Excerpt from Great Answers, Great Questions For Your Job Interview, 2nd Edition by Jay A. Block and Michael Betrus
At home you probably get hit with a lot of direct marketing in the form of junk mail, spam e-mail, and telemarketing calls. These contacts that companies make with you are not specific; theyre the same calls they make to everyone else. How do you feel about that? Right. Now suppose a telemarketer called you and actually knew what your hot buttons were, understood your values, and was presenting something to make your life genuinely easier.
That’s where we need to get you. Understanding the target company allows you to:
- Understand the companys business and communicate using its language. This will increase your credibility.
- Helping it make (or save) money.
- Helping it increase profitability.
- Helping it increase the productivity of its assets.
Understand the ways the business needs help and position yourself as a value add.
Jay A. Block (West Palm Beach FL) is an internationally certified career coach and resume strategist. Michael Betrus (Odessa FL) is a hiring manager in the telecommunications industry. Block and Betrus are also the authors of the bestselling resume guides 101 Best Resumes 101 More Best Resumes 101 Cover Letters and 202 Great Resumes.