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Making an Impression on Your Next Interview

Greer Campbell • April 26, 2022

Congrats! You’ve been selected to interview for your dream job! You’re ready to hit the ground running, make an impact, dive deep into the community, but first, you have to nail the interview. Interview structures have changed a great deal in the past 5 years. Now we have Zoom, Google Meet, TEAMS, hybrid interviews, share your screen for your presentation, etc. It’s important to know some key tips that may help you stand out from the rest of the applicants in your next one-on-one.


Tip #1: Eliminate Distractions

The workforce has shifted, welcoming remote possibilities and processes. While this allows for more flexibility, it can cause stress around virtual interviews. When you attend a video interview, it’s essential to ensure your environment is as quiet with limited distractions as possible. We want the interview panel to focus on you, your qualifications, and what makes you a stellar fit for the role, not your dog barking at the squirrel in the yard, or the TV blasting. In addition to ensuring a quiet space, your background plays a key factor as well. So fold that laundry, get off the couch, sit in front of those books and degrees hanging up, sit in front of a blank wall, or anything similar. Don’t have the isolated space with a minimalistic background, use one of the virtual backgrounds offered on your virtual meeting platform! Anything to keep the attention on you, and your story.


Tip #2: Dress for Success!

Whether you’re meeting at a corporate office, a coffee shop, or virtually, it’s important to dress for the part. Your style gives the panel a great sense of who you are, and what kind of professional leader you wish to be. Dress for your career goal – you may be applying for the marketing coordinator, but in 5-8 years, you plan to be the CMO of a major organization, dress for a CMO interview.


Tip #3: Bring Your Authentic Self

In selecting your career, it’s important to do the work that you love and love the work that you do. It’s difficult to immerse yourself in a position when you don’t feel like your true self. If you feel you need to act a certain way, talk a certain way, or make yourself smaller, there will be no opportunity for a long term fit in that role. When you interview with an organization, incorporate your values, your mission, what drives you, and your overall work style to ensure not only a match on paper, but a cultural fit.


Tip #4: Come with Questions

You’ve made it through the analysis and dive into your experience, now it’s time to turn the tables. The question you as the interviewee asks are evaluated just as closely as what’s listed on your resume. This is the time where you will be able to show the committee that you’ve done your homework on the organization. Deep leveled questions let the organization know you have familiarized yourself with the company, it’s culture, and their milestones. Asking the interview panel about the future of the organization can provide you with insight on how you could play a part in that growth, and better prepare you for the first day.


At Diverse Talent, we cater our process with our candidates to prepare them to have a successful interview that highlights their background and qualifications in the most efficacious way. This is just one of many coaching and development services we offer.


Need coaching and development? Contact us at DT@diverse-talent.com

Goal-Setting for Leaders: Embracing 2025 with Purpose

By Greer Campbell • January 8, 2025
As the New Year kicks off, leaders are invited to take time to redefine aspirations for personal and professional growth. Goal setting as a leader helps to push forth an environment of accountability and ambition within teams. By embracing SMART goals ( S pecific M easurable A chievable R elevant T ime-bound) leaders provide strategy and achievable goals that resonate with evolving demands of 2025. If you are finding yourself drawing a blank in beginning the stages of goal setting for 2025, see below for a guide and items to consider adding to your spread: Begin by reflecting on the past year. What went well? What challenges arose? What needs to be discontinued? Identifying achievements and problem areas from the previous year can help in defining where to focus in the new year. This reflective process lays the groundwork for future successes. Connect with different teams and lead discussions to gain all perspectives of previous work, with a clear understanding of past performance and data. Engage your Team. When charting the course for the company’s future, engaging the team in thoughtful dialogue to gather invaluable feedback about ongoing projects and programs helps leaders understand not only what has fueled the organization’s successes, but also what challenges remain. True growth stems not only from pursuing high targets, but also from embracing diverse perspectives and insights from your team. Set Accountability Measures. Once your goals are set, it’s imperative to continue check ins and maintain accountability throughout the year. Scheduling 360 reviews with your teams s not just a procedural obligation, but an essential practice to ensure everyone feels encouraged to receive and give feedback and gain valuable insights that can shape the professional development of the team. Moreover, continuing the refinement of established goals is vital for maintaining focus and direction. As your team engages in regular discussions about their objectives, it facilitates a dynamic process of assessment and adjustment. This ongoing refinement not only ensures that everyone remains aligned with the overall vision but also fosters individual accountability, making each team member a crucial part of the larger mission. Continue your Leadership Education and Professional Development. Continued education is at the forefront for continued success of your individual position and company. Sharpen your leadership skills and ensure you’re up to date on how to effectively lead your team with online or in person programs. Diverse Talent’s DT University is a virtual, 6-session course focused on refining leadership qualities and skills. Meet with a mentor each week and learn through facilitated conversations and workshops to enhance your leadership abilities. For more information, contact us at DT@diverse-talent.com , or visit our website at www.diverse-talent.com .

Mid-Year Business Update

By Greer Campbell • September 4, 2024
The job market, quiet quitting, uprise of the digital age, and the decline of DEI? The professional world moves quickly, and it’s easy to get lost in the conundrum of new news. Here is your mid-year update. AI is Updating…Surprise Surprise Generative AI is updating their experience from transactional to a more personal approach. Individuals use of the internet will change, implementing 2-way conversation and solution focused models allowing users to get a more catered response. These updates will grant users a deeper understanding, and companies a more “human-like” vision of the brand. The New Future of Planning The concept of tradition has been molded, shifted, and completely torn apart in the past decade. Most of these shifts are seen as positive, yet some pose greater challenges than not. The rise of cost of living and cost of consummation has individuals adjusting their priorities. The global pandemic also threw a wrench in the ways of planning, pushing organizations to shift focus on fluidity and flexibility to ensure retention and growth. The Not So Quiet Quitting Quiet Quitting is a term that has been frequently thrown around since the pandemic. Commonly coined by social media, the act of quiet quitting refers to an employee doing the minimum requirements of their job, lacking effort, creativity, and excitement. According to a Gallup survey of workers taken in June 2022, quiet quitters make up at least 50% of the U.S. workforce. This act can be avoided by managers and organizations through regular check ins, employee surveys, and attention to creating a work-life balance. Technology in 2024: Helpful or Overwhelming? Tech advances are happening so rapidly, many feel that it’s become almost impossible to keep up. The advancement of technology is meant to make life easier, however some feel it’s doing the opposite. In addition to user error, technology is also playing a major part in mental health deterioration and wellbeing. The battle for attention, the pull of creativity, and most importantly – the brain rot. Are we letting this go too far?
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