Craft Your Narrative for Impact

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Effective storytelling in interviews focuses on specific, real experiences that highlight skills relevant to the question at hand. When responding to behavioral questions, candidates should avoid vague claims and instead provide concrete examples of past accomplishments. The interviewer seeks evidence of skills through detailed anecdotes to predict future performance. Utilizing the SPAR model (Situation, Problem, Action, Result) helps structure these responses, emphasizing the situation concisely while allocating the bulk of the answer to the actions taken and the results achieved.

Sam Owens breaks down his detailed process for confidently nailing job interviews–in 10 hours flat.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The biggest mistake people make in job interviews

2) How to craft your “power” answers for every question

3) The top do’s and don’ts of salary negotiation

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— ABOUT SAM —

Sam Owens is the author of I HATE JOB INTERVIEWS and founder of Sam’s Career Talk where he provides career coaching services and helps people land their dream jobs and thrive in them. He is also a chief marketing officer who has worked for three multi-billion dollar companies in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. He is currently Chief Marketing Officer at Freezing Point, the makers of Frazil slushies. He and his wife, Gina, have four children and live in Erie, Colorado.

• Book: I Hate Job Interviews: Stop Stressing. Start Performing. Get the Job You Want

• LinkedIn: Sam Owens

• Website: SamsCareerTalk.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness by Morgan Housel

• Clip: Hitch (2005) - Dance Lessons

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