This WTV Workbook mirrors the on-line version and is great for people who like to write their content down first, make notes and then input to the on-line version of WTV. The on-line “pull down” content libraries and pdf generator that creates the presentation are not accessible via the workbook.
On line tool is www.wintheview.com
For a free pdf version of the Workbook, please email kjdiamond@wintheview.com or call 215-948-3722
Developing your WTV™ Interview Presentation
WinTheView™ (WTV™) is a powerful interview preparation and presentation tool that is designed to help job seekers determine the critical hiring requirements and formulate the key points they wish to articulate during the interview. A PDF file is generated in the form of a flip chart-like presentation that can be printed and taken to the interview. The WTV™ development center is secure and enables the job seeker to prepare multiple presentations, follow-up letters and accomplishment stories with online access 24/7. An example of a sample presentation is shown below:
WTV™ Can Be Used In The Following Ways:
- Focus process and thinking on your most compelling key points so as to enter interview situations prepared and confident.
- Introduce WTV™ as a professional looking printed qualifications summary during the interview to impress the hiring manager and help guide the discussion your way.
- Create a lasting impression with a printed or emailed “leave-behind” WinTheView™ summary for each hiring team member.
- Email a WTV™ PDF file immediately after each phone screen interview to increase your chances of earning that coveted face-to-face interview.
- Email a WTV™ PDF file in advance of each face-to-face interview to facilitate discussion and demonstrate a proactive mindset.
- Generate a “career summary” presentation, then link its PDF file on your linkedin.com profile via slideshare, so they can find you.
Benefits for the Job Seeker:
- Bolsters confidence just by going through the WTV™ process
- Demonstrates high level of preparation and professionalism
- Helps to gain a better understanding of the key hiring criteria
- Correlates candidate talking points directly to hiring criteria
- Differentiates candidate from competitors not likely using this approach
- Prepares job seeker for behavioral interviews via accomplishment story feature
- Makes job seeker think through qualifications carefully
- Accesses online portfolio of presentations, follow-up letters and accomplishment stories for easy future use
Log In And You Will Be Taken To The Development Center Page.
Top of Form
This is where user will choose to create the WTV™ presentations, follow-up letters and accomplishment stories. The site follows a linear process allowing the user to input information or select content from the various libraries, including branding terms, suggested interview questions, 30-60-day action plan and others.
Notes:
- WTV™ does not work with Mac Safari (does work with Firefox)
- The pop-up blocker needs to be disabled for the WTV™ libraries to display on screen.
- The user needs to hit Save and Next to assure work is saved.
- An online help menu provides details on how to use the system.
- The site does not enable jumping ahead to complete pages. You must complete each one by inserting text, then hitting Save and Next.
What You Will Need To Get Started
- Name of Company with whom you are interviewing
- Name of Position for which you are interviewing, as advertised by the company
- Company logo, which you may copy from the corporate website
- Your picture (optional)
- Personal Branding Terms describing yourself or your skills
- Position Requirements listing exactly what the hiring manager needs/expects in a potential hire
- Matching Requirements: correlating statements with each position requirement addressing, “What makes you a good match?”
- Outstanding Accomplishments: list the particular instances in which you went above and beyond, won awards, etc.
- Personal Success Factors indicating you have the right characteristics for the position
- 30-60-day Action Plan detailing skills you will bring to the job and how you will carry out responsibilities
- Why Hire Me? Case statement
- Closing Questions you may have for the hiring manager.
The following “WinTheView™ Workbook” will help you compile the proper information to complete your online presentation. It delivers additional insight to help you understand and fill in the online data.
Prepare to Differentiate Yourself, Nail the Interview and Land the Job!
The WTV™ Workbook
Contact Information to be included in your presentation
Your Contact Information you registered with will already be listed in the “Contact Information” form on the first page of the Development Center.
*Name entered cannot be altered after registration.
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- 1. Presentation Page 1 – Customizable Cover Info
| Name of Company interviewing with:_____________________ |
| Name of Position: ____________________________________ |
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Select from the following or enter text into “other”
This is a tagline that prints on the top of the front page to best describe you.
Partnering with (Company) for Success
Accelerating (Company)’s Success in the Marketplace
Partnering with (Company) for Excellence
Providing (Company) with Important Services
Other
Select 1 from the n
Download Company Logo: Have hiring company’s logo on your computer ready to upload to the development center. Right click, browse for logo and add.
Download Your Own Photo: Have your own photo on your computer ready to upload to the development center. Right click, browse for photo and add.
List 4 “Personal Brand Terms”*
Compile your personal brand from terms that describe what people think and feel about you. You must have four; either type your own or refer to the online library.
The goal of these Personal Brand Terms in the WTV is to communicate your personal brand to a prospective employer. They identify the qualities or characteristics that make you distinctive and represent the values, ideas, skills and personality you want the interviewer(s) to associate with you. Your Personal Brand Terms are powerful ideas that support your candidacy for the position.
Fill in your personal branding terms here: Input your own,
or choose from the online branding terms library.
Presentation Page 2 – Position Requirements
There are 7 fields in the program for Potential Position Requirements.
Candidates are selected (made offers) by hiring managers and HR managers based upon how well they communicate their skills and abilities in direct correlation to the critical position requirements.
Much like the sales process, one of the most important pieces of the interview process is to determine what the true needs are for the hiring team. You’ll need to uncover the “must haves” from the “nice to haves.” This can most effectively be done by simply asking questions of the first person you encounter, perhaps an in-house or third-party recruiter, a human resources manager, the hiring manager or another member of the hiring team. This opportunity will most likely present itself during the phone screen, but you are encouraged to ask the same questions throughout the interview process as you meet different members of the hiring team. (You may find that the answers differ from one person to the next.)
Here is a list of questions that will help you determine the critical position requirements:
(Be sure to take notes while asking these questions.)
ü What are the primary “must have” skills/attributes a person needs to be successful in this position?
ü What are the skills and attributes you value most for someone being hired for this position?
ü What is the single most important attribute for success in this role?
ü What do you consider the greatest overall challenge of this position?
ü What are the most immediate challenges of the position during the first three months?
ü What are the major challenges this position presents over the next 6 – 12 months?
ü What are the performance expectations of this position in 6 – 12 months?
ü How will I be evaluated and how often?
ü Who are some of the people this position requires interaction with on a regular basis?
ü Can you describe a typical day for a person filling this position?
ü What are the most important personality characteristics for a person in this position?
ü Do you foresee any major changes in this position in the next 12 months?
ü If this is a new position, why are you adding it at this time?
ü What made the last person doing this job successful?
ü What difficulties did the last person in this position have?
Once you’ve asked enough questions (and have gotten answers) to understand the key requirements (and have written them down), you should categorize them into unique segments. Now you can formulate powerful content (assuming you’re a good fit) to communicate concisely how your experience and abilities will enable you to overachieve in this role!
Fill in the critical position requirements as stated by the hiring representative.
Presentation Page 3 – Match with Position Requirements
There are seven (potential) fields for position requirements. You have three text windows for inputting information that summarizes your most powerful points/experiences relative to that requirement.
“Match with your position requirements” is an opportunity to communicate to the hiring manager your most powerful points relative to the critical job requirements. Preparing your key points ahead of time will bolster your confidence and help you to clearly your strengths.
Enter your “Match” with position requirements text in the text boxes. Within those matches, include background, skills, education and experiences which demonstrate how you match with job requirements. Include numbers or specific situations where possible in addressing each bullet point you include.
The position requirements you listed on the Position Requirements page should be listed here. The idea is to make your 3 most powerful points regarding your experience and tie in a quantifiable accomplishment story that illustrates your point.
Position Requirement 1
* Requirements will display in the boxes in the online program
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
Position Requirement 2
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
Position Requirement 3
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
Position Requirement 4
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
Position Requirement 5
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
Position Requirement 6
Match with position – List 3 bullet points, each 140 characters or less.
| This requirement will show up as “references” |
Position Requirement 7
* Make sure you have contacted references and they are aware of your intentions.
| Reference # 1 Name Your association with this reference Contact info including cell # and email address |
| Reference # 2 Name Your association with this reference Contact info including cell # and email address |
| Reference # 3 Name Your association with this reference Contact info including cell # and email address |
Presentation Page 4 – Additional Areas of Expertise
This purpose of this section is to list the “Additional Areas of Expertise” you will bring to the job that are beyond the basic job requirements. This is a great opportunity to illustrate your range of experience and many times you’ll discover you have an area of common interest with the interviewer.
Examples could include: certifications, sales training programs, fund raising, board memberships, knowledge of computer programs, international tax strategy, personnel labor law, manufacturing plant design, coaching, public speaking (toastmasters), completed running marathon.
Note: This section may be excluded from your interview preparation by checking the box at the bottom of the online page in the WinTheView™ program.
Fill in your “additional areas of expertise.”
Presentation Page 5 – Outstanding Accomplishments
Your career and life are filled with accomplishments on occasions when you performed “above and beyond” the scope of your job responsibilities or self-expectations (on or off the job). These stories powerfully communicate your skills, abilities and potential contributions to prospective employers.
Note: this section may be excluded from your interview preparation by checking the box at the bottom of the online page in the WinTheView™ program.
Fill in the title of your accomplishments and use the SBAR format to communicate the situation, barrier, action take and results. (See next page for SBAR worksheet.)
Developing Accomplishment Stories – Listed On Development Center
Note: If you leave your presentation to work on Accomplishment stories, please be sure to hit Save and Next while in the presentation. You may develop your accomplishment stories independent of the presentation and print them separately. In the presentation, you will list the name of the accomplishment and then elaborate on it verbally in the interview. These stories should be practiced and rehearsed so they are “muscle reflex” to you.
Step 2: Develop Accomplishment Stories
Accomplishment Stories specify the positive things that you have done for your previous or current employer, and therefore clearly indicate what you will be able to achieve for your new employer!
During the interview, communicating your outstanding accomplishments using a quickly communicated format delivers a great deal of impact. The story should have a beginning, middle and end. The following SBAR format provides an excellent structure for your accomplishment stories.
1) Situation: What was the problem, need or challenge? What were the circumstances?
2) Barrier(s) to Success: What did you have to overcome or solve?
3) Actions: How did you do it, specifically?
4) Results: What positive, tangible results did you produce? (Quantify if possible.)
5) Skills Used: What specific skills were used?
Use the SBAR format listed below to develop each of your Accomplishment Stories:
Accomplishment Story Title 1
Presentation Page 6 – Personal Success Factors
The current thinking is that employees can be trained for skills but should be hired for attitude. Organizations want honest, smart, friendly, motivated, and responsible employees. Personal Success Factors are personal characteristics that communicate that you have the right attitude and will contribute to your success on the job. Distinct from skills, knowledge and experience that you have acquired, Personal Success Factors relate more to personality traits.
You may type them in directly or choose from the pull-down libraries which are highlighted on the personal success factors page.
Fill in up to 7 Personal Success Factors.
Presentation Page 7 – 30-day Strategic Action Plan
Your 30/60-day Strategic Action Plan communicates to the Hiring Manager that you are proactive, action oriented and a self-starter. In addition, it communicates that you have thought about being in the position for which you are interviewing and have begun to establish success oriented goals.
The content for the 30- and 60-day action plan may come from your questioning about what will be the challenges in the first 30-60 days. If you ask this question up front and the hiring person can provide good answers, you should be able to formulate your action plan activities accordingly. There will be a total of seven potential fields to fill in your action items. You may type them in directly or choose from the pull-down libraries which are highlighted on the 30-day strategic action plan page.
Fill in up to 7 action items for the 30-day plan.
Presentation Page 8 – 60-day Strategic Action Plan
The content for the 30- and 60-day action plan may come from your questioning about challenges during the first 30-60 days. If you ask this question up front and the hiring person can provide good answers, you should be able to formulate your action plan activities accordingly. There will be a total of seven potential fields to fill in your action items. You may type them in directly or choose from the pull-down libraries which are highlighted on the 60-day strategic action plan page.
Fill in up to 7 action items for the 60-day plan.
Presentation Page 9 – Why Hire Me?
This page is an opportunity for you to re-state the most important experiences, skills, and accomplishments that make you an excellent candidate for this position, and “nail” the interview.
The WTV™ program assembles all the information you have either selected from the WTV™ libraries or entered into the text boxes in the “Why Hire Me?” selection library. This provides a convenient way for you to select the items with the most impact. After completing the text for the “Why Hire Me?” page, you will select a graphic to use which automatically includes your Personal Brand Terms.
Fill in up to 7 fields that reinforce your strengths and fit for this career opportunity!
Presentation Page 10 – Closing Questions
This closing questions page gives you an opportunity to ask questions that may not have been covered during your interview discussion and more important, ask qualifying questions that will indicate how strong a candidate you are. This question is already loaded in your presentation and is a very powerful, open-ended question that should provide feedback on your chances of moving on in the process:
- Based on my background and experience what do you think would be the greatest challenges for me in this position?
Other pre-loaded questions include:
- What are the next steps in the selection process?
- What is the best way for me to follow-up with you?
Again, you may type your questions in directly or choose from the pull-down libraries which are highlighted on the closing questions page.
Generating Your PDF File And Printing Your Presentation
After you have completed your presentation, you will then go to the print page which can be accessed in the following ways:
- Hit Save and Next on the Closing Questions page which takes you to a preview of the page – hit Save and Next again to arrive at the Print your Presentation page.
- Hit the Go to Generate PDF text which will be at the top right, just under the navigation pull-down list.
Once saved to your computer as a PDF file, your WTV™ can be printed on your home printer. However, for the most impressive presentation of your WTV™, we suggest using one of the listed print centers, ordering your WTV™ with:
- Standard paper stock
- Color laser printing (usually standard at print centers)
- A wire spiral binding
- A heavy plastic cover, either clear or opaque
- A black or blue cardboard sheet on the back.
For your convenience, we have included links to the online print web sites of six print centers. Here is some helpful information about the centers:
Ordering your WTV™ online:
All listed print centers provide an online print ordering capability with easy navigation and ordering. Once you are at their online print site:
- Identify a convenient store location. (Mimeo, with no physical locations, provides quick overnight delivery.)
- Upload your file.
- Check your uploaded file for quality.
- Select your preferred print format.
- Choose number of copies (typically one per interviewer).
- Submit your order for printing.
- Make sure you get an order confirmation email. (If you do not receive one within 30-60 minutes, call the location you selected and speak with someone in the print center.)
- Pick up your WTV(s) at the store location.
Onsite printing:
The following office supply/service centers have print centers within their store locations:
Staples
Sir Speedy
Kinko’s
Office Max
Office Depot
Printing delivery:
The following print centers have convenient next day home delivery
Mimeo (has the easiest online print ordering and uses FedEx for delivery)
Kinko’s (uses FedEx for delivery)
Additional Worksheets
Accomplishment Story Title:
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