We are currently in a war for talent. Please read the book entitled The War for Talent by Ed Michaels, Helen Handfield-Jones, and Beth Axelrod. The above-mentioned link allows you to read it online. This war for talent focuses on billable skills. Employers want to hire you to make money off of you. What billable skills do you have? foreign language proficiency? sales/marketing? technology? knowledge of a specific system/process?
The #1 question asked in an interview is "Why do you tell me a little bit about yourself?" Employers want to see if there is a "fit" and if there is "chemistry" based upon your response. Have you seen the movie "Goonies" before?
Here is the script....
Francis: Hey kid. I want you to spill your guts. Tell us everything.
Chunk: Everything?
Francis: Everything!
Chunk: Everything. Okay, I'll talk. In third grade I cheated on my history exam. In fourth grade I stole my Uncle Max's toupe and I glued it on my face when I played Moses in my Hebrew school play. In fifth grade I knocked my sister Edie down the stairs and I blamed it on the dog...
When you go into an interview, do not be Chunk. Employers do not care what you did in elementary school. They want to know your billable skills. How will they make money off of you?
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