Introverts for Salesforce: Be a Diva! Your New Interview Strategy

In interviews, are you tired of apologizing for what you think you lack? Is there a voice in your head telling you your past work experience is not relevant and that you don’t have enough Salesforce experience (see my last article https://bit.ly/3QqK1Z7)? And that you – in most ways specific and general – suck?

Unfortunately, that troll in your head will never go away.

You have to drown it out with a louder, more positive voice: An Inner Best Friend.

Think Vera Charles in “Auntie Mame” or Patsy Stone in “AbFab” – or possibly someone less drunk – who loves you and will advocate for you in ways you’d never do for yourself.

This is the Sidekick who will make you feel like the Main Character in your story: The Diva.

Yes, I said Diva.

I’m not talking high-class yodeling or a contestant/combatant on the “Real Housewives”.  I’m not even narrowing it down to one gender.

A Diva, to me, is someone who realizes their Self-Worth.  That they’ve got Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent.

A Diva finds out whether they WANT to work at the company they’re interviewing for.  If they don’t like it – Bye.

You’re aghast.  Shouldn’t you take the job anyhow?  Ask yourself these questions:

• Does the job interest you?
• Do they value their employees and work to retain them?
• Is the culture a good fit?
• Will they pay you what you’re worth (which is a lot!)?

If the answer to all is yes, and you want the job, then make your case and DO NOT apologize.  Talk only positively about the qualities you possess and why you’d be great:

• Highlight how your skills and experience match the bullet points in the job description.
• That you have soft skills galore, you’re great to be around, and you’d add so much value to the company.
• And that you love getting down-n-dirty to fix things in Salesforce.

No need to brag.  Divas don’t brag, they just are.

So, keep that best friend whispering in your ear – cocktail in hand, slurring pithy one-liners – and cheering you on.

I’ve got a couple of phone interviews this week, so I’ll try to take my own advice and find my Inner Diva.

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