So what's the best mindset to have when you're in a job interview? Some people go in sort of scared, nervous, I'm not sure about this. Some people go in very, very respectful, deferential, perhaps even to differential. There is a particular mindset that I do find is helpful for most people to have in most job interview situations. Now, nothing always works 100% of the time. But here's the mindset that I do find works and that is to go into a job interview with the idea with the attitude that you already have the job that you have essentially been hired as a consultant for the last two weeks to come up with ways for this company to make more money or this organization to fulfill its mandate more effectively.

Now, I don't mean at arrogant. I don't mean to start negotiating for extra vacation time. It can't have a whiff of error. Against. But what I mean by this is to come in with so many ideas, so much passion for the organization, their mission, so many ideas that you seem like someone has already been working for them. This is where your preparation is so key.

This is where your research really comes in. If someone says, What do you have any questions about the company and the job interview? Most people have really, really superficial questions, like, so what are your plans for the future? or How long has the company been around? Questions that show you didn't even do your homework? What you want are questions that show real insight.

So for example, if someone came to my media training company, and I said you have any questions for us, they said, well, TJ, I see you have all these books on media training and public speaking training. And by the way, your secret to foolproof presentations was my favorite book, but I'm wondering Are you going to be coming out with a book just for people on how to use a teleprompter? Now my first reaction would be, that's stupid because people using a teleprompter is too small of a niche, it wouldn't sell anything. And that's something better off for video, not a book. But my reaction towards the person asking the question would be, wow, this person really cares about what we do here. This person has done their homework.

This person is actually looking for ways to help me make more money. I like that. I would probably give that person if not a job, at least, you know, some assignment just to keep that person in my orbit for asking a question like that. And that's why your research or preparation is so important. You need to ask thoughtful questions that show you've really given some consideration into the goals of this organ. ization how they make money, how they service their clients doesn't matter.

If it's a big oil company, or a social services government organization, every organization has someone they must speak to, has someone who holds them accountable has someone they're responsible for, if you can come into this job interview with this mindset of you're already working for them. And so what about this idea and this idea? And have you thought about this? Even bad ideas are better than no ideas. And the problem most people have, when they go into a job interview, is they don't really have any ideas doesn't mean they're dumb. doesn't mean they're not capable of it, but they have the attitude of well until they're giving me a paycheck.

I'm not going to do any heavy lifting, wrong attitude to have because if it is a company that you like an organization you light and it seems like a good fit. Why not spend just an hour to impress Rather than blindly emailing more resumes out that go into a black hole. So that's why I suggest walk into that interview as if you've already been hired. You're already on the team. You've been a consultant. you've researched strengths, you've researched weaknesses.

And you have some suggestions. You have ideas and you have questions, but your questions are very specific to how the organization can do better, how they can get new clients, how they can break into new markets, your questions are not. So how many official holidays do we get? How long is lunch break? Do I get a smoke break? Those questions are not going to help you get the job.

I'll give you some more tips in a moment on the next video of how to even go into more detail on this but critically important. Walk in to this interview with a mindset. I'm already on your team. already have this shot. I've been thinking about you and working on ways to help this organization already for the last week.