Jas Gates
If you think that the title of this book sounds extravagant, think again. For Jas Gates, having spent years researching job-search strategies, interview techniques and attitudes to work, has developed an approach to effective job-hunting which has been tried, tested and refined.
How to Get a Job in 24 Hours does exactly what it says on the cover. From offering hints on how to draft the perfect CV and apply a little persistence, to the secrets of marketing our skills and ourselves, it teaches that finding a job can be easier, more pleasurable and quicker than most of us believe.
Jas Gates is a Computer Studies graduate with a wide range of experience in sales and marketing. He currently works as a Freelance Job Coach and IT Consultant in London and runs his own internet business. A commendable member of the Kamon Martial Arts Federation.
After many years of researching different employers’ interview strategies, Jas has developed an approach to job hunting that has been continuously tried, tested and refined.
Over the years, Jas has helped hundreds to improve their job interview techniques through seminars and one-to-one tuition.
Jas believes that looking for a job can be a pleasurable experience, and much easier than we might think.
By using the easy to follow techniques outlined in this book, you will undoubtedly learn for yourself how to get the job you want in 24 hours. The inevitable fast results will change your perspective towards job hunting forever.
22. Examples of Interview Dialogues
Although this section illustrates segments of conversation in a given situation, you can use it as a guide for similar interview situations that you might find yourself in.
Scenario A
Jack walked into his local employment centre and saw a job that interested him.
Web Designer wanted:
Write to the Managing Director.
Jack enquired and obtained the company details but was not given the Managing Director’s name. He was advised to send in his curriculum vitae.
Some employers receive hundreds of curriculum vitaes daily and hence classify curriculum vitae on its own as junk mail. It ends up amongst the pile of hundreds and is seldom addressed. Jack’s curriculum vitae was printed on light blue paper, so it could be more easily accessible from the large pile.
The curriculum vitae really needs to be presented in person. Jack obtains the company's telephone number and then phones the company.
Jack: Good morning, may I know the name of the company Director?
Receptionist: Chris.
Jack: Thank you.
(Later on in the day)
