| I have read with interest many recent articles with | | | | call it the ethos of theorganization. |
| regard to tips on the Job Interview process and am | | | | So how can you maximize the likability factor at |
| very surprised to see that none of the articles have | | | | interview and join their tribe? It is not that hard - it's just |
| mentioned one of the most important elements that | | | | about being a smart marketer, ensuring you meet the |
| goes with having a successful interview, and that is - | | | | employers' needs. Apart from doing research on the |
| 'the likability factor'. | | | | company before the interview the key ways to |
| Without a strong likability factor you will not get the job. | | | | maximize the likability factor at interview include: |
| Let's say you have two recent graduates who | | | | - Listening carefully to what is being said by the |
| obtained similar grades with similar part-time work | | | | interviewer, including general chit chat, and especially |
| histories. Who would you choose? The answer will | | | | answers to any questions you may ask. |
| always be the person you liked the most. | | | | - Subtlety feed back their key points in your response |
| So many times when I have been part of an interview | | | | to their questions |
| panel and an applicant has just left the room after | | | | - Look around you to see if there is anything of |
| finishing their interview, the first question always | | | | interest ie football team photo, other items that you |
| revolves around whether you liked them. | | | | can use to connect with them. I did this when |
| So what is likability all about? The answer to this | | | | marketing, once using an award from the local |
| question, in the work sense, probably goes back | | | | toastmasters an employer had perched on a ledge to |
| thousands of years, to primitive times. The issue is | | | | connect, through my involvement with toastmasters. |
| fundamentally about the natural human desire to | | | | The employer loved it. |
| belong and be part of a tribe. | | | | - Mirroring the interviewer. Adopting their manner ie if |
| Do not underestimate the power of this. Psychologists | | | | they are talking passionately about the job you do the |
| will attest to the fact that people constantly form tribes | | | | same or if the interviewer is very considered in their |
| all our lives, from social networks to religious and | | | | response then you adopt a considered approach. This |
| sporting groups. Given that we are in the workplace | | | | is the 'mirroring' effect but needs to be done carefully. |
| almost a third of our adult lives, the tribal attitude that | | | | If you follow what I have outlined then the interviewer |
| exists in a working environment is very strong. Some | | | | will be thinking, "this person is one of us" and will want |
| people refer to this as workplace culture, while others | | | | you to be part of their tribe. |