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Polish Off an Interview with a Classy Business Card

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What should be your number one objective for an interview? Get a call back! How do you increase your chances that they won’t lose your contact information (it happens, they’re people too) and miss your chance? Leave them with a slick business card. To get extra credit points, make sure it’s heavy. Studies have shown that the perceived value of heavy objects is greater than the value of light objects. My favorite business card company right now is Moo.com. Check them out.

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Now lots of people have business cards and a lot of them give them away like candy. But how many have given me their card at the end of an interview? Very few. And how many have given me a glossy card that makes me want to call them five minutes out of the room? Well, so far just one. And he got the job.

The bottom line is that the interview process is all about setting yourself apart from the pack. You can’t have a terrible interview and then suddenly win over your hiring manager with a business card. But that little glossy card could be the one extra point that puts you ahead of the next guy or gal. And after all, in almost all job interviews, there is only one winner. Make sure it’s you.

If you’re ready to start planning how you’re going to win over your next hiring manager, let’s get together and talk.

Build Careers, Build People

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One of my favorite things about my day job is that I get to build people every day. There are few things more satisfying than helping someone take the next big step in their career. This could be securing a big promotion, receiving a new leadership assignment, or taking a risk that pays off in a big way.

Hope is key. Hope comes when someone outside yourself tells you that you are capable of more. I believe we are not captive to our past. We are only captive to our own self doubt. Career coaching is how you get around that.

It is possible to accelerate your career in a big way. I know that because I’ve done it. In the past five years, I have received seven promotions. In just the last twelve months I’ve helped facilitate 24 promotions for people on my team. A handful of these people even received two promotions in the same year. It’s possible, and I can show you how to do it.

Here is what I can offer you:
1. Instill in you a belief that you are capable of the next leap in your career.
2. Identify with you what that next step is.
3. Find and target specific opportunities.
4. Update and upgrade your résumé.
5. Build a career portfolio to help you have an engaging job interview.
6. Coach you on interviewing tactics to help you confidently answer tough questions.
7. Help you write a solid thank you letter.
8. Get off to a great start in your new career.

We spend more time at our jobs than anything else that we do in our lives. If you’re satisfied at work, that satisfaction will spread into every other aspect of your life. Why continue wasting your time stuck in the same place? Today is the day to turn your day job into a fulfilling career. If you’re interested in getting started, let’s get in touch. My email is lindsay.jacob@gmail.com