From: Robin T Cox 
Subject: Re: Management Trainer - any suggestions...
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:00:28 GMT
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On Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:15:19 -0700, Janko Muzykant wrote:

> On Jul 15, 5:03 pm, Daytona  wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 10:42:02 -0700, Janko Muzykant
>>
>>  wrote:
>> >I'd be extremely grateful for all the suggestions you might have.
>>
>> She might glean something from this -
>> 
>>
>> There's loads of books on the subject.
>>
>> Maybe she is going for too high a position in relation to her
>> experience level.
>>
>> Daytona
> 
> Thanks a lot for the link, however the job she applied for is actually
> a "Management Trainer" not a "Management Consultant". I'd assume when
> it comes to consulting, the job requirements might involve certain
> experience whereas in her case the future employer seemed to stress
> the character features like self confidence etc, she'd imagine it to
> be like a teacher in some of the courses for the management.
> 
> Do you think it make any sense at all?
> 
> Janko Muzykant

Yes, they have clearly chosen to interview her because she has very good
teaching and presentational skills. So she should showcase those skills by
giving them as many STARs as possible (and at least 3), viz.

Tell them about - 

S - Situations in which her skills have been needed
T - Tasks she has undertaken in which her skills have made the difference
A - Actions she took to achieve results or solve problems
R - Results of those actions

For example:

S - To reduce the turnover of new managers leaving inside the first 9
months of their employment ...
T - She was tasked to provide an induction programme for new managers, so ...
A - For a 3 month period, she interviewed all new managers to find out why
some were leaving prematurely, and as a result ...
R - She designed an induction programme for new managers that dealt with
the concerns highlighted by her interviews.

I hope you get the idea. And I'm sure she can quote at least 3 examples
of situations in her experience that will exemplify how she has dealt with
such issues in the past.

If she does this, she will give of her best at interview, and stand a very
good chance not just of getting the job, but also of making a success of
it.

I wish her good luck. Oh, and by the way, I am a retired Management
Trainer.