Talk results & listen

While communication skills involve a wide variety of elements, more than anything: they make it easier for us to work with others and allow us to convey our knowledge/experience in the most appropriate form possible.

No matter where you work or what you have done so far.

No matter what job you apply for.

Companies are always looking for potential leaders to strengthen their structures with their competencies.

?

When an organization is looking for an Interim Leader, the ability to efficiently communicate your experience is key.

After all, as a candidate for special assignments, you are selling your past experience precisely, not your future aspirations, during the interview.

Even if this is your next project, prepare for your meeting with the Client with the same diligence.

?

The PROVE concept will help you systematize what you might fight useful to share:

Position / P: Focus on describing the position you have recently held and the task you have committed to completing.

Responsibility / R: Confirm what your responsibilities were or - mega important: what difference the company expected to see as a result of your presence in the process.

Outcome / O : This parameter is key - explain, what was the outcome of the collaboration/how you handled the challenge.

Value / V: Indicate the value you brought to the company's structure.

End result / E : This stage of presenting your experience are facts, figures and statements.

?

Remember. No matter how much experience you have so far, how many projects you have completed, the question may always be asked: So What? Focus on the results of your actions, the effects of your involvement, formulate your thoughts concisely and in a purely informative formula.

What's important: listen carefully to what specifically the customer is asking. His or her time is as valuable as yours, and he or she certainly expects specific answers, not casual stories.