The smartest or most qualified candidates are not always the ones who get the job in a job search. The key is to show passion.
Check out the video to learn more about how and why.
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Summary: When You’re Not the Most Qualified
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Hi, this is Mike, your personal career
coach.
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Today I’m going to talk about
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how to get a job even though you’re
not the most qualified candidate.
Overview
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How do you do that?
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You show passion.
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You show enthusiasm.
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You show that
you’re really interested in the job.
The Ones That Are the Most Qualified
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So in general, I’ve had a lot of clients
over the last ten years.
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The ones that are the smartest
are not always the ones that get the job.
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The ones that are the most qualified
are not the ones that get the job.
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The general pattern I’ve seen
is that the people who are on fire,
The People that Have Done the Research
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the people who are excited about the job,
the people that have done the research
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and get into the process
are the ones that get the job.
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If you don’t feel it, for God’s
sakes, fake it.
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So let’s talk about that.
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So in trying to figure out
what you want to do with your life,
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if you haven’t really thought through
what you wanted to do with your life,
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how is that passion fire
going to come through?
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If you’ve taken the steps, though,
in a coordinated
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and in kind of a strategic way
to think about what you really want to
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do as you head in that direction,
your heart is in it.
Your Heart is in it: Qualified
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And your heart is in it,
your body can be in it.
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Let’s take your resume.
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If you’re really not excited about what
you’re thinking about, your resume
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bullets are going to be boring.
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You could probably give them to anybody
else.
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Oh, I managed stakeholders
to get the budget done as opposed to
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I interacted with the CFO,
the CEO, outside auditors
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to complete 16 audits,
all without a problem.
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That’s at least something
that’s unique to you.
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That’s passion.
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It may not seem like it,
but it’s what’s special about you.
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Let’s even talk
about the interview process.
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You know, my favorite movie, which I talk
about, is the first Wall Street.
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I’m sorry, not the second one.
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Should never have been made.
But I digress.
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What does Michael Douglas
do when Charlie Sheen shows up?
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He looks at him and says,
Why am I here, kemosabe?
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Well,
when you go to the interview process,
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that’s a question of the other people’s
mind.
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You have to show energy and enthusiasm,
make sure you do the research
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about the company.
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Make sure you do the research
about the position.
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Talk to people in the company
and find out what they like about it
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and find out what they don’t like about it
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and demonstrate
all of this in the interview process.
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Don’t sit there
simply in a Q & A fashion with a serious
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look on your face and all of that.
If You Can’t Get Excited: Qualified
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If you can’t get excited,
if you can’t get somewhat animated,
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then you may not get the job.
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So in summary, the entire job
search process is about showing passion.
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If you can’t show it,
it’s just going to be a painful process.
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Thank you.
