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Congrads MDG for wanting to better yourself, working hard, and to be willing to learn to make yourself better, and be a better human being.
I don't have a degree, the only college I went to besides art school is the best school of all, the school of hard knocks. Knowledge is cool and good, but wisdom and experience is above the best thing you can have.
You now have a degree, and that's great. But that also puts you in the same place as countless of thousands of your peers. ND gave you some damn good advice there. Take it to heart. I MEAN IT !
Be smart. Work hard. But most of all when your on an interview like ND said, the best thing you can remember is that you're there to sell them a productive product that will benefit their company, and that product is YOU.
That's right...
YOU. Yourself. The one and only you.
Be confident, but not arrogant. They will see thru that shit a million miles away. It's okay to be confident, but most of all, just be most of all......
Be honest.
Show them that you believe in yourself, but also that you're humble enough to admit that you don't know everything, but that you want to grow yourself into being a better, more knowledgeable person; that just wants to help yourself, and in turn help them be better and productive. Prove to them that by hiring you instead of someone else, you'll support them 100% and can them the very best you can, if they're also willing to take a chance on you. That it's a win-win scenario for everyone involved.
Be brave.
The last three jobs I got was just because I walked in cold (as in they were not hiring at the time), asked to speak to "the head dude in charge". One was a head of a very major grocery store here in the U.S.. I gave him my resume, and told him point blank that I needed a job, and that I thought that I could really help them out due to my over 16 years of retail management. I admitted that I didn't know crap how grocery stores worked, but I DID know how to make customers happy, and had even received letters of commendation from the CEO's of three corporations that I formerly worked for. And I had the letters to prove it, and could show them to him right there.
He called me back, and I had to interview both with him and his district manager after the drug and credit tests came back clean. The interview was hard, I'm not even going to lie. They asked me some hard questions, and I answered back as best and truly honestly that I could.
After the interview was done, they agreed and hired me right on the spot, as the DM told me, strictly because I was honest, and didn't try to bullshit them, and that they really appreciated it.
I told them straight out that I did have an extensive retail sales background, but that I didn't know crap about how grocery stores run, but if they hired me, I'd do the damnedest hard job I could to learn how they do things, and honestly try my best to be my best, and help them and their customers. And I truly meant it.
MDG, if you want work in the field you want, like ND said network. Communication is key. If you want to work for them, let them know, and why you want to work for them. And if they do hire you, commit to them, because they were willing to give you a chance. They deserve that also in return. They took a chance on you, now it's up to you to prove that they made they right decision by hiring you; and give it back in return.
Sometimes opportunity knocks for those that knock on the door first.
Be brave. Be strong. Believe in yourself, and be willing to show the people that you want to work for why you're the best man for the job. It can be scary, yes.
But if you do it right, both you and your employer can win for everyone involved.
You have to make yourself stand out. Remember, the product that you're selling is yourself. And if you believe in yourself, no one can do that better than you. Most of all, the best advice I can give is to just be simply honest.
Know your own strong points and weak points, and just be willing to admit to them.
God bless you my friend, and best of all to you and yours.
Des.
I don't have a degree, the only college I went to besides art school is the best school of all, the school of hard knocks. Knowledge is cool and good, but wisdom and experience is above the best thing you can have.
You now have a degree, and that's great. But that also puts you in the same place as countless of thousands of your peers. ND gave you some damn good advice there. Take it to heart. I MEAN IT !
Be smart. Work hard. But most of all when your on an interview like ND said, the best thing you can remember is that you're there to sell them a productive product that will benefit their company, and that product is YOU.
That's right...
YOU. Yourself. The one and only you.
Be confident, but not arrogant. They will see thru that shit a million miles away. It's okay to be confident, but most of all, just be most of all......
Be honest.
Show them that you believe in yourself, but also that you're humble enough to admit that you don't know everything, but that you want to grow yourself into being a better, more knowledgeable person; that just wants to help yourself, and in turn help them be better and productive. Prove to them that by hiring you instead of someone else, you'll support them 100% and can them the very best you can, if they're also willing to take a chance on you. That it's a win-win scenario for everyone involved.
Be brave.
The last three jobs I got was just because I walked in cold (as in they were not hiring at the time), asked to speak to "the head dude in charge". One was a head of a very major grocery store here in the U.S.. I gave him my resume, and told him point blank that I needed a job, and that I thought that I could really help them out due to my over 16 years of retail management. I admitted that I didn't know crap how grocery stores worked, but I DID know how to make customers happy, and had even received letters of commendation from the CEO's of three corporations that I formerly worked for. And I had the letters to prove it, and could show them to him right there.
He called me back, and I had to interview both with him and his district manager after the drug and credit tests came back clean. The interview was hard, I'm not even going to lie. They asked me some hard questions, and I answered back as best and truly honestly that I could.
After the interview was done, they agreed and hired me right on the spot, as the DM told me, strictly because I was honest, and didn't try to bullshit them, and that they really appreciated it.
I told them straight out that I did have an extensive retail sales background, but that I didn't know crap about how grocery stores run, but if they hired me, I'd do the damnedest hard job I could to learn how they do things, and honestly try my best to be my best, and help them and their customers. And I truly meant it.
MDG, if you want work in the field you want, like ND said network. Communication is key. If you want to work for them, let them know, and why you want to work for them. And if they do hire you, commit to them, because they were willing to give you a chance. They deserve that also in return. They took a chance on you, now it's up to you to prove that they made they right decision by hiring you; and give it back in return.
Sometimes opportunity knocks for those that knock on the door first.
Be brave. Be strong. Believe in yourself, and be willing to show the people that you want to work for why you're the best man for the job. It can be scary, yes.
But if you do it right, both you and your employer can win for everyone involved.
You have to make yourself stand out. Remember, the product that you're selling is yourself. And if you believe in yourself, no one can do that better than you. Most of all, the best advice I can give is to just be simply honest.
Know your own strong points and weak points, and just be willing to admit to them.
God bless you my friend, and best of all to you and yours.
Des.
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