Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview
-
Upload
rebekah-mullins -
Category
Documents
-
view
29 -
download
2
description
Transcript of Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview
![Page 1: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview
Lyndsay Rees-Jones, Senior Adviser, WorkForceDevelopment
![Page 2: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Four steps Getting an invitation to interview
Preparing for interview
Being interviewed
After the interview…
![Page 3: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Getting an invitation to interview
Congratulations! You have already jumped the first
self-marketing hurdle Your CV and/or covering letter and/or
application form have excited the interest of your potential employer
![Page 4: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Preparing for interview
Research – organisation, job market Time – allow enough Shopping/wardrobe – review how
you want to present yourself Be objective – look at yourself
dispassionately Practice – friends, family
![Page 5: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Expectations of the prospective employer application form / CV / covering letter nature of the business stereotype dress code
does the organisation have one? is it applicable to all? how ‘thorough’ is it?
cultural differences is the organisation British? that are the differences towards business dress?
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 6: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Your image and the job market well-dressed people wear clothes that:
complement their colouring and body shape complement their personality are appropriate are current
their clothes should look like an extension of themselves – not an ‘interview suit’!
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 7: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
It’s not just what you wear..
…it’s how you wear it dark colours are authoritative medium shades are more
approachable pastel and light colours are not
viewed as ‘business colours’
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 8: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Grooming – men shave skincare manicures (and pedicures!!?) body hair – including nose and ears! teeth personal hygiene
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 10: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Grooming – men (2) one in four men do not
shower daily dirty fingernails go
uncleaned nose hair remains
unplucked some folically challenged
males still think combing their hair like Bobby Charlton is stylish
Metro, 24th October 2003
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 11: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Grooming - women skincare hair – cut, colour,
condition make-up perfume – be careful manicure / pedicure teeth lingerie
a recent survey showed that women who wear make-up have a competitive edge over their bare faced colleagues
The Times, 30th December 2003 women who wear
make-up earn, on average, 20% more than women who wear no make-up
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 12: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Being interviewed
![Page 13: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
First impressions within three seconds of seeing a person for
the first time we have decided their: social status politics education religion sexuality friendliness / approachability aptitude
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 14: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
First impressions: the 93% rule
55% appearance & body language
38% tone, pitch & pace of your voice
7% what you say
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 15: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
![Page 16: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
“dress badly and they remember the clothes;
dress well and they remember the person”
with thanks to Coco Chanel
Slide from ‘dressing for interview’ presentation by Kathy Ennis – with thanks
![Page 17: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
Success? Congratulations Keep learning Preparation for your next job
Not successful? Reflect on the experience Ask for feedback Bounce back
After the interview….
![Page 18: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
![Page 19: Self marketing – presenting yourself for interview](https://reader036.fdocuments.in/reader036/viewer/2022062517/5681313d550346895d97b5f5/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Questions?
Lyndsay Rees-Jones
Senior Adviser
020 7255 0500
Visit CILIP Communities – talk to other members