{"id":1915,"date":"2009-06-24T23:04:07","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T04:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.strategicsearch.com.php5-3.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com\/interview-preparation-blog\/?p=19"},"modified":"2009-06-24T23:04:07","modified_gmt":"2009-06-25T04:04:07","slug":"push-for-interview-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategicsearch.com\/beta\/push-for-interview-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Push For Interview Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Dear friend,<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">My problems yesterday provide a perfect corollary to what I espouse about interview preparation and landing your next job. Instead of most literature, which focuses on developing a resume, I recommend constantly pushing yourself to do things that you may not want to do.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Yesterday\u2019s problems included 1) extreme, continuing hip and back pain from my martial arts injury and 2) no media contacts or exposure about the launch of our e-learning tool designed to help you ace your interview and in turn increase your chances of employment (Please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.strategicsearch.com\/real-benefit-exercise.php\">http:\/\/www.strategicsearch.com\/real-benefit-exercise.php<\/a> for more details). I felt certain that a lot of media coverage was forthcoming due to spending one year on research and development (R&amp;D) for this phenomenal tool that exceptionally prepares job seekers like you for the interview. I also spent a lot of time developing what I thought was the perfect press release. Instead, old Murphy\u2019s Law came into play. In other words, all that happened was contrary to what I expected!<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Instead of getting angry or depressed, I used positive self-talk to overcome my anxiety (e.g. \u201c<em>Hard work doesn\u2019t mean that I will be rewarded. The world doesn\u2019t revolve around me. The universe is not designed to make me happy. However, hard work does increase the probability of success<\/em>\u201d). This was very difficult at the time because my mind kept bringing up negative thoughts. I had to keep pushing myself to overcome these negative thoughts with even further positive self-talk (e.g. \u201c<em>the thoughts I am having because I am stressed out cannot be trusted or listened to. Instead, I need to quickly find a way to relax so I can think more clearly<\/em>\u201d). Finally, I <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">pushed<\/span><\/em><\/strong> myself to go to water aerobics. This helped relieve my stress. You may recall in my last post I recommended inexpensive ways to relieve your tension during interview and employment preparation. This will help you develop a positive mental attitude, which will set the best tone for your interviews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Remember what I said last time: 1) there is no magic bullet 2) bad things happen, but you cannot let them effect you and 3) you have to push yourself and use positive self-talk to overcome the negative. These will help you succeed during these tough employment times.<\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friend, My problems yesterday provide a perfect corollary to what I espouse about interview preparation and landing your next job. Instead of most literature, which focuses on developing a resume, I recommend constantly pushing yourself to do things that you may not want to do. 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