Job INTERVIEW? Do you KNOW how to NAIL the CRUCIAL first 7 minutes

You may have a job interview coming up. In today’s environment you will often have a larger number of competitors for a position that previously. That’s why you need to particularly ‘own’ the first seven minutes of the interview process.

My view is this. Interviewers will decide to hire you, or not (even though they won’t admit this) based on the the impressions you leave in the seven minutes (approximately) – starting from the time you enter the office where the interview will take place and from impressions you leave in the following sequential steps:

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Do you HAVE a PLAYBOOK for video office SET-UP and VIRTUAL communication?

Since March 2020 to the present time, I’ve rapidly upgraded the set-up of my office, and upgraded my video meeting communication.

Last week I compiled a Virtual Communication Resources playbook that captures all aspects of my learning about office set-up and communication through a screen.

Contents of the playbook include:

  • The case for why you should upgrade your virtual communication.
  • All ten Modules of my freshly produced The Art of Communication through video conferencing, Series One.
  • Product suggestions for your virtual office (with links) for lighting, lighting stands and clamps, microphone, webcams and green screen.
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HOW does Joe BIDEN come ACROSS in person? – first person EXPERIENCE

‘….his comments were statesmanlike…. he had significant energy . . . he has a gravitas about him and that makes one stand out in a crowd these days.’

These comments were included in a recent Alan Weiss post, concerning Weiss’s face-to-face observation of U.S. Presidential aspirant Joe Biden.

I had heard that in person, Biden, always makes an strong, positive impression – and Weiss’s comments confirm what I had heard. Weiss’ comments about Biden align to concepts I share with my senior executive clients.

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