How To Influence Hiring Managers Prior To The Interview.
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The document provides a 5 slide presentation about the key strengths and qualifications of an individual. The presentation highlights their strengths as: 1) Their strong communication skills developed through regularly speaking with C-level executives and teaching other professional speakers. 2) Their experience successfully managing both waterfall and agile project methodologies. 3) Their career progression including a role they were transferred to after their department was laid off. The presentation provides details about the individual's qualifications in an attempt to inform a potential hiring manager of their suitability for a role.
How To Influence Hiring Managers Prior To The Interview.
- 1. 1 5 Notes About Me You can use Slideshare to inform a hiring manager prior to mee:ng her.
- 2. 2 #1— Your Top Selling Point Start with the #1 thing that makes you stand out from everyone else.
- 3. 3 He loves his topics so deeply, thinks and writes so differently, and shows you so many things that you never knew before, you see the everyday world in new ways. I never miss the chance to see him talk Project Managers must be great communicators: I regularly speak to C-‐level execs. I’m o:en invited to speak to professional groups. I teach tech and sales to pros: I have recurring engagements with professional speakers. I make them beBer, they make me beBer. One is quoted below… I’m a master of the presenta:on: There are 4 types of decks, and a truckload of things to know about persuading people. #2— I keep my communication skills sharp by working with professional speakers. -‐LinkedIn RecommendaKon CommunicaKon is almost always your number 2 strength. The more detail you provide here, the beBer.
- 4. 4 #3 — I’ve project-managed waterfall and agile. 1 Company A trained me in Agile. My latest agile projec was a unified test framework for Openet’s Engineering group. I was in the PMO. 2 99% of my career has been customer-facing. I no longer accept internal-only jobs. They’re boring. Disclosures: I’ve worked for 2 companies in the past 10 years— A and B. (more info) 3 I’ve been a PMP for about 10 years. Back to the job req: Add a slide about your second most important strength.
- 5. 5 #4— I transferred to Department X 18 months My group of 40 developers and managers was laid off in 2013. Except me. I was transferred to TechSales because the CEO had seen a presentaKon about my system for growing projects/accounts. Give some details about your career story. Keep this short, but make it clear that you are worth talking to.
- 6. 6 #5— Smaller Stuff Design Sense I brought design and beauty to my work. My diagrams, slides, and words are swiped and used globally at Openet. Latest Tech I don’t code anymore, but I know my way around, and I’m up to date on the latest meta (cloud, virtualizaKon, massive scalability, and more). Big & Small I have lots of experience with large and small projects. (And large and small clients.) Clients Love Me I know my stuff. I’m ‘great in the room’. I speak geek to geeks, and business to clients. Your final points should go on the 2nd to last slide.
- 7. 7 Your email Your Number Other Thanks MS. X!