I get a ton of comments from
you guys saying that you're looking for remote jobs or jobs in your own country.
And in my opinion, applying for a job is equally an art and a science.
But there are ways that you can somewhat control
the outcome and land a really great position.
If you follow these tips. So let's dove in.
So you're in the interview phase.
You made it there. Congratulate.
But how do you stand out now?
How do you set yourself apart from everybody else who's applying
for the same job?
Well, one of the mistakes that I see people
making whole lot is they focus too much on themselves.
And I get it.
We believe that the interview is about us.
It's our opportunity to feel significant.
But in reality, the interview should be about that, about the company
that is looking to hire you, be that full time, part time for freelancing
or whatever setup you're looking to have
when a company is looking to hire someone.
They do that because they have a problem that needs to get solved
or because we have an opportunity that needs to get seized.
So the person who shows the biggest probability, either
solving that problem or seizing that opportunity, will get hired.
And of course, now your question will be,
how do I know what is that problem or that opportunity?
That is where doing your homework comes in very, very handy.
You need to figure out as much as you possibly can about the company
that you applied to in advance before you show up at the interview.
And there are many ways that you can do that.
Just a simple Google search will give you a ton of insight
if you are an expert in your field, you will be able to figure out
other ways that you can understand what is the reason
why they are looking to hire for that position.
And I'll give you an example here.
Let's say that you are Facebook ads expert
and you find this job posting for a Facebook ads expert.
The reason why that company is looking to hire somebody
that specialized in Facebook ads is not because they want Facebook ads.
It's because they probably are struggling to convert.
They are looking for more leads or they are looking
to make more sales, or they're looking to build a community.
And they've been using Facebook ads, or they want to start using Facebook
ads on Facebook, search for all the ads that this company
has posted, and then try and figure out what's not working for them.
What would I do to improve them?
And when I show up in the interview, I would go in and give recommendations.
I would give value from the get go.
And this way,
not only does it show
that you are really committed to their success because you took the time
and you put in the effort, but you have a ton of value
that you can offer already without expecting anything in return.
And what that means is that they will feel
that they need to reciprocate because that is a general law.
People will feel like they need to give something back to you
and that might just be the job.
So here comes another tip for you.
One thing that I absolutely love when I interview people is for them
to take the lead.
And this might not be for every interviewer.
So my recommendation is that you test it during the interview and see
if the interviewer is comfortable with you taking the lead and what that means
is that the person I'm interviewing is really comfortable in their skin.
They have that expertize and they don't have any reason
to wait for me to show them the direction.
However, if you're on the Shi'a side and you don't really feel comfortable
taking that lead or you're more of an introvert,
or maybe you are just nervous, that is also fine.
Skilled interviewers will see beyond your nervousness.
I have an example that comes to mind
with someone I interviewed who was in a very different time zone.
It was three in the morning for her.
Little did I know, and she tried not to fall asleep, but she did.
So she showed up in the interview a tiny bit later.
Obviously, she was pretty nervous.
However, she did so well that it didn't matter.
I didn't look at her shyness and her nervousness.
I looked at the value and so much expertize that she had
to bring to the table, and the way she did that was through examples.
So this brings me to another really important topic
that you need to consider when preparing for an interview,
and that is build your list of examples that you can bring.
Every answer that you provide that is supported by an example of a case,
a situation, a time when you went through something similar is going
to really speak loads about your expertize and about the value
instead of just providing the answer itself.
I know, I know many of you will now tell me, but I don't have much experience.
How do I go about this?
I don't have any examples I can provide.
Well, there are two ways.
Either you go and get them, you can do work or non-profits
or for your university.
If you are a student or for a company that you know, there are loads of ways
that you can still go and get some expertize or alternatively
you can think about what would you do if you were in that kind of situation.
Try and put yourself in that case instead of
just giving them a superficial, theoretical answer.
This is going to mean a lot more for the interviewer,
and they will see that maybe even if you are more junior
or not super experienced, at least you have
the thought process in place that is in line with their expectation.
But here's the deal.
In order to be allowed to get into the interview, you need to have a solid resumé
application or profile, depending on the way you apply.
The biggest mistake that I see people making is trying
to cover everything, which in reality is not really possible.
My recommendation is that you try to be as specific
as possible, try to specialize rather than a jack of all trades.
Let's say that I'm a company looking to hire for a graphic designer.
Let's say Will I hire this person that shows
that they do graphic design and web development?
Or will I hire somebody who says I am an expert in graphic design?
Even more so, I specialize in YouTube thumbnail.
Graphic design.
Well, of course I'm going to hire the second person
because if I need YouTube thumbnail design,
I know that this person has done this and really knows what they're talking about.
So instead of bringing absolutely everything you've ever done in your resume
or application or profile, try to stick to those items, those elements,
those experiences and items of expertize that really add value
to the profile for the job you're applying to.
And then the other really important thing
that might be pretty basic, but I feel like I need to talk about it is
you need to quantify the results you've achieved in those experiences.
As I said at the beginning, when a company is looking to hire you, it's
because they want to make more money, save more money or seize that opportunity.
So there is always a way to quantify the impact that you will be bringing.
And oftentimes this is actually what happens when you are in a company
and you want to justify hiring a new person.
You need to build this business case, which essentially means that you need to
show what outcome are you able to achieve when having that person on board.
So there's always a way to justify the investment in a new person that you hire.
If that person that you're hiring is not able to prove
the impact that they can generate and there's no reason to hire them.
Right. So let me give you another example.
Let's come back to the Facebook ads expert.
Let's say I'm looking to hire one and my budget is $1,000 and I'm willing
to allocate $1,000 because I'm
expecting that having that person work for me
is going to generate me 2000, 3000, 5000, $10,000.
So there is this return on investment that I'm expecting
in order to be open to hire them.
Now, another thing that I get asked
a lot is if I can share a template for a profile or a resume.
And my honest answer is no, and it's not because I don't have one, I do,
but it's because it's not that important.
The formatting doesn't count much.
The content itself is much more important nowadays.
I just go straight to the person's LinkedIn profile.
Of course, if there are mistakes or typos that counts, you need to have at least
the basics covered.
My advice to you is don't spend much money,
if any, and don't spend much time in designing your resume.
But the truth is that many people get stuck even before this step.
They don't even make it to the point where they apply
because they don't know which job to apply to in the first place.
And many times I see people applying to the wrong job.
I know this happens a lot and even though there are a lot of jobs out there,
many people get paralyzed in deciding which one is right for them.
And for me, the easiest way that you can do
that is figuring out which jobs would you have authority?
Where can you prove that you have a level of mastery and results?
Because in my opinion, these are the two very important elements
that prove you have authority in a field in terms of mastery.
Tony Robbins explains it much better than I ever could.
So what he says is that there are three levels of mastery.
Level number one is cognitive or intellectual mastery, and
that is knowledge.
That is the baseline, that's the foundation.
We all need that.
But it's not enough because understanding something theoretic is not enough
to give you that authority.
What you need is the next level and that is emotional mastery.
And what that means is you've tried something yourself.
You've gone through the ups and downs, through the highs and lows.
You failed enough so that you attach a level of emotion.
And then level three is physical mastery.
That means that you've done something so much, you've tried it so many times.
You've repeated it to this point where it is now ingrained in you.
It is you.
So when you reach that level, you can call yourself a master or an authority.
It means you really know what you're talking about.
And if you can couple that with results, with incredible outcomes
that you can prove, then you are unbeatable, in my opinion.
And that is how you know which jobs to apply to.
If I were in your shoes, if I were looking to apply
to a job or to decide which job is right for me, one thing I would do
is pretty much an inventory of my skills mapped with outcome.
I would try to figure out all the results
I've ever achieved and that I can bring to justify
and to demonstrate that I am that master, that I am an expert in my field.
I don't want you to believe that this has to be rocket science.
I want to use a very simple example.
Let's say your area of mastery is Excel charts.
Everybody could think theoretically that they can come up with Excel charts.
It's not that hard after all.
But going through that level of theoretical mastery
to that level of physical mastery where you've created thousands of chart,
any type you can imagine with any kind of data set you can imagine,
and you are able to truly tell stories through your chart.
There is a difference.
You see, though, even if it's something rather simple, there is a way to evolve it
from that level of theoretical or cognitive mastery.
Did this physical mastery.
All right, you guys, that was it for today.
Thank you so, so much for watching like this video.
If you liked it and make sure to let me know
in the comments down below, what are you going to apply or change
in the way you go after getting a new job until next time?
I recommend you go ahead and watch this video over here where you can get
a ton of ideas of platforms and places you can go and apply for remote jobs.
Thank you again and I'll see you next time. Bye.