How do I convince the manager to take a chance on me?


	How do I convince the manager to take a chance on me?

philos

8-3-2007 7:18 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/995aa06f-7e17-4efd-93d5-75524df7e62f/A63A4B3B-CF48-417D-8A62-BD846755CF0C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html" href="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html" style="font-size: 11px;">weblog.infoworld.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html"><SPAN class="blackArl20a">How do I convince the manager to take a chance on me?</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html"><P>Here's one of those situations where "following the steps" in job hunting and interviewing isn't enough. What matters is knowing how to deal with the one daunting obstacle that crops up... This is the kind of question I get asked a lot:</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html"><P>If you're lacking something that an employer wants, but you're a fit on all other counts, don't wait for the manager to decide whether to take a chance on you. He probably won't. Don't wait for him to figure out what to do with you -- <EM>figure it out for him.</EM></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://weblog.infoworld.com/headhunter/archives/2007/07/how_do_i_convin.html"><P>Offer to demonstrate what you can do. Few job candidates ever do that in an interview. A good employer who's looking for a confident, talented, dedicated worker will react well. Ask flat-out if he's hesitating to hire you over that one point. Then tell him you'd like to prove that you're a fast learner and that your other skills will more than compensate for anything that might be lacking.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A63A4B3B-CF48-417D-8A62-BD846755CF0C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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