INTERVIEWING FOR EFFECTCONNECTOR STYLE…

AS JOBSEEKERS, I OFTEN TIMES WILL SAY…

WE ARE ALL SALES PEOPLE AND

THE PRODUCT IS US…TOP SALES PERSONS

KNOW THEIR PRODUCTS INSIDE AND OUT

WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO CLOSE THE DEAL

&

SELL THEM YOU!!

KNOWING YOUR PRODUCT HAS STEPS…

1. POSSESS THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE WHO YOU ARE

2. INTERNALIZE HOW TO “LOOK” SUCCESSFUL

3. DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN –OPEN THE CLOSED DOOR

4. REMAIN CONFIDENT & NOT COCKY BY SHOWING HUMILITY

THE GOAL IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT YOU ARE THE RIGHT FIT

IN DOING SO, WE CAN VALIDATE THEIR CHOICE BY WHAT WE DO…

HOW TO DEMONSTARTE YOU ARE THE "RIGHT FIT“(click link)

FIRING FOR EFFECT

IN THE MILITARY I

• SERVED IN FIELD ARTILLERY AS A CANNON CREWMAN

• LAUNCHED ROUNDS DOWN RANGE WITH ACCURACY

• TARGETED DISTANCES AS FAR AS TWENTY SIX MILES AWAY

• IN ORDER TO BE PROFICIENT, I STUDIED THE TERRAIN

• I KNEW THE MOVEMENTS OF THE ENEMY

• I SERVED AS A VITAL PART OF A DIVERSE TEAM

AS A CIVILIAN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

I WALKED AROUND AIMLESSLY UNTIL…

I CONNECTED WITH GOV’T RESOURCES

• AT THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER

• THE STATE VETERANS PROGRAM

• LOCAL VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE

• LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

THESE RESOURCES MADE ME EMPOWERED

• BY GIVING ME CONFIDENCE AGAIN

• BY TEACHING ME NEW TOOLS

• CONNECTING ME TO FELLOW VETERANS

• INTRODUCING ME TO VETERAN FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS

ILLINOIS HIRES HEROES CONSORTIUM

“VETERAN FRIENDLY EMPLOYERS”

IDENTIFY EMPLOYERS LOOKING FOR YOU

ILLINOIS HIRES HEROES• The Illinois Hires Heroes

Consortium is a group of Illinois employers who recognize the great value veterans bring to the workplace and operationalize the term "veteran-friendly" by committing to implement military veteran recruitment, training and retention practices.

VETERAN TRANSFORMED

Tyler Heath