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Part 2 of How To Sell Yourself On An Interview - 5 Tips on Selling Yourself in a job interview. We previously gave a list of preparation tips to help you package and present you background in a winsome way to potential employers. Here are some quick tips that are easy to implement but often overlooked or neglected. 1)  Features tell, benefits sell.  A feature is a factual item of information such as “I know Honeywell Experion.” A benefit is the value that the feature carries with it. “I can optimize your plant by using my process control skills. In the past, I have been able to document increased throughputs between 3 – 5% annually with very little capital invested.”  Try not to give features without giving benefits. Engineers get hired for benefits, not features.   2)  Satisfied needs do not motivate.  Find out where they need help and talk about how your background could help them with their needs. Most jobs are created to solve a specific set of problems. Find out what the problems are: ·   “What are the first three projects that you would like to have completed?”  ·   “What are your most pressing needs in the unit?” 3)  Tell them. Give them the necessary information to know you are the right person for the opportunity. Do not wait for them to say you are the right person – you need to tell them why you are right by sharing pertinent examples of your prior work experiences (per Part 1). Be sure to tell the company how you can help them. 4)  Attitude - "I am here to help". Two shoe salesmen go overseas to an island location and then report back to the home office. Salesman 1 - "no one here wears shoes, I'm coming home." Salesman 2 - "no one here wears shoes, send all the inventory you can, we can corner the market!" Keeping an open mind and taking an "I'm here to help" attitude is more attractive than a "What's in it for me?" attitude. ·   What problems do you need help solving? . How would you describe excellent performance in this role? . In your assessment, what outcomes would define success in this role? . In what ways could this role have a real impact on the site? . What "keeps you up at night" regarding this role not being filled? 5) Ask questions. You can sell yourself by asking good, well thought out questions! Companies respect candidates that are prepared and interested. Asking questions shows interest, and being interested is attractive. I hope you find some of these tips helpful in improving your interviewing and presentation skills! Robert Ambs CPC

Ellie Ambs CPC

Engineering Recruiter in Chemicals

4mo

The shoe story is great. I like that illustration.

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Dawson T.

Process Controls and APC Engineer at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

4mo

pretty insightful!!

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