In our post, Embrace Your Value to Unleash Your Career Power - Con Confianza, we discussed that for many Latinos, a key personal barrier impacting success in job interviewing and performance reviews is cultural modesty and self-promotion: a hesitancy to communicate one's accomplishments and abilities to the employer.
We developed and refined the R.E.S.P.E.C.T model over a period of two decades of assisting Latino clients of all backgrounds. This strategy has helped thousands of Latino interviewees with the issues of valuing their accomplishments and presenting them in a compelling way in an interview.
The elements of R.E.S.P.E.C.T are:
Recognize
Examine
Self-Confidence
Prepare
Execute
Close
Thank
Let’s take a closer look at each element.
Use the R.E.S.P.E.C.T.™ model to boost your interviewing power.
Recognize that the concept of respect for Latinos is a very powerful one.
- Respect yourself by recognizing your skills, abilities, contributions and achievements.
- Respect for family by maximizing your ability to provide for them.
- Respect the employer, who needs to make a fully informed decision that you meet the company’s needs and are the right person for the position.
Examine and assess who you are and what you have to offer the employer. Develop your interview goals and build your targeted interview portfolio.
Self-confidence is necessary to conducting a successful job interview. Valuing all that you have offer to an employer is key to empowering you to present yourself with self-assurance and poise.
Prepare, plan, and practice for each interview. Tailor your success stories to the specific performance goal or position. Practice until you are comfortable and natural in your presentation.
Execute your plan with poise. Observe, listen and take cues from the environment, interviewers’ body language, and their questions so that you can effectively communicate your value.
Close the transaction. Communicate your interest in the position, summarize your qualifications, ask for feedback, and ask for clarification of the next steps in the hiring process.
Thank the interviewer and those who helped you get there. Sending thank you letters conveys your professionalism, promotes good will and builds relationships.
As the dicho goes, “La persona no ha de ser de dichos sino de hechos – A person is not made out of talk, but of deeds.
¡BUENA SUERTE!
Posted by Murray A. Mann and Rose Mary Bombela Tobias
Principals, Global Diversity Solutions Group, LLC
Authors, Barron's The Complete Job Search Guide for Latinos
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