9 Incredibly Useful Mental Life Hacks - Higher Perspective

9 Incredibly Useful Mental Life Hacks - Higher Perspective:



Remember number 4 when in a job interview...

4. When you meet someone, take note of their eye color when you're first speaking with them. People will like you more because you're intently looking them in their eyes instead of elsewhere. Even slightly increased eye contact betters your chances.

Ask Your Job Interviewer Questions Similar to the Ones They Ask You

Ask Your Job Interviewer Questions Similar to the Ones They Ask You:



If they’ve asked, “What are your strengths and weaknesses,” later on you can ask, “What are you proudest of in the organization now….and what are the biggest areas you want to see change in?”

How to Answer "Tell Me About a Time You Failed" in an Interview

How to Answer "Tell Me About a Time You Failed" in an Interview:

1. Pick a Real Failure

Step one is to pick a failure. Don’t try to weasel your way out of this by talking about that one time you got a B in a college class. You’re not fooling anyone. At the same time, you probably also want to shy away from any colossal failures related to the kind of work you’re applying for. If the interviewer specifically asks for something related to work, try to at least pull the story from something that happened a long time ago. Choose a story in which something fairly important didn’t go right due to your personal actions (or lack of actions). ... Just something, not everything... 

What Hiring Managers Wish You Knew About Applying for a Job

What Hiring Managers Wish You Knew About Applying for a Job:

(ever felt this frustrated)

Angela Loeffle, Chief People Officer and human resources expert at Lending Club adds that you should research both your interviewer and the company’s leadership:

Familiarize yourself with the leadership team and key decision makers at the company in addition to the people you’ll be interviewing with. Don’t know whom you will be interviewing with? Ask. Knowing your audience will help you be more comfortable during the interview and can help hedge any surprises. With websites like LinkedIn, there is no excuse to not be knowledgeable about the company’s leaders, who works in which department, and whom you will be interviewing with.

Ask to Sit in on a Team Meeting Before Accepting a Job Offer

Ask to Sit in on a Team Meeting Before Accepting a Job Offer:

This advice comes from Kimberley Kasper, chief marketing officer at Highfive Technologies, in an interview with BBC:

“Sitting in on a staff meeting gives you a glimpse of the team in action, personalities, and how your potential manager manages the team,” she said in an email.

Not every applicant gets this type of opportunity — but there is little harm in asking to attend a staff meeting, Kasper said. However, avoid asking human resources, she suggests, as the request might give the wrong impression that you have reservations about taking the job. Instead, bring it up your potential new manager."

More Skills Equals a Better Life

Originally posted on The Simple Dollar...

"For every skill that you could possibly have in life, there is a level of skill for which people will pay you. Below that, there’s a level of skill where you pay others to do these things. The line that divides the two is what I call the “value line.” (It’s also worth noting that right around that value line is a gray area of “do it yourself.”)"

Focus on the skills for which people will pay you.

Get More Time by Asking For a Deadline

In your negotiating process, sometimes it is important not to answer right away.

A little time will help all parties accept the inevitable result.

A good tip to deflect the immediate answer is to ask for a deadline for the decision.