Have you received a phone call from an employer stating they would like to speak with you regarding a position with their company?

Can you recall the excitement, perhaps anxiety, of having your resume selected from the hundreds or thousands they received? The first thought racing through your mind should be: How am I going to “sell” myself to this prospective employer? How am I going to convince them that I am the right person for the job?

Having interviewed many candidates over my career, the area where many fall short is “selling” the employer on their capabilities, which is a core component to obtaining a job offer. Too many candidates go into a job interview thinking the focus of discussion should be in the following three areas:

   1. A complete history of their employment,
   2. All aspects of what the position will entail, and
   3. Financial compensation.

Approaching an interview with such a mindset is a problem with many candidates and often leads to disappointment. “Increasing Your Odds” will help arm you with the skills needed to approach job opportunities more aggressively, thereby enabling you to have a higher success rate at moving beyond that first interview, and to help position yourself as a true-player they need for the job.