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How long will you take to make a contribution?
Are you a person, who can start working and delivering from day one? How long will it take for you to make a significant contribution? Show it through your previous work experiences and projects. Show that you have the required skills and this role is a known territory.
Do's
• Tell how this position is similar to earlier projects
• Show your expertise and skills suitable for this position
• Show confidence and tell the projects which you plan to undertake
• Show how plan to seek buy-in from stakeholders
Don'ts
• Don't over commit
• Don't say, it will depend
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Demonstrate the soft skills in your resume
It is important that while you write the resume, your soft skills stand out in your resume. Read through the job description carefully and cull out the skills which the employer is looking for. Ensure to demonstrate these skills in your resume through your work and projects. At times we have the skills but fail to bring it out in our resume. That is a mistake, we should avoid.
Hard skills are important for the job. But we are surprised that soft skills are equally and more important than hard skills. The key soft skills provide us an advantage over other candidates.
To succeed in any profession, it is necessary to have important soft skills. A doctor needs to have empathy and listening skills to deal with a patient. A manager needs to have people skills to manage and lead his or her team. A supply chain manager needs to be good at negotiations. Every role needs key soft skills, for a person to succeed in their profession.
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