Job Interview Mastery: Ace Every Interview with Confidence

The Complete Job Interviewing Skills Masterclass Course Structure


Section 1: You Can Ace Your Next Job Interview

1 Quick Wins Stand Out With a Video Thank You Note
2 You Can Accomplish Your Primary Goal - Getting the Job Offer
3 Here Is Why You Are The Absolute Best Person for This Job
4 This Is How You Will Stand Out
5 Here Is What Is Special About You

Section 2: Developing Your Winning Interview Mindset

6 Deliver a Career Catapulting Presentation
7 Your Resume Has Done Its Job, Now It Is Your Turn
8 This Is The Perfect Time To Be Politically Correct
9 Please Tell Me About Yourself
10 Assembling the Basic Build Blocks of Your Stories
11 You Can Convince The Interviewer You Are The Best Person for the Job
12 Convince the Interviewer You Are a Self-Learner
13 The Consulting Freelancing Backdoor Into Your Dream Job
14 Make The Interview a Two Way Street

Section 3: Maintaining a Winning Mental State for Job Interviewing

15 Interviewing Skills With a Positive Mental State
16 Connect With Your Interviewer
17 Create Your Winning Message
18 The 60-Second Winning Interview

Section 4: Roll Up Our Sleeves And Prepare for The Interview

19 Let’s Get to Work
20 The Secrets Are At Your Fingertips
21 Plan Your Logistics The Right Way
22 LinkedIn Opposition Research
23 The Basic Facts Are Not Enough
24 This is How People are Interviewed In Your Industry
25 Finding the Inside Track
26 The Perfect Time for Your Job Interview

Section 5: Advanced TJ Tips

27 This Won’t Work In Every Situation, But...
28 Create Value for the Interviewer Right Away
29 Give An Actual Presentation

Section 6: Winning Body Language and Non-Verbal Communication

30 What You Saying Before You Say Anything
31 Dress for Success and The Job Offer
32 Jewelry To Enhance Not Detract
33 Gender Clothing Issues
34 Makeup is Not a Made Up Issue
35 The Sweet Smell of Your Success
36 Walking Into the Interview With Grace
37 Have The Look
38 Winning The Voice Competition
39 Mirror Mirror On the Wall and In the Chair
40 No, You Can’t Bring a Fidget Spinner
41 The Picture of Success

Section 8: You Can Eliminate Your Nerves

42 Nervousness Can Melt Away
43 The Real Reason You are Nervous About Your Interviewing Skills
44 Horrible Practices To Avoid At All Costs
45 Just Say No
46 Never Let them see Or Feel You Sweat
47 Exhale Your Worries Away
48 Exercise Your Stress Away
49 Enough With Poor Little Me
50 Pitching Yourself On a Regular Basis Where the Stakes are Low

Section 9: Rehearse Your Interviewing Skills Like a Pro

51 The Ultimate Success Tip for Great Job Interviewing Skills
52 Winging It Is Always a Bad Idea
53 The Checklist for Critiquing Your Interview Skills
54 The Perfect Interviewing Skills Partner for You Is
55 Practice On Video This Way
56 The Magic Practice Number is 10
57 Now It Is Your Turn

Section 10: Only Minutes to Go Before Your Interview!

58 Last Minute Tips Before You Start the Interview
59 Don’t Get There On time, Get There Early
60 Lose Your Phone
61 Hands Free and Clutter Free
62 The Last Minute Pit Stop
63 Your Winning Bag of Tricks
64 Cracked Lips No More
65 Never Let Your Stomach Betray You
66 The 30 Minute Drill
67 Great Way to Not Look Like a Horse or a Cow
68 Serenity Now!

Section 11: You Are Now In the Interview

69 Things To Do In Your Interview
70 The Interview Starts Right Now
71 You Are Not Being Called Into the Principal’s Office
72 Someone Might Be More Nervous Than You
73 Name and Title Please
74 Now We Can Dive Right In
75 Here Is How to Talk Like a Human Being
76 Clean Laundry Here
77 If You Are Winning the Debate, You’ve Lost the Debate
78 Show You Are a Real Person
79 Be Cool!
80 Treat Your Interviewer the Way You Want to Be Treated
81 Abort the Mission If You Need To
82 The Slick Way To Not Look Too Slick
83 Keep Focused On the Primary Objective
84 Not An Exact Fit Here, But...
85 Your Style, Not the Interviewer’s Style
86 Confidence Yes, Arrogance No
87 The Interviewer Must Always Feel In Control of the Show
88 Answering Questions With Just The Right Amount of Confidence
89 Bigger and More Important Than You
90 Don’t Lie! It’s Wrong and You Could Get Caught
91 It’s Not a Comedy Show, But It Is a Show
92 Not an Enemy, But Not a Friend
93 Show Strength Through Flexibility
94 Prove You Are a Team Player
95 Communicating With Others Is Your Strength
96 The World Can Be Your Oyster
97 Be Fun, But Be Serious
98 Forget The Canned Answers
99 The Technology Overlay To Your Professional Life

Section 12: Here Is How To Answer Questions With Skill

100 The Real Question Inside Every Question
101 This Isn’t the Classroom
102 And...Why Is This Relevant To Me Hiring You?
103 No Stupid Questions But There Are Stupid Answers
104 More Question Strategies
105 Your Goal Is to Communicate, Not Necessarily To Be Concise
106 Here Is Why You Should Hire Me
107 Pushing All The Right Buttons In Your Answers
108 Answer Questions In a Likeable Way
109 Working the Upbeat Angle
110 Be G-Rated Authentic
111 All Time Stops When You Are In an Interview
112 Thinking Is OK In An Interview
113 Abstraction Is Your Enemy In Job Interviews
114 The Interviewer Wants You To Succeed
115 Planting Positive Seeds In the Mind of the Interviewer
116 Figure Out a Way To Show You Love Technology
117 This Is Not the Time To Be Modest

Section 13: Here Are Questions You Had Better Be Prepared For

118 Tests Are Easy When You Know The Questions In Advance
119 Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
120 What Was The Best Job You Ever Had?
121 What Was Your Least Favorite Job Ever?
122 What Are You Looking for In Your Ideal Job?
123 Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?
124 When Did You Work With a Difficult Colleague?
125 What Kind of Team Projects Have You Worked On?
126 Why Should We Hire You? Practice Your Interview Skills Now

Section 14: Notes On Note Taking During Job Interviews

127 Here Is Why You Should Take Notes During a Job Interview
128 You Don’t Need High Tech for Note Taking
129 More Reasons to Take Notes During a Job Interview
130 Why The Interviewer Needs To See You Taking Notes
131 Good Note Taking Can Reduce Your Stress During the Interview
132 No, You Can’t Use a Laptop During a Job Interview
133 Look At the Interviewer, Not Your Notes
134 Using Your Notes To Your Advantage
135 Review Your Notes on Notes

Section 15: Selling Yourself By Asking Smart Questions

136 Preparing Your Questions Strategically
137 Questions To Increase Your Odds
138 Don’t Go Overboard, You Aren’t The Investigative Journalist
139 Your Tight List of Planned Questions
140 Your Questions Will Show You’ve Done Homework
141 The Right Questions Will Demonstrate Your Abilities

Section 16: Here Is What NOT To Say and Do During a Job Interview

142 This Won’t Help You
143 The Real Mistake To Worry About
144 At This Stage, Resumes Are Boring
145 No, It’s Not Safe To Talk Religion Or Politics In a Job Interview
146 Never Put Yourself Down, Other People Are Willing To Do That
147 You Don’t Get Frustrated!
148 G-Rated Language the Whole Time
149 Never Ask How Soon Until The Next Promotion
150 Be Careful About Leveraging Insider Contacts
151 Avoid Cliches Like the Plague Interviewing Skills
152 Don’t Get Too Cocky
153 You Don’t Care How Old or Young Your Boss Is
154 No Invitations Yet
155 Your Interviewer Is Not Your Career Coach
156 Don’t Ask for Gossip Or Dirt
157 Don’t Repeat Your Questions
158 Don’t Lie About Previous Salary
159 Don’t Ask About Work Hours Because You Love To Work All the Time
160 You Aren’t Personal Friends Yet
161 Don’t Ask If You Can Work from Home
162 Hold Off On the Special Circumstances for Now
163 Your Focus Still Needs to Be On What You DO Want to Say, Not What You Don’t Want to Say

Section 17: Things To Do Right As You Are Leaving the Interview

164 The Last BIG Positive Impression
165 Get the Interviewer’s Business Card
166 And In Summary
167 Establish a Follow Up Plan
168 Be a Gracious Guest

Section 18: Your Total Professional Package

169 Every Touch Point With the Interviewer Must Be Professional
170 Have a Voicemail That Isn’t Full
171 Your Voicemail Needs to Say Who You Are
172 Hand the Interviewer Your Business Card
173 Have a Simple Email Address
174 Create The Image You Want for Your Next 2 Jobs

Section 19: Presents To Leave So You Won’t Be Forgotten

175 Reminders You Were There
176 Get Your Portfolio Ready
177 Writing Samples and Other Goodies
178 Professional Certifications Are Available Here
179 References So You Won’t Have To Take My Word for Things

Section 20: Great References Can Make All the Difference

180 References The Right Way
181 Make It Easy To Get Ahold Of Your References
182 Great Communication With Your References
183 Reference Timing

Section 21: A Few Resume Tips

184 Resumes Are Not All the Same
185 Update Your Resume Every 30 Days
186 Filling The Resume Gap

Section 22: Your Winning Social Media Strategy

187 Your Social Media Reputation
188 Your Google Reputation
189 The Right Way and The Wrong Way to Approach People on Social Media
190 Quality Beats Quantity Every Time
191 Social Media Is For Everyone These Days

Section 23. Take These Steps Right After the Interview

192 The Gold Standard - The Handwritten Thank You Note
193 The Right Way to Send an Email Thank You Note
194 Email Versus Text Thank You Notes
195 Power Thank You Notes Based On Your Interview Notes
196 Remain Calm, Things Might Turn Your Way
197 Follow Up and Deliver Anything Else You Delivered During the Interview
198 The Follow Up Dance
199 Keep Your Recruiter In the Loop
200 Don’t Panic During a Stall
201 Nip It In the Bud

Section 24: Delicate Issues To Tiptoe Around

202 Tread Lightly Here
203 Making the Case You Aren’t a Flake
204 Don’t Bring Up Negative News Coverage
205 Don’t Let Negative Reactions To Negative News Sink You
206 Danger! Beyond Safe Boundaries
207 Calming Your Interviewer Down
208 Don’t Interrupt!
209 Get a Clue!
210 Not Too Brash and Not Too Meek
211 A Gap Too Big To Ignore
212 If Somebody Else Fired You...
213 Here Is Why You Are NOT a Flaky Person

Section 25: Interviewing Skills for Skype and Telephone Interviews

214 The Next Best Thing To Being There
215 Phone Interviews Are Still Serious Job Interviews
216 Never Use a Speakerphone!
217 The Spontaneous Phone Interview Request
218 A Controlled Environment for Your Phone Interviews
219 The Standing Phone Interview
220 The Live Online Video Interview for You
221 You Simple, Low-Cost Skype Interview Studio
222 Makeup for Skype Video Interviews
223 A Controlled Environment for Your Video Interviews
224 Ideally, Your Glasses Won’t Dominate the Screen

Section 26: Interview Skills Needed for Special Situations

225 Out of the Ordinary Interviews
226 Remember, Your Mission Has Not Changed
227 The Group Interview
228 Interviews in Other Cities
229 Job Fair Opportunities
230 Panel Interviews
231 Behavioral Interviews
232 Sequential Interviews
233 Job Interviews Over a Meal
234 The Recorded Video Interview
235 Case Study Interviews
236 Obnoxious Questions
237 Tests and Projects
238 Summer Jobs, Part-Time Jobs
239 Interviewing for A Job With Your Existing Company

Section 27: Congratulations! You've received a Job Offer!

240 Here is How to Handle Good News
241 Get It In Writing
242 Sometimes You Get a Better Offer
243 Share The Good News Quickly

Section 28: Negotiating Your Best Salary

244 Show Me the Money!
245 How Much Do You Want?
246 This Is How Much Money You Want
247 Your Response To Their First Offer
248 What To Say About Salary
249 The Budget Range
250 It’s About More Than Money
251 Know Your Priorities
252 Added Value
253 There Will Never Be a Better Time To Get a pay Increase Than Right Now

Section 29: You Didn’t Get The Job Offer This Time

254 Nobody Gets Every Job Offer
255 Don’t Ask Why
256 Sometimes You Just Know
257 It’s Really Not You
258 OK, It Was You
259 Focus On Building Your Long Term Reputation

Section 30: Advanced Storytelling Techniques for Job Interviews

260 Your Accomplishments Will Be Remembered Thanks to Great Storytelling
261 Your Top Five Stories That Sell Your Career
262 Tell Me About a Time...
263 The Elements of Storytelling
264 The Real Reason We Are Telling These Stories Is...
265 Your Characters will Come ALIVE
266 Even Deeper Character Development
267 You Can Be the Star of Your Own Show
268 Here is Where All the Action Takes Place
269 Why Nobody Wants to Hear About Your Happy Family
270 Dialogue will Bring Your Stories to Life
271 Sharing Feelings IS Professional
272 Lights! Action! (And no Camera)
273 Put the Audience On Their Edge of Their Seats
274 It's OK Not to Love Storytelling
275 Surprise!
276 End with a Bang!
277 Tie Your Message to Your Story
278 Extra Ingredients for A Spicy Story
279 And Now, Here Is Your Story

Section 31: Double The Number of Job Interviews You Get

280 Time To Get More Job Interviews
281 Pros and Cons of Online Job Sites
282 Your Referral Pipeline
283 The Radical Notion of Following Up
284 Find Recruiters In Your Industry
285 Social Media Referrals
286 Leveraging The Insider’s Network To Your Advantage
287 Connect At the Top

Section 32: Broader Interviewing Skills Concepts

288 The Bigger Picture
289 Learn from Every Single Interview
290 If You do Get Advice From An Interviewer, Take It
291 Don’t Be Concise. Be Fantastic.
292 Guard Against Burnout
293 You Have More Power If You Have An Existing Job
294 Take a Stretch Interview
295 The Best Place to Practice Is Still In Front of a Video Camera
296 There Is No Such Thing As a Perfect Job

Section 33: More Common and Uncommon Questions

297 Getting Ready for Even More Questions
298 What Is Your Biggest Weakness?
299 What Is the Biggest Mistake You Have ever Made?
300 What Is the Toughest Question You Fear Being Asked?
301 Who Are Our Competitors?
302 What Kind of a Tree Would You Be?
303 Why do You Want to Leave Your Current Position?
304 What Is Your Ideal Work Environment?
305 What Would Your Previous Co-workers Say About You?
306 Why Are You The Very Best Person for This Job?
307 Would You Fit In Here With Our Corporate Culture?
308 What Is Your Favorite Book?
309 Take a Look At the Long List of Other Questions (Posted Here In the posted in the potential questions folder)



Section 34: Bonus Reading Section

Lecture # (not a video, just text) Here are 6 books that can help you present more effectively during a job interview
(Upload 6 books to pdf resources section of course)

Section 35: Conclusion - You Are Ready for Any Job Interview

310 There Is Still A Chance for You To Ask Any Questions
311 This Is How You Upgrade This Course
312 You Are Ready for Any and Every Interview. Congratulations!