Explore and review:
o What are the key experiences that most influenced you?
o What are your core values?
o What are your key skills?
o What are your true passions?
o Remain focused on opportunities that are a solid match and are realistic to your background, experience, skills, and abilities.
• Interviewing Basics:
o Research Before You Apply and Submit your resume for consideration. Tailor your resume.
o Practice mock interviews prior.
o Stay focused.
o Behavioral- situational and action results.
• The Importance of Transferable Skills:
o Completion of projects, team player, problem solving and
goal-oriented.
• You shall find ways to practice and enjoy your creativity side.
• You shall have no greater commitment to your work than to love and enjoy it as a part of your total life.
• Smile frequently and openly to everyone you meet.
• You shall attend to ways to boost your energy sources (spiritual, physical and mental).
• ALWAYS….engage in the joy of the humor around you.
• You shall not forget to laugh out loud, often and most importantly at yourself.
• Spend time with family and friends. Take up an exercise ritual. Find the things in life to celebrate on a constant basis.
7 CREDITABILITY ELEMENTS SELF DISCOVERY EXERCISE
1. POWER- Types:
a. Rank/legitimate power
b. Reward power
c. Punishment power
d. Access power
e. Information power
f. Expert power
2. TRUTHWORTHINESS- Demonstrated by:
a. Keeping your word
b. Consistency in actions/behaviors/non verbals
c. Sharing information
d. Following-up
e. Taking the lead
3. COMPETENCE-
a. Credibility history
b. Specialized vocabulary/language
c. Demonstration
d. Association with other competent people
e. Organized
4. GOOD-WILL-
a. WIIFM (What’s in it for me?)
b. Giving assistance
c. Past benefit/track record
5. SIMILARITY-
a. Mirroring non verbals/style of dress
b. Agreement/lack of agreement
c. Common denominator
6. IDEALISM-
a. Vision
b. Positivism
c. Enlarged View
d. Goal oriented
e. Optimism
7. DYNAMISM-
a. Speaking ability
b. Congruency (Words, Non-Verbals/Tone Voice).
