How to Be a Great Manager 7 Tips from Alan Johnson

How to Be a Great Manager 7 Tips from Alan Johnson Alan Johnson. Charismatic and smoothis he the ideal manager? Weve picked the top 5 tips weve learnt from Alan Johnson on being a manager. 1) Include employees in the vision of the company: Alan had a vision. And he made sure to share that with a special few of his employees. Mark joined him on his questanderbecame his Camilla. 2) Have ambition: So Johnson may have taken this one one a little further than we would advise, but we think he meant it metaphorically. Its good to have exciting  ideas for you and your team. So dont be afraid to think big. (Undercover Recruiter do not condone killing your clients unless its metaphorically with an awesome pitch). Alan Johnson has just published an article on LinkedIn… #PeepShow pic.twitter.com/W5JSI3TDoC Channel 4 (@Channel4) November 4, 2015 3) Working can be fun: Just because youre a manager, it doesnt mean you cant have fun with your colleagues. Make work fun for the people in your team and youll see a boost in productivity. Sometimes all you need is a pile of Chinese and a couple of f*ck off spreadsheets in order to get the job done. 4) Be transparent: The key to good leadership is transparency. You should be totally honest and open with your employees weve seen this in numerous companies like Netflix or Buffer, but its important to be honest with your team. Its been seen time and time again that employees that are entrusted with info feel more involved in the company and feel more part of the vision. This way theyll grow and theyll appreciate your honesty. 5) Take some time out: Friday night should involve a bit of fun for both you and your team. Remember its great to socialise with your team, as it creates relationships between employees. Business 101 With Alan Johnson Peep Show Alan Johnson was so Hilarious on Channel 4 #peepshow https://t.co/Aj3UBXNIUg CC????????? (@SwayWithMe85) November 1, 2016 6) Dress to impress Johnson looks suave and sophisticated no matter the situation. 7) Only human Okay, so Johnson may not be the best manager. But he tries  his best he has a human approach to management. Its important to remember that youll never have or be the perfect manager. But youll always striving to do whats best for you and your team. What do you think are the qualities of a good manager? Let us know by tweeting us @UndercoverRec.

5 Things NOT to Do in an Interview

5 Things NOT to Do in an Interview Given we do a lot of work helping individuals prepare for their interviews, we get asked a lot about interview technique and how to go about acing an interview. Here are a few tips to help you along your way. This is what you should avoid doing in an interview so as not to damage your chances of success 1) Being too dominant: In every conversation there tends to be a ‘leader’. The leader can change as you move through a conversation or interview. Make sure that you aren’t the one leading the whole time. You don’t want to come across too dominant or domineering as this will make the interviewer wonder how you will be with others you work with. People want collaboration and a ‘team’ approach, so make sure that the conversation works both ways and isn’t all led by you. 2) Clock watching: Have you ever been with someone who constantly clock watches? Isn’t it annoying? Don’t do it â€" especially in an interview. It’s distracting, annoying and rude to the interviewer. If you’re serious about the job you need to show it by giving it your full attention. 3) Being unprepared: If you turn up at an interview not knowing anything about the company or role you are going for, you will look stupid! Make sure that you have done your homework and know about what the company does, where it’s heading and what they are trying to do. You should know about the role you are going for and also about the people who are interviewing you. READ MORE: How To Best Prepare For Your Job Interview 4) Expressing irrelevant opinions: Going on about something that is completely irrelevant to your interview is counter-productive and a waste of time in an interview. You may not even realize that you are doing it because you get so excited about a certain topic â€" but make sure that you become more alert to this problem. Some of us are easily distracted and can get wrapped up in a conversation if we have strong views on it and find it interesting. However, if it’s not relevant to the role or job you’re going after â€" suck it up â€" be quiet! 5. Not listening or responding to the questions: If you don’t really listen to the questions, you won’t respond to them well or properly. Making sure that you put on your ‘listening’ cap as well as your ‘speaking and get my opinions talents across’ cap. If you don’t listen in your interview you are pretty much sunk! RELATED:  How To Do Three Dimensional Interviews that Determine Cultural Fit.

Easily Achieve the Smooth Sale - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Easily Achieve the Smooth Sale - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Certain practices are essential for building trust and likeability as you develop the sale. Patiently adhering to the correct process will ultimately get you to the end goal you hold dear. Not doing so, or implementing selective pieces of an overall strategy, and out of order, upsets the potential relationship. The poor practice diminishes the trust as well as any chance for securing the sale. The following story exemplifies what NOT to do. Upon reviewing a questionnaire meant to become familiar with personal history, it was appalling to find the inter-mixing of sales questions with case history questions. And it wasn’t just the fact that sales questions were included. Even more disturbing was the manner in which the questions were presented. Erroneous assumptions were made including over-inflating expected current expense. This implied justification for purchase, but the fact were far off-base. The finality came when scare tactics were used, such as, “this will occur if you don’t…” The increased anger felt not only blocked the sale, but the thought of poor word of mouth branding could easily have taken place. Adding insult to injury, a blatant ask for the sale was made whereas this entire scenario should simply have been a case study form. Moral of the Story: The sale proved to be more important to the provider rather than establishing credibility and trust first. 5 steps achieve the Smooth Sale: 1.  Become well acquainted on the first meeting By asking, What caught your interest to meet with me today?  you get to the heart of the matter that opens up a meaningful dialogue.  Allowing the prospective client to talk first, you capture ideas of which questions will be most appropriate. NOTE:   Everyone has a unique DNA, so even if everyone appears to have the same problem, the approach needs to be customized for  the individual or company.  This is the number one step to begin building the trust. 2.  Discuss all the associated problems Without offering your services just yet, and by drilling down on all of the problems first,  you build a case for more of the services you have to offer. Without offering your opinion, simply ask Have you thought about…?  Get the reaction verbally and visually to have a fruitful discussion. 3.  Ask a few more questions In your continued dialogue, find the persons preferences for solutions by sharing  the possibilities of what you have to offer that may possibly resolve their problems. 4.  Establish Time and Money Value The motivating factors are whether you can save enough time and money for the other person or company by providing your services.  When the answer is “yes”, the other party will be far more inclined to purchase from you. 5.  Open the Door! Rather than close, ask, “when would you like to get started?”, or, ”which day would you like me to start?” This puts the ball in the other person’s court, and an answer will be forthcoming.   Sit tight with lip buttoned until you hear the answer.   Most often it will be the right one! Following the orderly process, as well as building the relationship, trust, and personal brand, will lead you to  the  Smooth Sale!

If Youve Got Five Minutes... Make life easier

If Youve Got Five Minutes... Make life easier Yet another week gone by, sweet friends.  Can you believe how time flies?! I wanted to start up a recurring post.  I was inspired by Gretchen Rubins Happiness Project.  Each month, Gretchen selects an area to focus on to bring more happiness into her life.  My favorite part of the book was her discovery of the five minutes or less rule.  This rule states, If you can do it in five minutes or less, you do it. Whether you pick an outfit for tomorrows girls night or reorganize some emails, your life will seem more in order after these little tweaks.  The purpose of this endeavor is to help us all focus on, appreciate, and use the little free time we have each day.  We can all strive to maximize our time, with little additional effort.  It is truly the little things that can make or break a day. If you have five minutes this week: Keep the kitchen tidy.  Wipe off the kitchen counters and put random dishes in the dish washer. Its as simple as that!  See you next week.

Learn How to Create a Resume With the Help of CV Creator

Learn How to Create a Resume With the Help of CV CreatorCV creator is a good tool for education and help you create your own resume. It can also be used by employers for creating resumes according to the requirements of their needs. If you want to learn how to use it, here are some simple tips:Always have your most important information on hand. Be specific and accurate with the title of your employer and the position you are applying for. It will make the CV creator easier. Also, this helps a lot in creating the right introduction on the title, so your future employer will know what to expect from you.Make sure you do not miss any important information. Always know the basics of your education. This will give you a better chance of getting your resume noticed by the employers. Besides, if you do not know anything about the company that is about to hire you, the CV creator will help you learn what is required of you. You can read the guide to give you a more detailed idea about the d etails of your education.Your aim is to prove yourself to be the best candidate for the job, so take your time when creating the CV. In this way, your potential employer will get to know your strong points. Even if you have not finished all your education yet, you can add some sections that show your expertise. Do not put too much details in these sections, because they are only needed for the employers to decide on you.Do not forget to send your CV to your prospective employer as soon as possible. Sending the CV three to four weeks before applying for the job is considered to be an acceptable time. Employers appreciate this and will not mind the delay in accepting your application.Once you have submitted your CV, be patient. You have to keep on updating it until you get the result that you expect. After the job interview, if you received a phone call from the employer or an email asking for more information, be quick to answer them.Your CV will be as much as 15% of your success. Us e this opportunity to learn more about your future employer. Find out how they could be able to solve your problem or help you. Do not let any potential employer to get away from you by letting them know that you are not interested in this company.By doing these things, you can rest assured that your CV creator is working well for you. A few hours of time, written information and knowledge will surely benefit you.

12 things you should say during a job interview - Margaret Buj - Interview Coach

12 things you should say during a job interview Everything you say in a job interview counts, and that’s one of the things that puts so much pressure on you when you’re in that hot seat. Even worse, you also need to impress your interviewers before and after the actual interview itself. This means that you need to plan ahead to make sure you know exactly what to say at each point in the process so that you can walk out afterwards with no regrets, confident that you’ve made a good impression. Before the interview starts, you’ve got the chance to express your enthusiasm for the role or the company as well as giving an elevator pitch where you sum up your experience in a sentence or two to really make a great first impression while you’re still in control of what you can talk about. During the interview, use active listening by asking clarifying questions to show that you’re paying attention. At the end of the interview, be sure to sum up again why you want the role and ask for their feedback on you as a candidate so that you know where you stand. Before you go, be sure to get in any last things you want to say, and don’t forget to say thank you. The next time you go for an interview, try these tips out and see how much more confident you feel coming out.

How to answer the most common job interview question

How to answer the most common job interview question Question: How do I answer this interview question: Tell me about yourself? I struggle with that. Advice from Dana: I think you are in good company. Most people approach this in one of the following ways: Babble on and on, hoping to say one or two things that interest the interviewer(s). Do a résumé walk-through. This is incorrect because the interviewer didnt say, Walk me through your resume. Thats a different question. Stumble, hesitate and use too many filler words like umm, as if its the first time the question has ever been asked. Tell me about yourself is concurrently one of the most common interview prompts and one of the most poorly answered. This question, along with others such as, What are your strengths, what are your weaknesses, etc., should all be scripted well before the interview. I purposely wrote two chapters on interviews in my book, specifically on all of the things you can do long before an interview (and NOT the night before!). In the book I recommend writing out all of the most commonly asked questions and your short answers to them. How short is short? Apply the law of threes: Three bullet-point length phrases. Say three short sentences, and then stop talking. I repeat: three bullets, then shut up! So lets practice with, tell me about yourself. Heres a template for handling this one: First sentence: Your educational background Second sentence: Your work history Third sentence: Why you are making a career change and interviewing with them now. Lets put it into motion: I have a strong educational foundation with a bachelors of science in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from UCLA. My sales and marketing work experience spans multiple industries. I spent seven years with IBM, 10 years with McKesson, and the most recently five years with Verizon. I am interested in expanding my career into international marketing and I am very interested in the global marketing role we are discussing today. After you make your three fabulous statements, stop talking, smile, and let the interviewer ask the next question. Here are the two most common fears people have with this recommendation: Im afraid Ill sound scripted. First, you wont. Second, that problem beats the opposite, which is sounding like you dont know your own background. It doesnt feel like enough. Trust that the interviewer will ask you for more if they want more. Often, they are simply looking for your ability to distill a lot of information into a compact summary. Join Dana Manciagli’s Job Search Master Class right now and immediately access the most comprehensive job search system currently available!