at from a business operations perspective Especially if the role that you're interviewing for is in that line. So whether it's finance marketing operations Even IT that means looking at press releases That means reading their financial statements any reports that you can find news articles Really get yourself immersed into understanding. What are the current events within that organization? What projects are they undergoing right now and be able to demonstrate how you can contribute? so for example If you've discovered that the company has recently gone through a major acquisition and they're probably still in the midst of integrating their Acquiree into their overall organization and you have had experience in that area Well, then of course bring it up talk about how you've contributed in that in that area in the past and how you can see Yourself contributing to them and telling them a little bit about what steps Would need to be implemented at this point moving forward or what suggestions you have, you know Being able to converse with them at that level is really going to impress them especially because the interviewers at this stage are likely the people who are leading the organization like head honcho kind of thing and if that's the case you want to be able to do your research and be able to Showcase that in a positive way So there you have it my four key strategies on how to succeed in senior level interviews If you're an experienced level professional, you've been trying to go for interviews You've not been successful in landing job offers and you find that it's time that you need some professional advice feel free to Reach out to me and we can book a call to see if my program stand up get hired would be a fit for you You just head on over to lynda Rayner comm slash standout get hired The link is also down below in the description box Click in there fill out the application form and if I think that we're a fit I will reach out and we can chat further so if you like this video, then please subscribe give it a thumbs up share it with your friends and Thank you so much for watching. 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