You can achieve any career you desire if you know how to go about it. Many times I have asked my students.
"How many job applications have you submitted?"
Their reply, "Hundreds"
My reply. "How many?"
"Well, maybe about fifty" they say.
"How many?" I say.
"Well, maybe one or two" Is the reply.
We all suffer from exaggeration to some degree, but you need to be realistic when dealing with actual facts.
If you are presently looking for a job or career then be honest with yourself. How many times have you tried? 100, 200, 1000 or maybe just two. Many people who are now considered in high positions have tried and tried again. It's not unusual for a person to try as many as 500 times before they even get to an interview.
 Because you have posted over 500 career and job applications you are now bound to be very nervous at your interview. After all you don't want to lose this career opportunity and start all over again with another 500 job applications.
| The career or job interview
After your job application has been accepted and an interview arranged, you should start to prepare yourself both mentally and physically.
What sort of self-image do you have?
Depending on the type of career interview you are having will determine how you dress. Look at other people who are already doing that kind of work and dress accordingly. I have even known car mechanics who went to an interview in their work clothes and got the job.
I would not suggest though you went in your overalls for an office job interview in a service station. You need to use a little imagination. Wearing the right clothes and looking smart will raise your self-image
Doing a little research on the company you are hoping to join would also help. It will get you into the mental state of feeling you already work there.
One major downfall at career interviews is that the person being interviewed does not believe they could be offered the job. You must believe you can do it and it must show in your body language. 
| Consider this;
The people interviewing you need another member of staff for their team. Why should you not be that person? Career and jobs are created by people for people.
A situation occurs now more than ever before and that is all people being interviewed have the same qualifications. The way to get round this is first of all realise you are there at the interview because you match the criteria the company is looking for (on paper that is).
You now have to fit into the interviewers mould of the person they want for that career. That is where you can stand out from the other candidates. Your research will have put you way out in front.
During the interview do not use negative expressions such as. You can only work if the month has an "R" in it. You need 6 weeks holiday starting one month into the job. Your salary has to be paid into your offshore account.
Make yourself open to all suggestions at your interview. Most of them never happen anyway. They are questions designed to see if you are a willing adaptable employee. career bookstore >>>>
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