Secrets Revealed: Land the Job of Your Dreams: Premier Guide ~ Create Your Winning Resume and Interview!

By Betty J. Motsenbocker

Learn to Use the
Law of Attraction Principles
in Your Career Search

If youre looking at Landing Your Dream Job, this book is for YOU! As a top professional recruiter, Betty gives insider information on how to accelerate your processhow to plan, prepare and execute your search.
~ Anthony Rudolf, Sales & Marketing Executive (NJ)

This book is a powerful tool it brings timely information in these economic times. It is laser-focused and written with great professional insight, along with a little humor to make it interesting. Betty is a consummate professional and one who is passionate about both her candidates and clients. I strongly recommend this information to anyone serious about making the right move in their career.
~ Carl Davidson, President, Davidson Consulting Group LLC

Betty Motsenbocker is transforming the world of career managementone chapter at a time. By looking outside of the box, Bettys work incorporates cutting edge principles. I have benefited from her guidance over the years and recommend you take the next step to realizing your dreams.
~ Sara Liftman, Sr. Market Strategist & Risk Consultant (OH)

Betty Motsenbocker has placed hundreds of people in jobsbecause of what she enabled them to do with their resumes and their interviewing skills. This book is the resource that you need to get the job you want and deserve. It offers more than any treatise published on this subject, past or present.

Alan Schonberg

Chairman Emeritus, Management Recruiters International

Even if you are not contemplating a current career change, this book will assist you in knowing yourself, surfacing your professional passions, and increasing your confidence. If you are a hiring manager this book is an excellent resource to help you improve your hiring process to narrow your search for the best, most prepared candidates who will contribute to your success. Ive known Betty for many years. As a candidate I have personally benefitted from her wisdom, exacting preparation drills, and guidance. I am thrilled that she is making this wisdom available to everyone.

Christina Hirsch, Sales Executive (CA)

I recommend this book to anyone that is serious about their professional future: Bettys on-target complete guide will help you get that job you never dreamt possiblethat it is within your reach. She teaches you that building trust with her candidates and clients has helped her get the answers to questions most recruiters dont have. Betty helped me prepare far beyond the basic 10-question list by understanding Behavioral Questions that may be asked as well as making sure I was a cultural fit. Her follow-through throughout the process is 2nd to none throughout the whole interview process; it is a skill that Betty has turned into an art form.

Tomas Lepp, Strategic Sales Director (FL)

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Mar 8, 2013
• ISBN: 9781477287880

Betty J. Motsenbocker

Betty J. Motsenbocker has had over twenty-five years of a highly successful career working as a national executive recruiter; this experience has gifted her with the ability to craft a powerful step-by-step guide for todays job-seekers. Bettys national recruiting career has been spent with Management Recruiters International, the largest recruiting company in the United Sates, with over seven hundred offices worldwide. This has enabled her to work with thousands of corporations, interview and advise thousands of professionals, and place hundreds of candidates in their ideal positions, advancing their long-term goals. Bettys experience and success have ignited her passion to facilitate your transformation by changing your thoughts from hoping to get noticed to hired! She teaches you how to create a laser-focused resume and soar above the crowds in the interview. Her belief and philosophy? Its your life, make it a great one! Betty believes strongly in The Law of Attraction and was an early adopter of this Law. She gives insight into utilizing the Law of Attraction principles in your job search and life. The majority of motivational speakers are now teaching this Law. Come join the author on the adventure of your lifetime, exploring new ideas, while preparing you to launch into the career and life of your dreams! Betty promises to make the whole process much easier! This book is devoted to YOU and YOUR career. Thoughts create the life you are living change your thoughts, change your life! The Author Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius (121 A.D. 180 A.D.) www.Career-LifePossibilities.com Complete author bio available inside.

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© 2013 Betty J. Motsenbocker. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

Published by AuthorHouse 4/12/2013

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8789-7 (hc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8790-3 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8788-0 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012921612

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BETTY J. MOTSENBOCKER

WWW.CAREER-LIFEPOSSIBILITIES.COM

Contents

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

FORWARD

CHAPTER I

YOU HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CALL TO SET UP A PHONE INTERVIEW, WHAT NOW?

CHAPTER II

CREATING AND EXECUTING THE KILLER TELEPHONE INTERVIEW

CHAPTER III

BASIC INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER IV

BEHAVIORAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

CHAPTER V

THE FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW … WHAT TO DO AND NOT DO …

CHAPTER VI

INTERVIEWING—GOING FOR THE GOLD

CHAPTER VII

HOW FABULOUS YOU ARE!

CHAPTER VIII

THE FINAL PREPARATION STEP… A MUST TO BE NO. 1

CHAPTER IX

DOES YOUR RESUME ROCK?

CHAPTER X

THE FINAL STAGES WHEN CHANGING JOBS

CHAPTER XI

A NEW TWIST ON HOW TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS FOR YOUR CAREER AND YOUR LIFE

CHAPTER XII

CUTTING EDGE INFORMATION TO MAKE YOUR JOB SEARCH AND LIFE WORK MORE EASILY

EPILOGUE

This book is dedicated to my mentor, Jack Bell, a former National Vice President of Sales, who insisted that I learn the basics of the business world, whether I thought I needed to learn them or not! I had the good fortune to work as his assistant for several years when embarking on this great journey into the corporate world. He has influenced my life more than anyone else, and for this I am forever grateful! Not only did he teach me the basic principles of business but also the importance of how to make the best possible decisions—not only for business but also for my personal life. I’m sharing this easy to use decision-making process that he taught me on this topic in Chapter XI—A New Twist on How to Make Better Decisions for Your Career and Your Life. I hope it has as much impact on your life as it has had on mine.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Betty J. Motsenbocker has had over twenty-five years of a highly successful career working as a national executive recruiter; this experience has gifted her with the ability to craft a powerful step-by-step guide for today’s job-seekers. Betty’s national recruiting career was honed and perfected while working with Management Recruiters International, the largest recruiting company in the United States, with over seven hundred offices worldwide. This has enabled Betty to work with thousands of corporations, interview and advise thousands of professionals, and place hundreds of candidates in their ideal positions, advancing their long-term goals.

During her career with MRI, her primary focus for many years was placing high-level sales and sales management candidates in business services; however, she expanded her core practice to include marketing professionals, consultants, and project managers with Fortune 500s to 2000s, as well as working with many start-ups.

Betty’s experience and success have ignited her passion to facilitate your transformation by changing your thoughts from hoping to get noticed—to hired! She teaches you step by step how to create a laser-focused resume, soar above the crowds in the interview, and live the life you’ve always dreamed! Her belief and philosophy? It’s your life; make it a great one!

Prior to working as a national recruiter, Betty was a Western Regional Manager for one of the top five international health food manufacturing companies. As a Western Regional Manager, she transformed a region that was Number Four out of four national regions to the Number One region; she accomplished this in one year and maintained this status until she left to begin her recruiting career.

Additional Professional Achievements: Regional and National Rookie of the Year; National Account Executive of the year; National Top Ten Account Executive (multiple times); Multiple Regional and Office Awards; Yearly VIP Sales Clubs.

On a personal note: Betty believes strongly in The Law of Attraction principles, and was an early adopter of this Law. A majority of motivational speakers are now teaching this Law. She gives insight into how to utilize these principles in your job search and life. Her comment and belief, What you think is what you create.

Betty has great zest for travel, from the mountains to the seashores across the US and to many international destinations.  Additional passions include nature, animals, photography and walking/hiking and gym workouts. Betty stays actively involved in many pursuits that support the rescue of our furry and feathered friends, a commitment and dedication that started as a young child.

Thoughts create the life you are living … change your thoughts, change your life! The Author

Our life is what our thoughts make it. Marcus Aurelius (121 A.D. – 180 A.D.)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I want to thank my many candidates and clients who have helped me continually learn and add to my knowledge base in the recruiting world. This also includes many professional relationships within Management Recruiters International (MRINetwork.com).

During my time with MRI, I was fortunate to cultivate friendships not only within my own office and our regional offices but also at the corporate level. I was also fortunate to join MRI when the company was much smaller than it is today; this made it possible to develop corporate friendships when attending the yearly National VIP Sales Club. Their insights, in addition to the training that was provided, have been invaluable. Without my long career with MRI, this book could never have been written.

I truly appreciate and value many of the great business relationships with both candidates and clients, many of whom have transcended business to become personal friends as well. These are some of the roses that I stop and admire and appreciate throughout this journey called life! Very cool indeed!

I want to give special thanks to Tony Rudolf, a superstar candidate; his continual support and input throughout this long process have been invaluable.

Other superstar candidates who have been kind enough to contribute quality information to this book are: Tomas Lepp (FL), Maria Kirsch (NY), Sara Liftman (OH), Kathy Meehan (NY), and Meredith Wintering (OH).

I also want to give special thanks for editing guidance in the final stages to two other superstars, Lora Buono-Tyler (MA) and Christy Hirsch (CA), as well as to John Freedom (AZ), EFT Practitioner and friend.

One more special thanks goes to Michael Shaffer, President, Management Recruiters San Francisco Bay, Dublin, California (www.mrica.com), who has been very helpful in acting as a sounding board.

I am deeply grateful for the contributions of each person I have mentioned above who definitely gave value-added information and guidance for this book; I also feel lucky to consider each one not only a colleague but a friend.

FORWARD

~A Passion for Recruiting Continues~

The Reasons the Author Wrote This Book:

I. The Number One Reason is the dedication and commitment of the author to help more people! The author has great zeal and enthusiasm to assist as many candidates as she can to get laser-focused on creating a stellar resume and executing a slam-dunk interview. Why? you might ask. Because … according to the author:

187919.jpg    Why waste a good interview? All it takes is a little extra time and effort to catapult to Number One out of a hundred, five hundred, or even more resumes! In today’s tough job market, that’s no small bonus. Betty can deliver! She has been told repeatedly that she is tougher than most recruiters in this whole process … and top candidates always come back and thank her for taking the extra time with them when reviewing their resumes, telling her it made a big difference when interviewing.

187921.jpg    Why not leverage the author’s goal for you? Betty’s goal is for you to soar above the crowds, and Land the Job of Your Dreams, and live the life of you’ve always dreamed of, wanted, and felt you deserved. This book is completely devoted to you and your career. She can help you make your career search far more effective!

187923.jpg    Why not create the best job in the world for yourself? … and you can! But only if you land that interview and interview stronger and better than any other candidate. This book helps you learn how to do just that!

II. This book is also a step-by-step guide to walk you through the process of matching your experience to the company’s job description. Your skill set and experience must correspond to the job description. The book takes you from the Basics through Advanced steps. Stay tuned; this point will come up again!

187925.jpg    These steps will include: research skills prior to interviewing; how to prepare for interviews; the right questions to ask; how to understand the questions an interviewer is asking; and the why of what the interviewer is asking. Betty reminds you of the importance of practice, and often, to help you feel very comfortable throughout the process.

III. Content, content, and more content! Here is a short list:

187928.jpg    Behavioral questions: What does the employer really want to know?

187930.jpg    Transferable skills: Betty will explain what they are, and she will help you uncover yours!

187932.jpg    Creating a powerful interview tool—your resume! Very few people truly understand how to make their resume powerful! Secrets and more secrets will be revealed to you about resumes and interviews!

187934.jpg    A secret tool that will help you discover how great you really are, in Chapter VII—How Fabulous You Are!

187936.jpg    Insider Secrets about working with recruiters! No details yet, or you’d have to be sent to your next life (think Michael Corleone in the movie classic The Godfather)! These secrets will take some of the mystery out of working with recruiters.

187938.jpg    You are selling yourself throughout your lifetime, both in business and in your personal life, and often! An interview is just one more time and place where you do this. Why not learn to do it the right way? You don’t need a title with sales in it for you to actually be selling during the interview process. It is a sales opportunity, every time! Your career and life depend on you doing it right.

187910.jpg    Law of Attraction principles as they relate to resumes, interviews, and selling yourself! (You may want to consider applying some of these principles to other areas of your life as well.)

187913.jpg    Why you must not fly by the seat of your skirt or pants when it comes to interviews!

187915.jpg    Why honesty is the best policy! If you don’t have your word, what do you have?

187917.jpg    And finally, all of this is shared with a little humor, something that is needed during this outrageously stressful time—and yes, resume preparation and going on endless rounds of interviews is very stressful! This book is geared towards helping this process be less stressful and as well as helping you see both the forest and the trees!

Come join the author on the adventure of your lifetime, exploring new ideas, while preparing you to launch into the career and life of your dreams! Betty promises to make the whole process much easier!

Written by

Kerensa Ransom, M.B.A.

Professional Editor/Consultant

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CHAPTER I

YOU HAVE JUST RECEIVED A CALL TO SET UP A PHONE INTERVIEW, WHAT NOW?

The Beginning Steps: How to Prepare for the First Phone Interview

Step 1: First things first.

When you get the call for the interview: Set the appointment three to four days from the date you receive the call. In other words, don’t accept an appointment before you have time to research and prepare for the interview, even when it is a phone interview. You must be serious about preparation! Don’t fly by the seat of your pants or skirt! You need time to do research and prepare for the call!

I provide a lot of details on phone interviewing in these first two chapters; the reason is because the majority of the time, the first interview is on the phone in today’s world. This phone interview will make or break you for the next step.

Step 2: Take preparation seriously.

Honestly, it only seems like rocket science … it is not! It is a sales presentation for the best product you’ll ever have to sell—you! You are going for the Gold, your Oscar (Chapter VI) with every