If you are applying for a role that requires you to engage with external customers on a regular basis, then you can bet you will be asked questions about the way you manage these relationships. Customer Focus is a key competency for those who work in sales, marketing, advertising, retail and more. If you are in[…]
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There are some professions where any job interview will involve some specific interview questions about your creativity and your creative thinking skills. These professions include advertising, marketing, media, sales, design work etc… Similarly, if you are applying for a management or leadership role, you can expect a few of these types of questions irrespective of[…]
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It is a supervisor’s job to develop and extend the skills of the people on their team, and one way to do that is to encourage them to think creatively. Employers hire people that show they are problem solvers. If you’re going to be their manager, you may have to show that you’re going to[…]
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Your way is not always the right way. When you have a leadership position, it’s important to be open to new and interesting ideas. Before any employer is going to hire you to manage their staff, they’re going to want to be certain that you’re not going to stifle the creative ideas of your team,[…]
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Are you better than all the other people applying for the job? This is the question that you’re supposed to answer with your job interview. Most people do not have an answer to this question – in fact, most people try their best to sound like everyone else, telling the interviewer that they’ll be a[…]
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There is nothing quite as frustrating as being unable to solve a challenge at work. It affects more than just the revenue of the company. It affects your pride, and in some cases can shake the very foundation of what you know about how to do your job. Or not. It might not do any[…]
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Rarely is there a great decision that came from traditional ways of thinking. “I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking.” ~Albert Einstein Those that are faced with challenges often need to be able to respond to these challenges in a unique way in order successfully overcome them. If you[…]
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There are some benefits to keeping the status quo. Often it became the status quo because there is something effective about it – something that makes it worth staying the status quo. But there are other times when you’ll be faced with a challenge that you’ll have to address in a unique way, and if[…]
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The importance of presentation skills varies according to the industry and role you are applying for. If you are applying for a role in sales, advertising, marketing, teaching or any managerial position you are going to need to prove that you are very comfortable presenting information in front of small and large audiences. To asses[…]
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