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Making Job Interviews Interactive

If you were to ask yourself what type of person a prospective employer is looking for, what would be the answer? Good personality? Effective communicator? Dynamic? Knowledgeable? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions then you are right.

Now, sit back and take a look at yourself and ask yourself if you meet these criteria. Are you a dynamic, energetic effective communicator with a good personality? Are you knowledgeable in the areas affected by the position? If you cannot answer these questions positively, then you need to make some changes.

Why Change

The main reason you want to change is so that when you go for an interview, you are not sitting there like a bump on a log waiting for the next question. Instead, you should be asking questions, showing your knowledge and skills and involving the interviewer in stimulating conversation.

How do you change?

There are many ways you can go about changing but lots of us do not have thousands of dollars to put out for classes. The easiest and often times most productive way to start making changes is to use your friends as guinea pigs to determine if you meet the criteria.

Communicate

Start by working with one or two friends on your communication skills. If you are shy and introverted, you need to practice with your friends by being assertive and overcoming your shy nature. You can practice daily until you feel more comfortable around people. Local employment security commissions have free programs to help you with improving your communication skills. You can even go to the public library and read on effective communication.

Be Dynamic and Energetic

If you are the kind of person who just kind of hangs out and lets things go by, you will need to work on your energy level. Companies today are looking for employees who can do more than one job and have the energy level to contribute on any level and at any time. If you are a couch potato who only gets up if the house is on fire then you need to start working on your energy level.

Start taking Vitamin B12, CoQ10 or whatever herbal supplement will boost your energy level. Drink extra coffee every morning or jog 5 miles every day. Do whatever it takes to increase your energy level to the point where a prospective employer will be excited by your energy and want to give you a job.

Be Knowledgeable

The final step in creating a dynamic personality to make an interview the show-stopping, interactive experience it needs to be is to be knowledgeable. When you are called for an interview for a position, make sure you know something about all of the duties described in the job req. I also recommend looking the company up and getting some basic information about them.

Your ultimate goal is to create a dynamic, interactive interview experience where you display your awesome communication skills, your knowledge of the position and of the company and your high-energy magnetism that can be immediately directed towards your new job if hired.

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Credit Cards - The Basics

How Lenders Operate â€" And How They'll Make a Tidy Fortune from the Unknowing

Credit card companies might seem like immensely clever, money making enterprises that exploit every loophole to maximize the interest payments â€" and profits â€" they are taking from you every month. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth. These financial institutions operate on simple principles and exploit the fact that consumer demand and their customer's naivety will keep business turning endlessly over.

It doesn't have to be that way, however. Know what to look out for and you can cut your overheads and stop these businesses from making a dime more than they have to.

Lenders exploit the fact that people use one card for many purchases. For example, if you use a balance transfer special card rate for spending in the supermarket or mall, they deliberately structure repayments in such a way that you'll pay a fortune on the entire balance. To properly play your plastic you need to deploy an army of cards as weapons in the war against consumer debt. Using the right tool for the right job will smash your credit card costs.

If you already have hefty credit card bills, transferring the balance will usually substantially cut your interest costs. What this means is that your new provider pays off the debts on your current credit or store cards for you.

You then owe the money at a (hopefully) lower interest rate for a fixed â€" or sometimes indefinite â€" period of time. The key to making this work is by not using this card for spending. What this can mean is that credit card providers will then revert the interest rate for the WHOLE of the balance up to a higher rate.

Consumers who spend on a card, but don't clear the debt each month should focus on minimizing the interest cost. Search the market for the lowest purchase rate available, but also keep in mind the day when you'll clear the balance in full (e.g. Bonus time; when your bonds mature, etc.) and don't let the balance spiral beyond your means.

If you pay off your balance in full each month then the interest rate is irrelevant. Focus instead on the gains available from using the card for spending. The key to this is the reward scheme offered. Many credit cards offer points schemes or even cash-back. There's a huge array of different schemes, but by picking the right one you can benefit substantially. It's often simpler just to go for a Cashback card, where the benefits are more apparent, but sometimes reward schemes offer great inducements â€" particularly when they offer double points to new customers, and so on.

If you're one of those lucky people to be debt free you can take REVENGE on the credit card companies and make free dollars from their products. The schemes are simple to manipulate. If they lend you money at 0%, you can bank the cash and earn interest on it. There are a variety of mechanisms that allow you to get money into your savings account quickly and easily. Once its in, just let it sit there for the duration of the interest free period and pay it back in full when it's at an end. Substantial amounts can be made from this, but it's a strategy that should only ever be used by consumers with a good credit history, no debts and are prepared to make a little effort.

Store cards should be avoided under almost all circumstances. They charge the highest rates of interest, and by being offered at a department store counter are an easy lure into a mine of consumer debt. You should never use them to borrow money on, and if they offer any perks and benefits make sure they work for you. For instance, some offer a 10 per cent discount on first purchases. If they do so â€" make sure you take them up on it when buying something big, thus maximizing your saving. As a rule, however, avoid these expensive options like a plague. Stick to a credit card that charges low interest on purchases and you'll be fine.

Some people, however, simply can't get new credit cards. Sometimes there are quite valid reasons for this, but on other occasions it can be due to incorrect information held on your credit reference file. Apply to a credit reference company, like Experian, and check that there are no erroneous black marks on your record. Beyond that, there are a variety of simple strategies you can apply that will boost your credit score and help enable you to get the best credit cards for your needs. In a position of strength, you can then make credit cards work for you.