June 8, 2024 • 5 mins
In today's competitive job market, it's not enough to simply highlight past accomplishments and experiences. To truly stand out, candidates need to demonstrate their future potential and articulate how they can contribute to the prospective employer's success. This concept is at the heart of the latest episode of the Remote Work Life podcast in which I dive deep into the art of future-focused job interviews.
Whether you're on the hunt for a new remote role or aiming to excel in your current job, these insights will empower you to leave a lasting impression and demonstrate your readiness to drive future success.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, it's Alex again from the Remote Work Life
podcast.
I hope this finds you wellToday.
In today's episode, I want totalk about how you can go about
presenting yourself in your jobsearch, and lots of people talk
about the here and now.
What I want to talk about todayis how you can talk about the
future just as much as the pastand make them understand your
(00:23):
potential impact from that.
So, once again, my name is AlexWilson-Campbell.
I am the founder of Remote WorkLife and Remote Work Life Job
Search.
If you've not listened to thesequick tip episodes, essentially,
what I'm trying to do isprovide you with tips that will
help to improve your remote worklife, whether that's with your
job search, whether that'sthrough your day-to-day work and
(00:47):
just helping you, hopefully,thrive as a remote worker.
Today we're focusing on jobsearch, and it's essential that,
if you're, you know, doing yourjob search, it's essential not
to only discuss your pastexperiences, but also to
articulate the potential impactyou can have in the future.
So let's explore why this iscrucial and how you can
(01:11):
effectively convey your futurecontributions to potential
employers.
So when engaging in jobinterviews, for example, or
networking conversations, it'scommon to focus on past
accomplishments and experiences.
However, it's equally importantto discuss past accomplishments
and experiences.
However, it's equally importantto discuss the future and help
potential employers understandthe potential impact you can
have on their organization.
(01:32):
This forward thinking approachcan set you apart as a candidate
who is not only qualified, butalso has a clear vision for
contributing to the futuresuccess of their company, and
preparation is very much key, asever when it comes to job
search, whichever aspect of yourjob search you want to talk
about.
So, to effectively convey yourpotential impact, please
(01:56):
consider some of these stepsthat I want to share with you
now.
So you're going to need toresearch the company, so gain a
deep understanding of thecompany's goals, their
challenges, industry trends inorder to tailor your
future-focused discussions, andLinkedIn is actually a very good
place to do that.
You might want to also look atPR stories Google News, for
(02:17):
example.
You want to look at their blogas well.
They may put news on their blogand their individual social
media feeds.
So that's number one.
Number two is identifyalignment, so articulate how
your skills, your experiencesand your ideas align with the
company's future needs andobjectives.
(02:39):
This can help you and helppotential employers see a clear
connection, a clear synergybetween your background and
their future success.
What you want to do is numberthree is share your ideas and
suggestions no-transcript,because they're the most
powerful.
Offer thoughtful insights andsuggestions on how you could
(03:02):
contribute to the company'sfuture growth and address
potential challenges.
Now this approach candemonstrate your genuine
interest and strategic thinking.
So, in practice, during aninterview, for example, when
you're asked about yourpotential contributions, when
you're asked about yourpotential contributions, you
could say in the next 12 months,I see an opportunity to
(03:24):
leverage my background indigital marketing to help the
company expand its onlinepresence and reach new customer
segments.
And you can be quite specificabout which segments, for
example.
So I'm just giving you ageneral sort of example here,
and I'll go on to say I've beenthinking about a targeted social
(03:44):
media campaign that couldsignificantly boost engagement
and lead generation, and I'mexcited about the possibility of
implementing this strategy, thestrategy here, and that's a
good opener, a good segue into aconversation that you can
control.
You can ask them, you know, canI provide more information?
Or would you like me to giveyou a few, a few pointers, for
(04:05):
example, just to see if it'srelevant and see if it's
something that they'reinterested in, and then you can
go on to share the specificsduring the conversation and what
I'd say by discussing thefuture just as much as the past,
you can help potentialemployers envision the value
that you could bring to theirorganization.
(04:26):
It's forward thinking and that'swhat they want.
They want a forward thinkingapproach and that can leave a
lasting impression anddemonstrate that you're ready to
make a meaningful contribution.
So I hope this has been of useto you today.
I hope this has been of use toyou today.
I hope this insight has beenvaluable to you.
Please let me know what otherpieces of insight that you might
(04:47):
want, that you need to help you, and I encourage you to start
integrating future focusdiscussions into your job search
conversations and in yourinterviews, and if you do that,
you can showcase your potentialimpact and stand out as a
candidate who's not onlyqualified but also forward
thinking.
So I really want to wish youall the best with job search.
(05:07):
Please leave a rating, pleaseleave a review of the podcast if
you feel that this is of helpto you, and by doing that as
well, you're also helping otherpeople to access this content
for free.
Hey, it's Alex again from the Remote Work Life
podcast.
I hope this finds you wellToday.
In today's episode, I want totalk about how you can go about
presenting yourself in your jobsearch, and lots of people talk
about the here and now.
What I want to talk about todayis how you can talk about the
future just as much as the pastand make them understand your
(00:23):
potential impact from that.
So, once again, my name is AlexWilson-Campbell.
I am the founder of Remote WorkLife and Remote Work Life Job
Search.
If you've not listened to thesequick tip episodes, essentially,
what I'm trying to do isprovide you with tips that will
help to improve your remote worklife, whether that's with your
job search, whether that'sthrough your day-to-day work and
(00:47):
just helping you, hopefully,thrive as a remote worker.
Today we're focusing on jobsearch, and it's essential that,
if you're, you know, doing yourjob search, it's essential not
to only discuss your pastexperiences, but also to
articulate the potential impactyou can have in the future.
So let's explore why this iscrucial and how you can
(01:11):
effectively convey your futurecontributions to potential
employers.
So when engaging in jobinterviews, for example, or
networking conversations, it'scommon to focus on past
accomplishments and experiences.
However, it's equally importantto discuss past accomplishments
and experiences.
However, it's equally importantto discuss the future and help
potential employers understandthe potential impact you can
have on their organization.
(01:32):
This forward thinking approachcan set you apart as a candidate
who is not only qualified, butalso has a clear vision for
contributing to the futuresuccess of their company, and
preparation is very much key, asever when it comes to job
search, whichever aspect of yourjob search you want to talk
about.
So, to effectively convey yourpotential impact, please
(01:56):
consider some of these stepsthat I want to share with you
now.
So you're going to need toresearch the company, so gain a
deep understanding of thecompany's goals, their
challenges, industry trends inorder to tailor your
future-focused discussions, andLinkedIn is actually a very good
place to do that.
You might want to also look atPR stories Google News, for
(02:17):
example.
You want to look at their blogas well.
They may put news on their blogand their individual social
media feeds.
So that's number one.
Number two is identifyalignment, so articulate how
your skills, your experiencesand your ideas align with the
company's future needs andobjectives.
(02:39):
This can help you and helppotential employers see a clear
connection, a clear synergybetween your background and
their future success.
What you want to do is numberthree is share your ideas and
suggestions no-transcript,because they're the most
powerful.
Offer thoughtful insights andsuggestions on how you could
(03:02):
contribute to the company'sfuture growth and address
potential challenges.
Now this approach candemonstrate your genuine
interest and strategic thinking.
So, in practice, during aninterview, for example, when
you're asked about yourpotential contributions, when
you're asked about yourpotential contributions, you
could say in the next 12 months,I see an opportunity to
(03:24):
leverage my background indigital marketing to help the
company expand its onlinepresence and reach new customer
segments.
And you can be quite specificabout which segments, for
example.
So I'm just giving you ageneral sort of example here,
and I'll go on to say I've beenthinking about a targeted social
(03:44):
media campaign that couldsignificantly boost engagement
and lead generation, and I'mexcited about the possibility of
implementing this strategy, thestrategy here, and that's a
good opener, a good segue into aconversation that you can
control.
You can ask them, you know, canI provide more information?
Or would you like me to giveyou a few, a few pointers, for
(04:05):
example, just to see if it'srelevant and see if it's
something that they'reinterested in, and then you can
go on to share the specificsduring the conversation and what
I'd say by discussing thefuture just as much as the past,
you can help potentialemployers envision the value
that you could bring to theirorganization.
(04:26):
It's forward thinking and that'swhat they want.
They want a forward thinkingapproach and that can leave a
lasting impression anddemonstrate that you're ready to
make a meaningful contribution.
So I hope this has been of useto you today.
I hope this has been of use toyou today.
I hope this insight has beenvaluable to you.
Please let me know what otherpieces of insight that you might
(04:47):
want, that you need to help you, and I encourage you to start
integrating future focusdiscussions into your job search
conversations and in yourinterviews, and if you do that,
you can showcase your potentialimpact and stand out as a
candidate who's not onlyqualified but also forward
thinking.
So I really want to wish youall the best with job search.
(05:07):
Please leave a rating, pleaseleave a review of the podcast if
you feel that this is of helpto you, and by doing that as
well, you're also helping otherpeople to access this content
for free.
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