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Showing posts with label self confidence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label self confidence. Show all posts

Monday, January 18, 2010

What Qualities are Employers Looking For?

If you project many of these attributes, you enhance your chances dramatically! Take a good look at yourself. What are you projecting? Which of these qualities are most important for the position you are after? How can you best project that you possess these qualities? How can you prepare yourself? It's not just how you answer specific interview questions; it's about attitude, body language, ways of communicating, thoughtfulness, planning, preparation. Think it all through, in advance. Get your support folks to help you.
  • Ability to Communicate - how you talk; are you tactful and diplomatic; do you present arguments convincingly; do you field questions well; do you gain acceptance of your ideas; do your communications flow logically, are they concise; do you talk at the right level for your audience, do you emphasize key points in your written communications; can you talk comfortably to people at different levels.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Boosting Self Confidence

Way back in 1992 I came across an article that is just as valuable today. It was written by Joni E. Johnston, PsyD, in the Texas Alcalde - UT Austin's Alumni Magazine. Here it is:

With self-confidence comes motivation, and together they bring success. If you believe you can do something, chances are you will behave in such a way that confirms you can. Psychologists have labeled this the "circular effect" - your performance is determined by your self-perception.