Break Your Barriers

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Interviewers will do everything in their power to get you to reveal your desired salary, but no number should come out of your mouth.

08/02/2017

In an interview, how do you answer "What is your desired salary?"
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You should not answer this question. I’ll give you a scenario that is likely to happen.

Interviewer asks about your desired salary and you probably say: “I prefer not to answer that question at this point” or something similar.

Then they would ask you the same question a few times in a few different ways until you give in and quote a number! That’s a big mistake! You have to do everything in your power to refuse answering this question. The rule of the negotiation game is that the first quoted number has to always come from the employer. NEVER from the candidate/employee.

Let’s continue the scenario that we started. You said “I prefer not to answer right now” and the would say “Well I really need to put a number on this form to be able to proceed. It’s just our standard process”.

Most newbies would get trapped right away and feel uncomfortable and will end up saying a number. No one wants to argue with a “standard” process. Well let me tell you, there’s no such thing as a standard form or process for recruiting someone new. There maybe agreements made in the company, but theres no one thing that cannot be changed for hiring a top candidate ;) So stay confident when you get exposed to the “standard process” talk and continue with something that is both compassionate and reflects your firm position as someone who does not want to quote a number. This way you also convey that you’re not cheap or expensive, but you are a professional.

Here’s what you can respond: “I understand that is your standard process. However, I need to understand this position a bit better after talking to a few more people at your company.”

They would then probably say: “Ok, but what is the minimum you want?” or they could say “well then, what is your salary in your current job?”

You see they do everything in their power to get you to reveal your desired salary, but you should stay strong and NO NUMBER should come out of your mouth.

At this point, I’d recommend you smile. And continue with confidence. You can reply like this: “hehe, I see where you’re coming from and why you would like to know my salary expectations. I believe my current salary is irrelevant to this conversation. Simply because this position and this company is quite different from what I do today. As I said, I really need to understand your company’s needs better before I can even think about the salary. How about you tell me about the salary you are willing to offer?”

As you see, you (the candidate) should always stay calm, confident and never get adversarial. You always start your sentence with compassion. Sentences like “I understand. I appreciate. I get it, etc” you then acknowledge what they just said to show that you are fully present and listening. Then you make your point (wanting to learn more is a good point, but be very careful not to promise quoting a number after you learn more. You just need to say you wanna learn more! That’s it!) And in the end you let them have the ball in their court and say something new.

Eventually you turn the conversation around and ask them what they would offer. I hope you learned something from this.

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14/08/2016

IF YOU WANT TO GET THAT DREAM JOB, YOU HAVE TO STOP DOING THIS!

Simon Sinek puts it perfectly in this quote. I wrote a blog post a while back and recently working with some clients, I think it's necessary that I remind you all of the importance of this.

Here's the blog post: https://breakyourbarriers.com/do-not-do-this-to-get-the-job/

Most people to whom I give this advice, just go ahead and do it anyway. And they they act all surprised whey they receive a rejection email.

WTF people?! STOP doing what doesn't work if you really want to get your dream job.

Disclaimer: If it's not your dream job you're applying to, go ahead and do whatever you see fit! I don't care. Because I don't believe in working in "just any job". I only do what I love and I think life is too short to spend it on a job you don't like.

Anyway, as usual, I'm here to help you get your and for that you need to take this advice to the heart.

Alright, that's enough rant for today.

18/06/2016

Doing an internship this summer?
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15/05/2016

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18/04/2016

I believe I have just discovered the secret ingredient to a successful written job application.

I sent out 10 of them yesterday (on a weekend) and before noon today, I got 6 calls inviting me to interviews and 2 emails notifying me that my application is moving to the next level.

Comment here what you want to know about it the most.

16/03/2016

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05/02/2016

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15/12/2015

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11/12/2015

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04/12/2015

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16/11/2015

Have you found your passion yet?
Here's how I found mine.

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08/11/2015

I want to share a few success stories on my blog. I will share practical tips and tricks from YOU to my blog audience.

Therefore, I'm inviting you to get on Skype with me if you have tried finding a job in a foreign country and succeeded at least once.

I'd love to hear your experiences, thoughts, struggles, and anything you like to share on this topic. I will of course help you advance even further if you want.

If you're up for it, comment on this post or PM me and we'll schedule a call in the following week.

29/10/2015

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26/10/2015

If she makes millions doing what she loves, so can you.

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17/10/2015

Avoid this one mistake and maximize your chances of getting hired.
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No one wants to hire a student to do the job, even if they just graduated! They especially don't want to pay a student much to do the job!

They want to hire young professionals and pay them for the value their work provides.

When you present yourself as a student, the impact it has on the people you're hoping to be hired by, is this:

They automatically expect your work to be amateur (aka unprofessional), low quality or cheap!

Next time you reach out to a potential employer (or client), replace the word 'student' with 'young professional' or any other word that implies professionalism, and see the difference.

Have a wonderful day 💚

16/10/2015

Have a wonderful weekend barrier breakers :)

10/10/2015

Yup! Right to the point!

01/10/2015

Very true words!

01/10/2015

Do you live in Sweden?
If so, you'll love this. And if not, you'll love to move to Sweden :)

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26/09/2015

If you don't know what you want, you cannot make a plan to get it.
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15/09/2015

Yesterday I woke up to the very sad news of having lost a beautiful person, an honest friend, a remarkable human being who was living his dream of traveling the world with his wife. They were on their way to make yet another dream of theirs come true by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro when this happened.

Scott Dinsmore had a huge impact on how I live my life and what I do to inspire others. Scott was and is still inspiring thousands of people around the world.

I met Scott in where he had tears of joy while showed us a video of how his community has grown globally. He wanted us all to know that we are here to LIVE our legend, not just admire it and praise it but to live it.

watch this Ted Talk of his from a few years ago. Perhaps you'll feel the urge to now.

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06/09/2015

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I often get curious about something new, get really invested in it and absorb everything there is to know in that subject ... until one day, I get bored of it. I'm just not drawn to it anymore. So I quit.
Then I get really excited and curious about something new, get really invested in it and absorb everything there is to know in that subject ... until one day, I get bored of it. I'm just not drawn to it anymore. So I quit.
Then I get super excited about something new, ...

And this pattern has been going on and on in my life for as long as I can remember.

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05/09/2015

Do you use your age as an excuse not to start doing what you love?

Am I too old to start a new career?

04/09/2015

http://fortune.com/2015/07/06/why-do-people-quit-their-jobs-at-dream-companies-like-facebook-or-google/