Inspire Magazine - Autumn
The Autumn issue of Inspire Magazine is dedicated to employment. Take a look!
The Autumn issue of Inspire Magazine is dedicated to employment. Take a look!
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Talk body language<br />
Use your body to convey the right message.<br />
Your face<br />
Your mouth is an indicator of your general attitude.<br />
• An upward mouth means you smile a lot.<br />
• A downward mouth means you frown a lot<br />
• A composed, straight mouth means you do both.<br />
Keep your mouth upward or at least straight!<br />
Your entrance<br />
• Upright and confident with a quick stride means you<br />
are enthusiastic and confident about the interview.<br />
• Slow and hesitant indicates nerves, which is normal,<br />
but being too nervous might look like lack of confidence.<br />
Appearing upright and confident works best!<br />
Your handshake<br />
• A firm palm-to-palm handshake with eye contact<br />
and a sincere smile means confidence and honesty.<br />
• A limp handshake indicates that you lack enthusiasm,<br />
and may be passive and not people-orientated.<br />
• An aggressive handshake with tight squeezing shows<br />
an overly aggressive personality that lacks sensitivity.<br />
• A crazy pumping handshake makes you look insecure.<br />
• A hand-over handshake is too familiar and not really<br />
appropriate for a professional setting.<br />
Go with the firm palm-to-palm handshake!<br />
Your posture<br />
• A sloucher lacks interest, a percher is far too nervous.<br />
• Sit upright with your head erect whilst looking relaxed<br />
makes you look comfortable and confident of your ability.<br />
• Kicking back on your chair with your hands behind your<br />
head shows lack of respect and not taking it seriously.<br />
• If your feet start to point towards the door, that means<br />
you just want to get out of there.<br />
Sit upright with your head erect!<br />
Your exit<br />
• If you slump when leaving an interview, it portrays you think<br />
you’ve blown it, or are letting your confident facade down.<br />
• If you are still walking upright, your confidence is intact<br />
and you sincerely feel you can do the job.<br />
Walk upright with your head held high!<br />
Not got an interview?<br />
Stand out from the crowd by having a<br />
professional looking CV<br />
The One Future team’s top 10 tips.<br />
1 Your CV should be no more than two pages long.<br />
2 Be sure you use commas and full stops.<br />
3 Previous jobs should be listed in order of date<br />
and be prepared to explain gaps.<br />
4 Use clear headings so information can be found quickly.<br />
5 Check all contact details. A missing phone number or<br />
wrong email address may get your CV ignored.<br />
6 Email addresses should contain your first and last name.<br />
Babyblue@hotmail.co.uk or davemufc4ever@gmail.com<br />
could be the reason you don’t get the job.<br />
7 Include any completed paid or unpaid work experience<br />
relevant to the job you are applying for.<br />
8 Don’t list everything; your last 10 years work history is<br />
perfectly acceptable.<br />
9 Avoid irrelevant details such as date of birth, gender<br />
and nationality.<br />
10 Your CV has one job - to get you an interview,<br />
so it’s important you keep it up-to-date.<br />
If you would like to speak to one of the team for help,<br />
why not drop-in to one of our weekly sessions:<br />
East Hub 27 Garratt Way, Gorton, M18 8HE<br />
Monday, Tuesday & Friday, 10am – 3pm<br />
Turing House Archway 5, Hulme, M15 5RL<br />
Wednesday, 10am – 4pm<br />
The Place at Platt Lane, Fallowfield, M14 7FZ<br />
Thursday, 12:30pm – 3:30pm<br />
Alternatively call 0161 227 1346<br />
or email onefuture@onemanchester.co.uk<br />
0330 355 1002 19
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